PinnedAnnouncing The Newsletter ProjectNewsletters — Reborn There are a lot of exciting, informative newsletters authored by people who are very established or trusted in their field. At least two companies behind this movement only reassure the entire phenomenon. Honestly, though, newsletters aren’t new at all. They started as digital versions of the information brochures we used…Email Newsletters3 min readEmail Newsletters3 min read
Jul 27, 2018Enterprise Software FallacyMy mentor once told me that writing enterprise software is a viable option to pursue as a startup. We both tried to identify good enterprise problems to solve. My choices, since, have brought me to Singapore and our paths have significantly diverged today. Neither of us is running a startup…Open Source3 min readOpen Source3 min read
Jul 24, 2018Lost, Universal Basic Income and a RealisationWe have been watching too much Lost. And like Fringe, Lost grows onto you. We have reached the last season. It does feel like the writers were forced to close with this season. Given a choice, though, they have content for at least another season. …Realization2 min readRealization2 min read
Jul 16, 2018Linux, and why I just can’t not be a devI’ve been on a mac for the last 8 years. My productivity has definitely increased by a big factor and I definitely like the fact that things just work. It has, at least for me. I’ve tried to learn a couple of new programming languages/tools in this 8 years and…Linux3 min readLinux3 min read
Feb 8, 2018What do non technical founders do?I am largely techie guy. In the sense, I can rarely understand what it is to be a non-technical person. Let me explain that a bit. I cannot fathom why some people cannot see how a certain idea or logic could be written as software. While here I am, trying…India2 min readIndia2 min read
Nov 28, 2017Chennai International AirportThe International Airport in Chennai (MAA) is a statement. But before you start assuming its cultural significance, let me quickly say this: I don’t know how to frame the statement itself, but I’ll attempt to elaborate my understanding. As someone interested in UX and wanting to improve UX every here…Airport2 min readAirport2 min read
Oct 29, 2017Long form writing on a phoneIts 2018, almost. And I still find it hard to compose long form content on a handheld phone (iPhone/android). Its just not comfortable to enough to get out of the way and allow the thought flow. iPad was better definitely, but I decided not to upgrade since the last one…Discipline2 min readDiscipline2 min read
Jun 19, 2017Idea for Uber or Ola or other cab aggregatorsIt was a lunch time discussion between me and the wife. We were wandering multiple topics, as usual, and suddenly came to a point where we thought, there should be a coupon code to goto a specific place. And then I remembered my Dad was cribbing the other day about…Cab Aggregators2 min readCab Aggregators2 min read
May 19, 2017On LearningI can vividly remember the setting. It was only the two of us in the classroom. Right after a lecture on Spread Spectrum Modulation (and the associated theory). This friend of mine, B, had a few questions on the lecture but wouldn’t ask the lecturer. For some reason, he believed…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
May 14, 2017FearMy favourite TED talk is the talk by Larry Smith on “Why You Will Fail To Have A Great Career”. It is also my worst nightmare. It is what keeps me looking hard for problems that I believe in, that I want to be assosciated with. I take part in…Life2 min readLife2 min read
