Cool or boring?

In the past 4 months, nearbuy has built merchant tech that has never been built before in India, and I would argue perhaps the world.  And I have spent the last month on the road showcasing this tech and gathering feedback. Investors, customers, merchants. ...

Procrastination 

What leads to procrastination? Most social responses will center around laziness. The inertia to not move. The need to remain status quo.  Most internal reflections will discover that it’s the world’s judgement of the output that scares people. ...

Yeah, but you also…

You didn’t call me Yeah, but you also didn’t call me  You scored less Yeah, but you also scored less You hurt me Yeah, but you also hurt me  You didn’t work to your full potential Yeah, but you also didn’t  You don’t seem to be grateful...

Who is your customer?

Everyone of us entrepreneurs is trying to solve a problem.  A live problem.  Something worth solving.  Something hopefully worth a lot, once solved.  But here is the deal about problems. Everyone has them.  If you are about saving money, even...

The way you do the small things 

Each time I interview people, we have the office boy come in and ask for tea or coffee.  When it is served, I look for the response No thank you? Thank you? Thank you Bhaiya (or equivalent)? Tells me something about the person.  —- I play a sadist game...