Jun 28, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Am reading a book on the science of happiness. It describes an academic experiment where a 4 year old is sitting in a room with 2 adults. One of the adult moves out of the room. The other adult places a jar of cookies, which until now was on the table, in...Jun 27, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Yourstory covered the journey from Groupon to nearbuy. It chronicles our journey in the past 9 months, from 12 cities to 33 cities 3 categories to 18 categories 100% groupon tech to 100% nearbuy tech a zero member tech team to a 75 member tech team selling a...Jun 20, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Was at the gorgeous Mohali campus this weekend. I love it there. On some levels better than Hyderabad. More so because I see a sense of belonging and ownership within the batch. Hyderabad, always my first love, acts transactional at times. And I am unable to relate to...Jun 14, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Ruchi asked me last night – “what was the highlight of the day”. It got me thinking. For far longer than I expected. I finally gave her an answer. But the answer wasn’t the answer I wanted to give. Of course there was a...Jun 9, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Not the real one (am not judging). But the one you get in corporate life. It goes like this. A colleague comes up with a problem. Seeking a solution. And you give a solution. Instantly. Right then and there. That instant solution is your...Jun 7, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
At the gym, on the 12th rep, the trainer asks you to do 5 more “I can’t do it” Your boss asks you to get something done by this Thursday “I can’t do it” Your friend asks you to sing a song for her on her...