I write about people, software and markets.
I was catching up with my good friend, Mei recently and she brought up the topic of Coinbase mentioning how some of the early employees are making not millions, but tens of millions as part of their upcoming IPO. When I first heard this number, I was startled because it sounded too good to be … Read more
After my recent tweet storm on SaaS vs COVID-19, many VC/Founder friends of mine from India, Singapore, France reached out to me asking how Silicon Valley is reacting to the COVID-19 crisis. I thought I’ll write a short post about what I’m seeing/hearing from investor-founder friends in the startup land for the benefit of global … Read more
For all newbies, a direct-to-consumer company OR a digitally native vertical brand (DNVB) is an online first/ online only product offering that’s maniacally focused on customer experience. These companies generally start with a niche and directly sell to consumers via their online website or their own offline stores. They take pride in creative products with … Read more
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw Unreasonable men and women are the category creators, you can see their Utopian vision in the products they build. Building a category creator … Read more
It’s been 5 years since Marc Andreessen said Software is Eating the World, a lot has changed since then. Software still seems to be eating the world.. look at top valued private companies list, almost every company is/uses Software to solve customer problems. Unlike 2010, building software is much today, so is acquiring customers and … Read more
I consider myself extremely lucky for going to BITS Pilani – the institution which created some outstanding leaders in this world. BITS network is so strong that you literally can reach out to almost anybody for an advice – no one would say no to you! So, I whatsapped of my mentors Phani for time … Read more
I hear this question from people I try to hire and hearing this very often these days. If startup = growth and growth is a function of the team, product, revenues, funding etc. Time is a constant function here. You only have 24 hours in a day! Time, my friend is your biggest competitor. Win … Read more
With the plethora of startups, everyone is looking for a developer or a designer. I get lots of emails asking for referrals, sometimes from startups and sometimes from folks who are interested to join startups. A bad way to ask for a referral – Hey Sudheendra, do you know any good rails developer? We are … Read more
What is your current compensation (split it into basic, take home and benefits)? Do you have any salary expectations? If you are hired, when would you be able to start? If you are a startup and looking to hire someone, ask these two questions before starting the interview process. Saves lot of time! I spoke … Read more