You know what’s worse than mind games in relationships? Mind games in interviews… or as they’re more commonly known—puzzles. I had my first experience with them in college during on-campus recruiting. Instead of being quizzed on my engineering chops, I had to answer brainteasers about ants, triangles, and eggs. I was incredibly frustrated to say the least, becauseContinue reading “Mind games”
Category Archives: Startups
Technology – with meaning
A lot of people decide to get an MBA because they want to switch careers. I’m not one of them. When I graduated from college in 2013, I didn’t even know about the existence of product management. It was only after I started working at ZeMoSo (a product development startup) that I realized what it wasContinue reading “Technology – with meaning”
Parallels – Neopets, Xanga and Twitter?
My journey on the interwebz began with Neopets when I was eleven. For the uninitiated, it’s a virtual pet community with “free games, shops, auctions, chat and more!” Personally, I couldn’t care less about feeding my pets or clothing them. I knew they weren’t really hungry or dying as they liked to remind me (Neopets are immortal),Continue reading “Parallels – Neopets, Xanga and Twitter?”
The trials and tribulations of the online travel industry – Part 1
After nearly 7 months working for a travel startup, I have concluded that this industry is a notoriously tricky one. While the concept of travel itself is glamorous, creating a successful travel-centric product is more difficult than it seems. Here are a few reasons why: Monopoly: The most common revenue model for online travel companiesContinue reading “The trials and tribulations of the online travel industry – Part 1”
Finally giving in to the Fitbit
I’m not usually a huge believer of tracking devices because I think if you do what you’re supposed to be doing, you should be fine. Want to lose weight? Run around the block a few times. Trying to slim down? Eat less. I’ve never meticulously documented the calories I’ve consumed or the number of stepsContinue reading “Finally giving in to the Fitbit”
Disruption by Innovation – Fireside chat with Vinod Khosla
First posted on my personal blog Quixotic Semiotic Let me just start by saying how grateful I am to be located in a place like Bangalore where there is absolutely no dearth of opportunities to pick the brains of the best and brightest individuals in the world. The ex-CTO of my company mentioned to meContinue reading “Disruption by Innovation – Fireside chat with Vinod Khosla”
The Global Mobile Internet Conference, Bangalore
First posted on my personal blog Quixotic Semiotic When I first heard about the GMIC, let’s just say I got pretty damn excited because after years of sitting in front a desk coding, I actually had an opportunity to go and listen to the bee’s knees of startups in the country. Mom, dad, look at me now:Continue reading “The Global Mobile Internet Conference, Bangalore”