• Obsess.

    Obsess.

    Obsession has a branding problem. Say the word out loud and people picture something clinical: a guy rearranging his pens at 3am, a spreadsheet formula that’s quietly eaten someone’s summer, a disorder with its own page in a medical manual. The dictionary…

    By Siddharth Tripathi

  • Cloak and Dagger

    Say Something. Do Something {else}. Feel Something {else}. Think Something {else}. Be Something {else}. Appraisal season is here in Bangalore. The cloaks are bigger…

  • When Death Blinks First

    September 27th, 2024. There’s something peculiar about how certain dates tattoo themselves onto your consciousness. They become more than just another Friday – they…

  • Come as you are!

    It has been 152 days since I published anything here. Not because of lack of subject matter, but life just moved too fast. A…

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  • MOAT?

    MOAT?

    In the grand world of startups and venture capitalism, there’s a term that’s thrown around with the same casualness as…

  • Constructive Connections

    Constructive Connections

    Very rarely in your life, you meet people who have the capability to think with you, and more rarely do…

  • Playing not Played, Review 2022

    Playing not Played, Review 2022

    Everyone seems to be doing a yearly app for me. What a sweet gesture. Reminded me of doing one myself,…

  • Indie Hacking on Steroids

    Indie Hacking on Steroids

    This blog describes my indie hacking journey and how we conceptualised, built and sold what started as a small side…

  • Ambitiously Expect?

    Ambitiously Expect?

    Recently read a great blog on managing expectations for a happy reality from the legendary Morgan Housel which can be…

  • Power, Audience, Memes

    Power, Audience, Memes

    The Internet is expanding. It is increasing its influence not just in the different services it offers and the category…