PinnedPublished inDataDrivenInvestorEmployee Stock Options — A Short GuideI was having a conversation with a good friend turned founder recently and one of the topics that had her worrying was her Employee Stock…Feb 21, 2021Feb 21, 2021
PinnedThe Dollar, Rupee and Yuan walked into a bar….💸 Let’s start with a bit of condensed history (stating facts, no political positions here). Post the 1st world war, the world was in a…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Published inDataDrivenInvestorSalaries, Secondaries & Salad(one of these isn’t discussed in the article)6d ago6d ago
My Musings on Raising & Ramen ProfitabilityThings they should teach you in school (but don’t!)Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 2024
Show Me The Incentive!“Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome” — Charlie Munger’s quote was relevant back in 1995 and continues to be equally…Jun 11, 2024Jun 11, 2024
Legal-ese for StartupsI recently wrote a post about the importance of Reserved Matters (also called Affirmative Rights), and folks asked a few questions about…May 31, 2024May 31, 2024
A lengthy discourse on Fundraising (suitable for ages 6 and up)First off, a bit on how VC funds work:Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 2023
(Un)Sexy BusinessMy second job (and the real start to my career) was an amazing opportunity, when one of my best friends offered me the chance to help him…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Putting Out FiresAt some point (practically every week if you’re in a startup) you will be called upon to firefight. This thankfully doesn’t involve…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Exercise and (Mental) EnergyHello everyone, a short post for today as I’m quite exhausted after my longest ride in years (my longest ever was 100km back years ago…Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Part 2Hello again folks! Picking up from where I left of yesterday. If you haven’t gotten a chance to read Part 1, here’s the link.Feb 18, 20211Feb 18, 20211
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Part 1The eternal dream, the pursuit of happiness (through mountains of cash). After all money can’t buy happiness but it gets you pretty damn…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Five Things I learned in Lockdown2020. What a terrible f**ked up year. In recent history (leaving aside World Wars), there hasn’t been a time when time itself came to a…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
About Life (and Golf)I recently took up the sport of Golf. I’m not very good at it yet (some would say terrible would be a more apt description) though…Feb 14, 2021Feb 14, 2021
GritI’m writing this post in the middle of the night after staring at my PC for hours, beginning an article, discarding it, watching Friends…Feb 13, 20211Feb 13, 20211
Stakeholder Management (they really should teach you this in school)-Part 1At last, you’ve graduated school, climbed your way from analyst/associate etc and finally reached that all important milestone, Manager…Feb 11, 20211Feb 11, 20211
So you think you can (angel) invest?Given the boom of startups and almost daily stories of ‘multiples’, ‘unicorns’ and ‘startup millionaires’, it’s understandable that all of…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
PTSD (Post Traumatic Startup Disorder)Something to keep in mind before the entrepreneurial plunge!Feb 9, 20211Feb 9, 20211
