Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Mar 19, 2021Marketplace DynamicsWhat is a Marketplace? It’s a platform where buyers and sellers can come together and interact. Humanity has been built on marketplaces. The earliest examples were the Greek Agora, the Persian Bazaars and the Arabian Souqs and the Latin Mercatus (the origin of the word Market) They originated from a…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Mar 3, 2021(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 and his brother build up their family office, investing in startups (also how I fell in love with startups and venture capital). Being…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Mar 2, 2021Ask and Ye Shall (maybe) ReceiveLet me ask you a question. Do you have any regrets related to speaking up, where you could have asked that hot person out, asked for a raise, asked for help, just asked for something… And you didn’t? Odds are you answered yes. Let me flip this question around. I…Success3 min readSuccess3 min read
Feb 22, 2021Putting 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 actually getting into a burning forest or building but handling a mini-crisis. I wanted to share some of my experiences with fires and some tips to firefight, with…3 min read3 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Feb 21, 2021Employee 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 Option Plan (ESOP). Running out of ideas for a 30 day writing challenge, I leapt at the opportunity and promised her an article on it…Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
Feb 20, 2021Exercise 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, years ago, though it feels like a different lifetime). Exercise. The word inspires delight in some, dread in others. …Success4 min readSuccess4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Feb 18, 2021Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Part 2Hello again folks! Picking up from where I left off yesterday. If you haven’t gotten a chance to read Part 1, here’s the link. In my last article I covered the basics of Personal finance, talked about #SAVINGS & #INVESTMENT, touching upon topics like Compound Interest (this is what makes…Wealth7 min readWealth7 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Feb 17, 2021Who 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 close. This isn’t a love letter to Capitalism and Consumerism (sorry Ayn Rand). It’s a crash course in everything I have learnt so far trying to ensure Future…Wealth10 min readWealth10 min read
Feb 15, 2021Five 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 standstill. Wherever you live, chance are you were in some kind of lockdown, working from home (if you were lucky enough to keep your job)…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
Feb 14, 2021About 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 constant practise is helping me improve slowly. I’m writing this today as the similarities between Golf and Life have been playing on my mind…Golf5 min readGolf5 min read
