I met an entrepreneur a few days back. One of the discussions was about planning for future and stuff like that. After coming back, I gave it some serious thought. What were my thoughts and plans at these stages: Mar 2011 Aug 2011 Mar 2012 Aug 2012 Looking back, I had hugely varying plans in […]
“Should I do it? Would I be able to live with the guilt?” Thoughts raced in my head as I stared at the computer screen. My mind wandered back to the day I first met her. I work as a consulting neurologist and movement disorder specialist here. It would have been just another day in […]
I used to track my expenses religiously for 8 years – initially using notepad and Excel, later with GnuCash. In 2011, when I started my own company, time became a limited commodity. I found it hard to keep track of my expenses. So I devised a simple minimalistic method to track my expenses – one […]
It’s been exactly 4 years since I quit from my last job. This morning, kept pondering over the years gone by. 4 years is a long time. I’ve had my share of ups and downs. Here’s a short long note on how things have been so far. My idea behind quitting the job was to explore an entrepreneurial […]
I was reviewing the articles from last 3 years of my blog – those focused on entrepreneurship. Here’s a quick summary. Note: If you’re new here, I quit from my job after 8 years in the IT industry on Mar 11, 2011. After wandering a bit, I started Tapprs ventures India private limited – a […]
I was always am a restless guy. Always in search of better, more and self-gratifying stuff. Like most of you might know already, that is a never-ending search. Last few months, I have been reading (actually trying to read, rather) Thoreau, esp Walden. And I stumbled upon Richard Proenneke few days back and have managed to […]
Once upon a time, there lived a simpleton! He came from a far-off village and his education was so-so. Teachers at his modest Government school would often say, “you only know to eat, why do you even come to school”. Somehow he struggled through to complete 8th standard – the equivalent of a degree in […]
I am sick of salesmen who only bother about the sale. The insurance guy who sells his policy and disappears. The bank agent who stalked you for a deposit and went missing after getting your signature. The telephone service provider who charges you for a “Hello tune” that you never opted for and wont refund […]
In 2010, I developed an itch. To do something on my own! When it grew strong, I simply quit from my job. I had no clue in life as to what I would do next. There were a few sleepless days – driven by fear of going nowhere. However, the itch was bigger and helped […]
Several years ago, when Britney Spears was supposedly still a virgin and petrol prices were still within the reach of my pocket money, I met with an accident. I was 17 and in the process of learning how to ride a scooter (my Dad’s). I took the scooter out one night and crashed into an […]