In pursuit of making a dent at the intersection of humanity and technology
💸 Investing in early stage technology startups.
✍🏼 Making financial services accessible via Fintech Inside and This Week in Fintech.
👥 Bringing communities together at Fintech Happy Hour and Work at a Fintech.
About: I have 11+ years of investing and operating experience - across stages (idea to growth), sectors (fintech, commerce, logistics, SaaS and more) and regions (India, Southeast Asia and Europe). I am a first bench student of business strategies and find history of businesses intriguing. My special powers are developing deep market intelligence to support founders and building lasting relationships. You can read more about me and my journey here.
Aside from startups and investing, I have many muses including photography, astronomy (the moon 😍), robotics, hiking/trekking, travel, food and more.
📍 Bangalore / Mumbai, India
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A Decade in VC
62 views10 years went by in flash. I guess you do not realise time fly by when you are having fun.
Read more- 2023
Favourite Quotes
59 viewsFavourite quotes that inspire and motivate me
Read more Fintech Happy Hour
170 viewsBuilding a fintech community is gratifying and fulfilling. Maintaining this post as a one-stop repository of all the offline mixers.
Read moreAbout me
239 viewsIn pursuit of making a dent at the intersection of humanity and technology. Attempting to comprehensively cover my background and experience in this page.
Read more- 2021
When Hubble Stared at Nothing for 100 Hours
50 viewsIn any given year, I interact with at least a thousand founders most of whom pitch to me. Here is me seeking some feedback.'
Read more Anonymous Founder Feedback - 2021
38 viewsIn any given year, I interact with at least a thousand founders most of whom pitch to me. Here is me seeking some feedback.'
Read moreWho inspires me?
87 viewsLately I have been getting asked by many people, "Who in the venture ecosystem inspires me?" or "Who do I consider a mentor?"
Read more- 2020
My Personal Stack - 2022 (Updated)
45 viewsSeeing everyone talk about their "stack" (technologies used for various purposes), I thought I would list down mine and see how I evolve this over time.
Read more Anonymous Founder Feedback - 2020
29 viewsIn any given year, I interact with at least a thousand founders most of whom pitch to me. Here is me seeking some feedback.'
Read moreNewsletter Launch: Fintech Inside
35 viewsWell, well, well... what do we have here. That is right! Yet another fintech newsletter. Or is it?
Read moreWhat Interests me about Impact Investing?
16 viewsThe impact investing sector continues to evolve its approach towards measuring impact. We are not too far from the day when we will measure impact in the same the way we measure stock price of public companies.
Read moreMy Ten Year Plan (2020-2030)
16 viewsPublishing my directional plan for the decade.
Read moreBVP Released Internal Investment Memos
30 viewsBessemer Venture Partners released their internal Investment Memos on Series A investment in Shopify, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twilio Inc. and others.
Read moreInvestment themes for the next 10 years
27 viewsThis post was supposed to be published in January, the start of this decade. Unfortunately, got delayed and so I added some more during the next six months.
Read moreWhere to start as a Founder?
15 viewsAs an idea/early stage founder, you are brimming with ideas. There is a lot you want to do, execute and hit the ground running. But there is also uncertainty as to where to start.
Read moreOn Education
22 viewsI personally believe that education should be widely available, at the same quality and at low or no cost, to the last individual who seeks it.
Read moreThe Future of Financial Services? Invisible
63 viewsOn why I believe the future of financial services is invisble.
Read moreWould you be interested in HackerNews for India?
30 viewsWhat is the hackernews for India? Does India need its own Hackernews?
Read moreVenture Capital Performance over 30 years (US)
22 viewsAs an asset class, venture capital funds and performance are complicated to understand because of how opaque its operations are. They say it is part science part art.
Read moreFramework for evaluating investment opportunities in various countries
22 viewsmy framework to evaluate new investment opportunities.
Read moreBrowser Start Page - Weekend Project
32 viewsThe browser is where I start and end my day. Other than office apps, it is the most used tool across my devices. Devised a nifty way to use it.
Read moreCovid-19 - Recommended Changes to Pitch Decks
23 viewsCross posting from my LinkedIn profile on changes founders could make to their pitch decks.
Read more[REPORT] Implications of COVID-19 and the Market Disruption on Private FinTech
16 viewsRosenblatt Securities released a really insightful, data-backed report on implications of Covid-19 and market downturn on the Fintech sector.
Read moreOpportunities in a "Black Swan" Environment
25 viewsHighlighting the opportunities that are available to us as we build in an unknown world of covid.
Read moreThought Experiment: A New Business Model for the Internet Age
24 viewsRethinking business models and moats in an AI world.
Read more[Link] Nobody Cares
21 viewsCame across this fascinating post from Ben Horowitz.
Read more- 2019
Founder Feedback - 2019
22 viewsIn any given year, I interact with at least a thousand founders most of whom pitch to me. Here is me seeking some feedback.
Read more Bangalore Starter Pack
37 viewsMy guide to settling into Bangalore.
Read moreStarting a New Chapter
21 viewsOde to the past, nod at the future!
Read more[Report] Morgan Stanley | The Recession Playbook
25 viewsThe startup ecosystem is fraught with more people gaming a product/service than using it. Using this post to keep a single repository of all scams/tricks done by users.
Read more"Geographic Expansion-Staff Hiring" Problem in Excel (With Solution)
21 viewsPlease ignore the lame attempt at naming a rather mundane problem. I tried, in wane, to name it something cool like the "Traveling Salesman Problem".
Read moreGaming the Indian Startup Ecosystem
19 viewsThe startup ecosystem is fraught with more people gaming a product/service than using it. Using this post to keep a single repository of all scams/tricks done by users.
Read morePSA: CloudFlare Virtual Private Network (VPN) App for Mobile
23 viewsVPNs are tough to understand let alone implement on desktop and do not even think about mobile. Exploring CloudFlare VPN.
Read moreThe Pursuit of Happiness
21 viewsFreshly stumbled on this amazing video tutorial series on Neural Networks.
Read morePart IV - Banking 2.0 | #OpenSourceFS
74 viewsWhen was the last time you visited your bank branch? If you did recently, how was your experience?
Read moreInstalling Pi-Hole on Raspberry Pi
42 viewsgetting Pi-Hole up and running on my RPi would not only be a task in itself but it will also be my first project.
Read more[VIDEO] Loneliness (~13Mins)
21 viewsLoneliness and Depression is getting more rampant by the day affecting some of the people closest to us.Here is an excellent video explaing loneliness and depression.
Read moreOpening Up My Calendar for Meetings with Founders
30 viewsSecond time opening up my calendar for founders. Lets build stuff!
Read morePart III - Peer-to-Peer Lending | #OpenSourceFS
76 viewsOn the back of regulation and significant growth, P2P lenders are seeing a second coming. This post covers the potential and challenges of P2P lending
Read moreExplore the ISS Through Google Maps
21 viewsI am always fascinated by space exploration and advances in space technologies. Every once in a way, I like being reminded how far we have come with such technologies.
Read more- 2018
Mental Models for Evaluating Startups
57 viewsA short note on how I evaluate startups and founders.
Read more Learn The Basic Ideas of Neural Networks in 7 Pages
11 viewsNeural networks are all the craze these days. Learn all there is to know about neural networks in this short PDF
Read more- 2017
You Have No Choice
20 viewsRarely does opportunity come knocking at our door. More so, when we are least expecting it.
Read more My Portfolio That Wasnt
23 viewsIf only...
Read morePeople, Places & Things - Stuff of 2017
20 viewsWhat a year 2017 was!
Read moreBlockchain 101: Visual Explanation of How Blockchain works (~18 Mins)
26 viewsThese are crowdaggregated pictures from Syria (across basically all social media channels). No media publisher inbetween. Authenti...
Read moreMy Exercise Routine
26 viewsThe goal of this article is to break down how i make investment decisions in the hope that it helps founders to see their fundraising effort from the “other side”.
Read moreAadhaar - Indias First Step Towards Access to True Public Benefits at Scale
31 viewsIn depth on Indias largest identity program, Aadhaar, and its impact and future for India.
Read moreGetting People to Save "By Default" - Research by Poverty Actions
36 viewsUsing behavioural design to get people to save by default
Read moreLearning Projects 2017
11 viewsEvery year I attempt to learn something new. I give myself an entire year to learn it and learn it right.
Read morePart II - Payments in India - #OpenSourceFS
69 viewsSecond part in this series on Open Sourcing Financial Services. This part attempts to explain the payments landscape in some depth.
Read more- 2016
If I knew this cheat sheet existed, my engineering days would have been a breeze
26 viewsCheatcodes I wish I knew when I was studying math at engineering
Read more Before the Flood [1Hr 35Mins]
21 viewsClimate change is a very real problem that our generation ignores today but will be faced by our future generations.
Read moreQuality vs Quantity
19 viewsWhat matters more - quality or quantity?
Read moreThe Power of Your Idea & The People You Share it With
17 viewsIdeas are powerful, be careful who you share it with.
Read moreThe Internets Own Boy - Aaron Swartz [1Hr 45 Mins]
23 viewsStunning lessons from Aaron Swartz annua mirabilis
Read moreIntroducing After Office Hours | My bit for Entrepreneurship
17 viewsDoing my bit for entreneurship
Read moreMachine Learning for Angels/Venture Capitalists
31 viewsHow should angel investors and venture capitalists thinking about investing in machine learning.
Read moreOpen Sourcing Financial Services or the Need for its Disruption - Part I - OpenSourceFS
28 viewsFirst part in the series on open sourcing financial services.
Read more24x7 Live Stream of the Earth from the International Space Station
19 viewsWatch the earth in all its glory from the lens atop the International Space Station. Its beautiful and humbling to watch.
Read moreWhy Artificial Intelligence Should Take Away Our Jobs
51 viewsArtificial Intelligence has become quite a buzzword in the recent past.
Read moreCrash Course in Neural Networks (~45 Mins)
11 viewsFreshly stumbled on this amazing video tutorial series on Neural Networks.
Read moreBreathe.
20 viewsOn the importance of breathing and being aware of breathing.
Read moreDr. Richard Feynman on Names and Knowledge
17 viewsDr. Richard Feynman on Names and Knowledge
Read morePosting from my #RaspberryPi
21 viewsInstalled the raspberryPi for the first time, booted and published this post
Read more< ideas >
31 viewsIf you go to Lean Startup events you will find first time founders, consultants, accelerator managers, r&d people, enterprise intr...
Read moreKickboxing for Entrepreneurs
15 viewsLife lessons from kickboxing - the best sport IMO
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