Tag Archives: Startup

Startups Are Like Rockbands

WARNING: Analogy coming up. If you don’t like analogies, hit the back button, now.
In my skewed worldview, here’s why I think startups are like rockbands.
They both essentially start of with one unit (could be one founder, two founders with a single goal etc.) I see this as a lone singer, either singing acapella or [...]

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The Stress Test

You see this all the time — and for some of you who don’t present yourselves for job interviews very often (and that’s a good thing!) — MTV Roadies (or the reality show of your choice) is the best approximate example.
Grace Under Fire, Grace Under Pressure
This is essentially what a “stress test” looks to [...]

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Blog Is Dead. (PS: Calling All Coders)

This is something Nietzsche would have said if he was around. He’s not, and I am. Back. After the hiatus. I think I should justify the AWOL;
We started cracking down on comments left from this here earlier post on remodeling Flipkart from the bottom up and soon realised there were more skeletons in our system [...]

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