Hi, I am Chaitanya Hegde. I like building products, running, quizzing, playing music and all things pop-culture. I live in Bengaluru, India. I am ...
Here are a few interesting things I came across this week. A read on how a corporation is trying to monopolize berries with a mission of making them available worldwide in all seasons. I love berries and being in Bangalore, I did not have access to them much earlier, and now it is everywhere. So, mixed feelings about this. I thought was GPS was accurate only to a few meters, but apparently there…
I have been travelling, so skipping 27, jumping directly to Week 28. Not just travelling distance, but time as well. Here are cool things I came across this week: The Sihl river flows inside of Zurich's main train station between the platforms and levels like a river sandwich. A friend's kid who speaks some weird mixture of English, German, and Icelandic saw my facial hair, pointed out my…
Here are a few interesting things I came across this week. Tasted Whittaker's Nelson Pear and Manuka Honey chocolate for the first time. Amazing. Krish Ashok's video on how Omega-3 supplements are probably useless? I did a full blood test few months ago and my cholesterol is a bit high. I was hoping these supplements make it a little better.. I guess not. I will continue my climb back up the…
Here are a few good things I did or came across this week. David Hockney died this week, and I was reading about his art . I was familiar with only a couple of his paintings, and based on that I thought he was Californian. I was surprised to learn that he was British! British people do seem to play American better than Americans themselves, like Key and Peele showed . Started Widow's Bay , seems…
Growth looks different for everyone. This weekend showed me why. Two events: an all-hands event at Sonic Lamb, and the Curiosity 2026 startup showcase by South Park Commons. Over the last year, Narayan Rangarajan (who chooses not to be on LinkedIn) and I have been interacting, advising, investing in and learning from early-stage hardware and deep-tech start-ups. It started with us trying to use…
I found a new use for AI: generating writing prompts so I can blog weekly. Here is this week's edition. Here are 10 randomly chosen stuff that I use regularly: COROS Pace 3 Watch : A no-nonsense activity tracker. Cheaper, better battery life, with a nicer, more reliable software than an equivalent Garmin. Plum Facewash : Makes me feel fresh. My coffee setup : I currently use Panduranga Mysore…
This is from a writing prompt at the IndieWebClub Bangalore meetup. After several attempts of starting hobbies and giving them up, I have been reading a lot about how to stick with habits. There seem to be two primary ways to do it. Make it your identity When you define yourself by something you want to be, you tend to do it. You would not even consider that a "habit". You are a musician, a…
I found a new use for AI: generating writing prompts, so I can blog weekly. Here is this week's edition. In recent memory, I've forgotten three things in Bangalore cabs. Keys This was the most recent one, only 2 months ago. That evening, I was out for a friend's wedding reception, and dressed in traditional Indian clothes for the occasion. Turns out, the pocket of this attire (which I rarely wear)…
Last week, I realized that I have turned into a Hater. I am reading snarky blogs on politics. My podcast list is full of tech opinions. I am watching 20-minute takedown videos on YouTube. I am constantly getting annoyed by the traffic and crumbling infrastructure around me in my city. I am usually on top of the news, and that has been, well, let's say, not ideal for stoking a sense of positivity.…
I built a spend tracking app for myself as a side project - and I am really excited for what this new era of software development will mean for building "personal apps". Understanding my finances have been a perpetual challenge. There are several apps out there, and none of them have worked for me. For the last 5 years, I have tracked my investments on a Google Sheet and I update it every couple…