Villainous Hero
With an increasingly polarized world comes the dangerous tendency to impulsively bucket people through the binary lens of the hero and villain archetype.
Sachin’s Semi-Insightful Scribblings
My loosely structured thoughts hot off the press
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Read 3 days ago and current, but nothing has been published for 6 years.
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Globalization Retreat and Tech Politicization
Last week, an important underreported release from the European Union Parliament detailed a plan to introduce a government controlled Internet similar to the Chinese firewall.
Identity Innovation Zone
An interesting trend I’ve observed lately is the return to the pseudonymous digital identity — the alt account (the finsta, the private snap and the alt Twitter account).
Invisible Authority
Contrary to the expected dynamic of a democratic society we are ruled by an invisible authority — one that governs our tastes, forms our opinions and lends us our identities.
Digital CAC Problem
With impending recession fears causing growth stage startups to tighten the belt, the problem of rising customer acquisition cost (CAC) and the overdependence on digital ads is growing more apparent.
Dionysian Impulse
The Ancient Greeks knew of an important dichotomy woven into our existence — the Apollonian and the Dionysian.
Seeking Alpha
as we slowly return from lockdown in the upcoming weeks, we find ourselves faced with the consequential challenge of picking up the pieces of a pandemic-stricken economy. the world we return to will look different from when we last left it, many will find their former occupation fading in relevance (like the horse carriage industry after the Model T) while new pockets of opportunity open in their…
Innovation From The Inside
A general theme that’s been circulating tech circles in the last week is the trend of innovative shortage in the real world.
Aesthetic Revival
Given the current circumstances in the outside world, an interesting theory I’ve been playing with is that times of uncertainty and distress tend to correlate with a revival in aesthetics.
Airbnb Supply Problem
Based on my past experience working with Airbnb hosts at my last startup and recent changing market conditions affecting the travel industry, I figured I’d take a jab at Airbnb’s impending supply-side crisis.