Life outside the work.
Travel stories, coffee notes, kombucha experiments, books, and the bits of life that keep the product work from becoming the whole story.
The Art of Conviction
A failed relationship does not make love false. A lost job does not make you incapable. Conviction is how you stay open without surrendering your judgment.
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The Weekend I Decided Not to Leave Pondicherry
In early 2021, I went to Pondicherry for a weekend. On Sunday, I asked my cousin to return to Chennai without me. I stayed for six weeks, and it became the trip that taught me how to travel alone.
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The Lake That Knows All My Seasons
I first arrived in Nainital as a schoolboy with one change of clothes. I kept returning through career decisions, friendships, love, heartbreak, failure, and recovery.
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My Coffee Journey Started With the Wrong Beans
In 2018 I walked into a mall in Kerala, bought a kilo of the wrong coffee, and accidentally started a habit that took me six years to get right.
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Five Years to Web Summit: The Europe Trip That Almost Didn't Happen
Five years of waiting. Two visa rejections. A friend cancelling at the last minute. A solo trip across five countries. This is how Web Summit finally happened.
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Coffee
Vienna roast, moka pot, cold brew, and a growing obsession with Indian roasters.
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Kombucha
Black tea kombucha, second ferment experiments, and why Falsa is the best thing I have put in a bottle.
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