It’s a great time to write about Ethereum for me. As markets world over have crashed in the recent weeks, so has crypto markets. Ethereum is down 30-40% from it’s recent high of $4800 at about $3100. This blog is a reminder of what the ecosystem stands for and why none of the fundamentals have…
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What are people for? (A manager’s view)
I have now been managing teams for almost 6 years now and it’s been an interesting journey. From where I started out, I have now changed drastically in how I view management roles in tech and what my focus areas are. One of the key things I have been thinking about lately is how one…
Continue ReadingThe lack of slack
Reading books is one of my favorite stress-busters. I feel like I can escape the world for a while when I read a book. And so a lot of what I write is motivated by my learnings from various books. Some of us are familiar with slack, the messaging tool. But the word slack I…
Continue ReadingThe Long arc of history
I have been attracted to various books that talk about Human history lately. I think it started with Sapiens but in 2020/21 I have read a lot of similar books. Recently I read another book that was really fascinating, called Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. I found this book because it was criticized…
Continue ReadingIs Crypto dead? (not again)
The gods have not been very kind to crypto last month or so. Most of the cryptocurrencies are down 50% from their high prices of April and May. Many people are starting to write off cryptocurrencies in general, again. A lot of people who entered into crypto-land this year might have had very poor experiences…
Continue ReadingAre we risk averse or uncertainty averse?
Over the last 12 months, I have started listening to a lot of podcasts. One of such podcasts is The Knowledge Project which has a lot of interesting conversations ranging from science, mathematics, people and psychology. On one of the recent episodes the speaker was Jim Collins. A particular term he used in the podcast…
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A quick overview of getting started in crypto world!
Crypto is everywhere lately and especially on traditional news media. This blog covers some information to get started in the crypto world.
Continue ReadingWhy I am in love with Ethereum
I have been reading up a lot on Crypto lately, watching videos and reading news etc. There are a lot of unique plays out there with new projects cropping up daily. This series of blogs aims to outline my take on crypto right now. This is the 3rd blog in the crypto series: Blog 1…
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2021 v/s 2017: Why this time is different for crypto?
Long Blog alert! I recently spent some time learning up on cryptocurrencies and the related technologies. It’s the wild wild west out there right now and there’s a lot of crazy stuff ongoing. This is the 2nd blog in the crypto series: Blog 1 covers some basics about what crypto is, some important terminologies and…
Continue ReadingWhy I left a job in 3 months?
I recently left a job in about 3 months. My intention with this blog is to highlight some of the important things to consider when you take on that next role or how to know when you are done with a role. So just backing up a little: Not that long ago, I took up…
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