Manoj is an operations manager from Gorakhpur. He lives near Chamrajpet in Bengaluru, and is a real rags-to-riches story. Bit like The White Tiger or Forrest Gump. He started as a security guard in Lucknow, then rented a bike to start deliveries in Bengaluru, and then spent 4

My takeaway this week is that we all need to be upside down and say "May I meet you?" to one another.

Gurugram, are you listening?

Fled from Delhi to Chennai, to escape the AQI. Plot twist.

Per capita meat-consumption trends: USA: 105 kg (1980) → 124 kg (2025) China: 10 kg (1980) → 60 kg (2025) UK: 73 kg (1980) → 80 kg (2025) Pakistan: 9 kg (1980) → 17 kg (2025) India: 4 kg (1980) → 5 kg (2025) In developed countries, per capita meat consumption has peaked.

AI Startups literally define their TAM as the cost of humans they can replace. Their pitch-decks often show TAM = [number of companies] x [employees doing A task per company] x [average salary per employee] Simultaneously, the biggest AI-leaders talk of how their technology

Aviral Bhatnagar Actually those are all legitimate motivations. I started Viaweb very explicitly to make money, and that worked out well enough.

Ryanair proudly positions itself authentically as a cheap airline where everything normal can potentially be turned into a chargeable add-on. Indigo is the same as Ryan, but they try to position themselves as a premium airline for aspirational Indians.

In the Mahabharata, there's a famous chapter where the Yaksha questions Yudhishtra. It's like Squid Games - if he answers all the questions satisfactorily, he can rescue his fallen brothers (who have been poisoned). But he gets even one wrong, he dies along with his brothers too.

Bitcoin has erased ALL of its 2025 gains giving its worst monthly performance since 2022. Crypto Twitter is in denial: "Just a dip!" "Buy the fear!" "This is good for Bitcoin!" Meanwhile, institutional money is fleeing. Here's what changed: - AI bubble fears = risk-off

Prashanth's journey from Dubai to Kannur to Bengaluru (to Croatia) On a recent cab ride, I met Prashanth - a soft spoken and seemingly well educated Malayali driver. He managed 13 Filipinos, 4 Nepalis and "1 Hindi" at a Dubai petrol pump for many years. Made his money there. He

Chennai's "did you book cab, bro?" drivers are worse than Bangalore's "50 rupees extra sir" cabbies. Discuss.