Archive - Pertinent Observations

October 2024

September 2024

My attitude towards IIT Madras, where I studied between 2000 and 2004, has changed significantly over the last couple of years, from mildly negative to…

Sep 18 •

Pertinent Observations on a random picture

Found an old picture last night. Here are some pertinent observations about that.

Sep 11 •

Kidnap marketing

one interesting way of selling is - you do the work for free but hold on to the results until the customer has paid you. like you're kidnapping their…

Sep 10 •

Founder modes, missionaries and mercenaries

Everyone seems to be talking about "founder mode" nowadays. And I realise I'd written about this ages ago. So tying the two concepts together here.

Sep 9 •

Everyone has a regifting cabinet. And there is an entire genre of goods whose only purpose is to be gifted, and regifted. Metaphorically, they are…

Sep 7 •

August 2024

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