The archive
Writing.
Two ongoing series — observational essays and longer analytical pieces. Filter below, or scroll through everything.
June 26, 2026
The Software Is Ready. Is Your Organization?
Digital transformation keeps failing — and it has almost nothing to do with technology. Every year, organizations collectively spend over $2.5 trillion on digital transformation. They commission consultants, replace legacy
5 min
June 26, 2026
What an MBA Actually Teaches You About People (That Textbooks Don’t)
The real curriculum isn’t in the syllabus — it’s in the room. There’s a widely held theory about what an MBA is for. Finance. Strategy. Marketing. Operations. The hard architecture
5 min
June 26, 2026
Ee Sala Cup Namde: What the IPL Teaches Us About Brand Building at Scale
Seventeen years of heartbreak. One trophy. And a fanbase that never left. That’s not a cricket story — it’s a masterclass in brand loyalty. In June 2025, Virat Kohli lifted
5 min
June 26, 2026
More Revenue, Same Company: The Art of Scaling Without Breaking
Growing fast feels like winning. Scaling well is how you stay in the game. Every founder’s dream looks roughly the same: revenue climbing, customers multiplying, headcount expanding, press coverage arriving.
5 min
June 26, 2026
What Separates Leaders and Managers During a Crisis
When everything falls apart, the difference between leadership and management stops being theoretical. Most organizations run on management. Budgets get planned, teams get organized, processes get enforced — and it
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Great Self-Help Repackage
How a multi-billion-dollar industry turned “be kind, work hard, rest well” into a religion — and convinced us we needed a guru to figure it out. Here is something nobody
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Myth of the Figured-Out Twenty-Something
Your 20s were supposed to be for exploration. So why does everyone act like they’re an audition for the rest of your life There is a quiet cruelty in the
5 min
May 21, 2026
Tired Is Not a Personality Trait
We have normalized exhaustion to the point where being perpetually drained feels like the baseline. Here’s why that’s dangerous — and what the science actually says. “I’m so tired” has
5 min
May 21, 2026
In Defense of the Comfort Zone
Productivity culture villainizes comfort like it’s the enemy of growth. But what if the place you feel safe is exactly where you need to be sometimes? There is a peculiar
5 min
May 21, 2026
Stop Coming Home Exhausted
What if the point of going somewhere wasn’t to see everything, but to actually be there? There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from vacation. You know
6 min
May 21, 2026
The Great Self-Help Repackage
How a multi-billion-dollar industry turned “be kind, work hard, rest well” into a religion — and convinced us we needed a guru to figure it out. Here is something nobody
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Myth of the Figured-Out Twenty-Something
Your 20s were supposed to be for exploration. So why does everyone act like they’re an audition for the rest of your life There is a quiet cruelty in the
5 min
May 21, 2026
Tired Is Not a Personality Trait
We have normalized exhaustion to the point where being perpetually drained feels like the baseline. Here’s why that’s dangerous — and what the science actually says. “I’m so tired” has
5 min
May 21, 2026
In Defense of the Comfort Zone
Productivity culture villainizes comfort like it’s the enemy of growth. But what if the place you feel safe is exactly where you need to be sometimes? There is a peculiar
5 min
May 21, 2026
Stop Coming Home Exhausted
What if the point of going somewhere wasn’t to see everything, but to actually be there? There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from vacation. You know
6 min
June 26, 2026
The Software Is Ready. Is Your Organization?
Digital transformation keeps failing — and it has almost nothing to do with technology. Every year, organizations collectively spend over $2.5 trillion on digital transformation. They commission consultants, replace legacy
5 min
June 26, 2026
What an MBA Actually Teaches You About People (That Textbooks Don’t)
The real curriculum isn’t in the syllabus — it’s in the room. There’s a widely held theory about what an MBA is for. Finance. Strategy. Marketing. Operations. The hard architecture
5 min
June 26, 2026
Ee Sala Cup Namde: What the IPL Teaches Us About Brand Building at Scale
Seventeen years of heartbreak. One trophy. And a fanbase that never left. That’s not a cricket story — it’s a masterclass in brand loyalty. In June 2025, Virat Kohli lifted
5 min
June 26, 2026
More Revenue, Same Company: The Art of Scaling Without Breaking
Growing fast feels like winning. Scaling well is how you stay in the game. Every founder’s dream looks roughly the same: revenue climbing, customers multiplying, headcount expanding, press coverage arriving.
5 min
June 26, 2026
What Separates Leaders and Managers During a Crisis
When everything falls apart, the difference between leadership and management stops being theoretical. Most organizations run on management. Budgets get planned, teams get organized, processes get enforced — and it
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Myth of the Figured-Out Twenty-Something
Your 20s were supposed to be for exploration. So why does everyone act like they’re an audition for the rest of your life There is a quiet cruelty in the
5 min
May 21, 2026
Tired Is Not a Personality Trait
We have normalized exhaustion to the point where being perpetually drained feels like the baseline. Here’s why that’s dangerous — and what the science actually says. “I’m so tired” has
5 min
May 21, 2026
Stop Coming Home Exhausted
What if the point of going somewhere wasn’t to see everything, but to actually be there? There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from vacation. You know
6 min
May 21, 2026
Stop Coming Home Exhausted
What if the point of going somewhere wasn’t to see everything, but to actually be there? There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from vacation. You know
6 min
May 21, 2026
The Great Self-Help Repackage
How a multi-billion-dollar industry turned “be kind, work hard, rest well” into a religion — and convinced us we needed a guru to figure it out. Here is something nobody
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Myth of the Figured-Out Twenty-Something
Your 20s were supposed to be for exploration. So why does everyone act like they’re an audition for the rest of your life There is a quiet cruelty in the
5 min
May 21, 2026
Tired Is Not a Personality Trait
We have normalized exhaustion to the point where being perpetually drained feels like the baseline. Here’s why that’s dangerous — and what the science actually says. “I’m so tired” has
5 min
May 21, 2026
In Defense of the Comfort Zone
Productivity culture villainizes comfort like it’s the enemy of growth. But what if the place you feel safe is exactly where you need to be sometimes? There is a peculiar
5 min
May 21, 2026
Stop Coming Home Exhausted
What if the point of going somewhere wasn’t to see everything, but to actually be there? There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from vacation. You know
6 min
June 26, 2026
What an MBA Actually Teaches You About People (That Textbooks Don’t)
The real curriculum isn’t in the syllabus — it’s in the room. There’s a widely held theory about what an MBA is for. Finance. Strategy. Marketing. Operations. The hard architecture
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Great Self-Help Repackage
How a multi-billion-dollar industry turned “be kind, work hard, rest well” into a religion — and convinced us we needed a guru to figure it out. Here is something nobody
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Myth of the Figured-Out Twenty-Something
Your 20s were supposed to be for exploration. So why does everyone act like they’re an audition for the rest of your life There is a quiet cruelty in the
5 min
May 21, 2026
Tired Is Not a Personality Trait
We have normalized exhaustion to the point where being perpetually drained feels like the baseline. Here’s why that’s dangerous — and what the science actually says. “I’m so tired” has
5 min
May 21, 2026
In Defense of the Comfort Zone
Productivity culture villainizes comfort like it’s the enemy of growth. But what if the place you feel safe is exactly where you need to be sometimes? There is a peculiar
5 min
May 21, 2026
The Great Self-Help Repackage
How a multi-billion-dollar industry turned “be kind, work hard, rest well” into a religion — and convinced us we needed a guru to figure it out. Here is something nobody
5 min
June 26, 2026
The Software Is Ready. Is Your Organization?
Digital transformation keeps failing — and it has almost nothing to do with technology. Every year, organizations collectively spend over $2.5 trillion on digital transformation. They commission consultants, replace legacy
5 min
June 26, 2026
More Revenue, Same Company: The Art of Scaling Without Breaking
Growing fast feels like winning. Scaling well is how you stay in the game. Every founder’s dream looks roughly the same: revenue climbing, customers multiplying, headcount expanding, press coverage arriving.
5 min
June 26, 2026
Ee Sala Cup Namde: What the IPL Teaches Us About Brand Building at Scale
Seventeen years of heartbreak. One trophy. And a fanbase that never left. That’s not a cricket story — it’s a masterclass in brand loyalty. In June 2025, Virat Kohli lifted
5 min
June 26, 2026
Ee Sala Cup Namde: What the IPL Teaches Us About Brand Building at Scale
Seventeen years of heartbreak. One trophy. And a fanbase that never left. That’s not a cricket story — it’s a masterclass in brand loyalty. In June 2025, Virat Kohli lifted
5 min
June 26, 2026
More Revenue, Same Company: The Art of Scaling Without Breaking
Growing fast feels like winning. Scaling well is how you stay in the game. Every founder’s dream looks roughly the same: revenue climbing, customers multiplying, headcount expanding, press coverage arriving.
5 min
June 26, 2026
The Software Is Ready. Is Your Organization?
Digital transformation keeps failing — and it has almost nothing to do with technology. Every year, organizations collectively spend over $2.5 trillion on digital transformation. They commission consultants, replace legacy
5 min
June 26, 2026
More Revenue, Same Company: The Art of Scaling Without Breaking
Growing fast feels like winning. Scaling well is how you stay in the game. Every founder’s dream looks roughly the same: revenue climbing, customers multiplying, headcount expanding, press coverage arriving.
5 min
June 26, 2026
Ee Sala Cup Namde: What the IPL Teaches Us About Brand Building at Scale
Seventeen years of heartbreak. One trophy. And a fanbase that never left. That’s not a cricket story — it’s a masterclass in brand loyalty. In June 2025, Virat Kohli lifted
5 min
June 26, 2026
The Software Is Ready. Is Your Organization?
Digital transformation keeps failing — and it has almost nothing to do with technology. Every year, organizations collectively spend over $2.5 trillion on digital transformation. They commission consultants, replace legacy
5 min
June 26, 2026
What Separates Leaders and Managers During a Crisis
When everything falls apart, the difference between leadership and management stops being theoretical. Most organizations run on management. Budgets get planned, teams get organized, processes get enforced — and it
5 min
June 26, 2026
What an MBA Actually Teaches You About People (That Textbooks Don’t)
The real curriculum isn’t in the syllabus — it’s in the room. There’s a widely held theory about what an MBA is for. Finance. Strategy. Marketing. Operations. The hard architecture
5 min
June 26, 2026
What Separates Leaders and Managers During a Crisis
When everything falls apart, the difference between leadership and management stops being theoretical. Most organizations run on management. Budgets get planned, teams get organized, processes get enforced — and it
5 min
June 26, 2026
What an MBA Actually Teaches You About People (That Textbooks Don’t)
The real curriculum isn’t in the syllabus — it’s in the room. There’s a widely held theory about what an MBA is for. Finance. Strategy. Marketing. Operations. The hard architecture
5 min
June 26, 2026
What Separates Leaders and Managers During a Crisis
When everything falls apart, the difference between leadership and management stops being theoretical. Most organizations run on management. Budgets get planned, teams get organized, processes get enforced — and it