An entrepreneur diary
Monthly updates on my leap from corporate PM to bootstrapped founder. Real challenges, honest wins, practical lessons for fellow builders.
My 10 Biggest Lessons from 6 Years at Google
After 6 years at Google, I'm starting something new. Here are 10 lessons that will shape how I build it: #1 Walk the talk When a customer tells you they chose you because you're the only partner who actually walks the talk, that's powerful differentiation. #2 Heroes do not scale VP congratulated us for going above and beyond for a demanding but transformative customer. Then he added: "Remember, heroes don't scale. Help us make this scalable." Translation: systems, systems. #3 Roofshots not...
[Q2 2025] Last quarter at Google. On to next steps
Hey Reader, I am leaving Google today after almost 6 years. I have worked with great people, launched stuff (2 features this quarter). I am collecting my top 10 learnings to publish this week. Technology corner Spent the quarter playing with AI on various workflows (marketing, research, inbox/calendar). The current stack is Claude + n8n (also having ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity constantly opened to do side by side comparison). When workflows are robust enough, I'll share them here. They are...
[Q1 2025] Sharing the best resources I found
Hey Reader, You will find below articles, Youtube videos, books that I found valuable and worth my time. Entrepreneurship Articles / videos How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product Market Fit: A classics but re-reading it at least once a year is always helpful to remind yourself to focus on your true target customer and de-prioritize the rest. How to Hire. Below is an excerpt from a talk I gave… | by Henry Ward Technology Articles / videos Yamini Rangan, CEO @ HubSpot: How HubSpot...
Monthly updates on my leap from corporate PM to bootstrapped founder. Real challenges, honest wins, practical lessons for fellow builders.