Some people you meet at networking events and forget by the time you reach the buffet line. And then there is Kishore Natarajan. I first bumped into him at an event in the US in 2023. His company, Hyperverge, had just crossed $2 million in revenue from India, and he was beginning to think seriously […]

He looked reserved; he didn’t mingle and socialise. But I saw this intensity in that young man that felt familiar. A few months later, when he introduced himself to me, I realised what I had seen in Dikshant Joshi all those months ago. 

A six-year reflection on volunteering as a conscious choice, not sacrifice—where showing up consistently reveals one’s strengths, boundaries, and growth.

Shruti reminds me of Curie in this spirit of giving. Despite achieving what many spend a lifetime chasing, she remains naturally unassuming and makes an effort to know people. She notices the smallest gestures, takes calls from Montenegro while hiking or at yoga retreats, and tells us she will always find time to show up.

When I first heard about him, I was curious. The stories on the grapevine described him as a founder with a manic spark and a company on a rocketship.

A look inside SaaSBoomi’s 7th Volunteer Retreat in Colombo, where unfiltered conversations and genuine connections offered valuable perspective on India’s product-nation trajectory.

Our paths first crossed back in 2013 when iSPIRT was just taking shape. A friend and mentor introduced us to Sharique, then a professor at Stanford. At the time, Stanford was partnering with IIIT-Delhi, and Sharique was looking to collect data on Indian startups.

Some investors write cheques, while others transform ecosystems. Shailendra Singh belongs firmly in the second category.

I first met Anirudh Gopinath at a social event in Chennai back in 2022. Chennai’s Socials at the time were unique. They were not the most glamorous events, but what they lacked in pizzazz, they made up for in raw, authentic energy.