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Tag: entrepreneurship

Nostalgia in a startup vs. Anu Aunty book

A passionate excerpt from the "How I braved Anu Aunty and made a million-dollar company" brought out wonderful nostalgia.

swaroop Books, Business 2 Comments November 11, 2012April 7, 2013 4 Minutes

The 5-year limit to being a coder in India?

Let me start with a story I had heard about long ago when I was at Adobe. There was this guy who had come in for interviews for a technical role. He passed all the tech interviews with flying colors, the team liked his personality and felt he would fit in well, and the manager … Continue reading The 5-year limit to being a coder in India? →

swaroop Business, India, Tech 30 Comments December 9, 2009April 7, 2013 3 Minutes

What I learned at NASSCOM Product Conclave 2009

There are not enough good tech startups in India. And good product management skills seem to be the missing factor.

swaroop Business 1 Comment November 6, 2009April 7, 2013 1 Minute

To get somewhere, you already have to be there

The irony in this world is that "To get somewhere, you already have to be there." From an individual perspective: If you want to make money, you need to already have money. To get a job, you need to be one-year experienced and not a fresher. If you're experienced and want to apply for a … Continue reading To get somewhere, you already have to be there →

swaroop Business, General 16 Comments October 13, 2009April 21, 2013 1 Minute

Idli, Orchid and Will Power

I just finished reading "Idli, Orchid and Will Power", the autobiography of Vithal Venkatesh Kamat. Just a few days back, a friend was telling me that the famous Utility building Kamat restaurant in Bangalore no longer has quality food and hence no longer a popular place. I read this book and it gave the background … Continue reading Idli, Orchid and Will Power →

swaroop Books, Business 6 Comments April 8, 2009April 21, 2013 3 Minutes

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My name is Swaroop. I currently work as a Staff Engineer in the Machine Learning Platform team at DoorDash in San Francisco.

I write mostly about what I have learned in pursuit of my curiosity, mostly around software engineering, books and ideas.

I have previously worked at big companies, did freelancing, tried building a startup, and was at startups of all sizes (from 6-person company to Series B+ to acquisition).

Long ago, I wrote A Byte of Python beginners book and A Byte of Vim book.

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