warikoo Wanderings

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JUST KEEP LOOKING FOR THOSE CORNERS

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Ravi and Snehesh are cofounders of nearbuy.com, the startup I was running until 2019. We make it a point to meet every 2 months or so.
This time when we met, it was for a special occasion.
Snehesh is moving to Bangalore and it was a farewell dinner.

And it was a special one.
We spoke about our growing kids, our current lives and also our childhood.
And a story that Snehesh shared, stayed with me. Which I wanted to share with you.
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Snehesh grew up in a small town in Bihar.
His dad ran a school there.
Like many of us, growing up was tough. Little money. Tough world.
As Snehesh was growing up, he was encouraged to take on responsibilities.
One such responsibility, one fine month, was to take care of the household expenses for that month.
Snehesh was thrilled.
This was like the "big boy" feeling.

He went berserk that month.
Spent without budget. Spent lavishly.
And not surprisingly, the month was not yet over, but the money was.
Money getting over back then meant money getting over. Not anything else.

Scared, he went to his father, admitting his mistake and terrified of what would happen.
Back then (and I am sure even now), money used to be lying around somewhere, hidden in some corner.
Some utensil. Some pocket. Some book.
Somewhere.

They started looking.
Every corner possible.

They found a 10 rupee note. A 50 rupee note. A 20 rupee note.
Hidden somewhere, to be discovered today.
Slowly, after a day's search, they got some 100-200 rupees, which his father convinced him was enough to run the house until the end of the month.
Before, money for the next month would come from the fees of the school kids.

As Snehesh was narrating this, I would see him get emotional.
He lost his dad recently.
And he was very close to him.
His dad was his rock.

"After that incident my father told me to never forget this. No matter how hard the time is, no matter how stuck you feel, no matter how difficult it is, remember there is always a corner that can help you. There is always a corner that will get you out.

Just keep looking for those corners."

And that is what I wish for all of you to realize.

There is a corner that will get you out of whatever is it that you are going through.
Just keep looking for those corners.

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BOOK I AM READING THIS WEEK

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This week I started reading Atmamun: The Path to Achieving the Bliss of the Himalayan Swamis. and the Freedom of a Living God​

I have long adored Kapil Gupta (the author) and am a huge fan of his book Direct Truth (do pick it up if possible - it is rare to find). And I realized I hadn't read Atmamun yet.

Very hard hitting, because Kapil is not your usual spiritual guru. If you follow him on twitter, you will know.

MUST READ, if you wish to challenge your beliefs and seek an alternate view of the world.

My book DO EPIC SHIT touched sales of 1,20,000+ and I will be announcing something to celebrate that. Stay tuned :)
If you haven't read it till now, you can consider ordering it here :)

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QUOTES TO SHARE

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If you delay big purchases and invest that money instead, your money pays for that purchase, instead of you!
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The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.
Definition of hell.
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Do not let what others did to you affect what you do to others.
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RESPONSES TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTION

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Last week I asked you:

Which comics did you grow up reading?

Here are the responses:

Observations:
1. Chacha Chaudhary wins :)
2. Tinkle, Amar Chitra Katha, etc., are quite close contenders.
3. A lot of people (~14%) said they did not read any comics growing up.
4. Apparently, Bengali comics are a thing :))

Surprisingly, I saw no age difference in the responses. Speaks a lot for these comics that have stood the test of time!

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK

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​Ketan shared this super funny pic on Twitter from Noida. I posted it on IG, asking people to give it a title. It was awesome reading the responses.

My title?
दो EPIC SHIT :)))

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

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What do you think happens when we die?

1. We are reborn
2. We go to heaven/hell
3. Nothing happens. We just die!
4. How do I know?

​​Click here to let me know your answer (anonymously)​​​​​

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CONTENT I SHARED THIS WEEK

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Podcast:​
Title of episode: Scarcity
​Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, JioSaavn, Gaana or YouTube.

YouTube:​
Title of video: Real Estate investing
​You can watch it here.​

Instagram:​
Title of video: 3 Selfish ways to live life
​You can watch it here.​

Twitter:​
Title of thread: Bootstrapping an education company to $2.5Mn of revenue
​You can read it here.​

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Yes! I READ ALL MY EMAILS. ALL OF THEM.
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