Tilak started Ganesh Chaturthi to bring communities together. Today we fight different problems - children sleeping hungry on footpaths. So since the festival, I hand over food packets on my way home from office. One empty stomach at a time.
People troll iPhone and Coldplay for premium pricing. But these are wants, not needs, and the brands aren't monopolies. The market validates the price within days by paying or not paying. Meanwhile: would love to see more Indian brands charging premium.
We ran a design workshop for an enthusiastic bunch of designers from MIT Institute of Design, Pune. The students took a one-line product idea and turned it into a product.
Maa is someone who always makes x+2 rotis when she knows you have the appetite for x. Tell her to stick to x and the diameter increases. And when Paa gives Rs 100 pocket money, she slips in Rs 20 without letting him know. Cheers to all the wonderful moms.
TheMangoWorld, SOJITRA Textiles, GIM, YourStory, TATA Capital, WowMe - and now, ScaleFactor Labs. WowMe ran out of time and money; won't blame anyone. Every failure makes you stronger for the next blow. Not taking the risk while I could would be my deathbed regret.