PinnedEvery story is a product.Every story is a product. Live by the stories you tell, and tell those genuinely worthy of it. For over two decades as a journalist across newsrooms, from print newspaper to blog, I have come to realize that the best way to describe journalistic stories is to think of them…Journalism7 min readJournalism7 min read
Aug 26Jagah Journeys: A Breathing Library of Human Stories from FactorDailyOne is an audience In an era consumed by numbers and scale, we often need to remember that one person makes an audience. One single, attentive listener is not just a tick mark on the scale of readership but a meaningful connection. …4 min read4 min read
Oct 12, 2019Lessons from a rookie entrepreneurEntrepreneurial journeys are like space missions. They combine bold vision and fearlessness with the drudgery of operation. Add to that millions of tiny pieces of execution that must work in tandem and exactly as prescribed for a spaceship to land successfully. …Startup16 min readStartup16 min read
Oct 25, 2017India’s Weinstein moment happened last year. Just that we choose to bury our head in sandIndia’s #Weinstein moment happened last year. Just that we choose to bury our head in sand. Heard of a man named Mahesh Murthy? #metoo Six women — three on record — spoke about what Mahesh Murthy did to them 2003 to 2016. This was my story last May: https://factordaily.com/mahesh-murthy-sexual-misconduct-ch…/ The…India2 min readIndia2 min read
Published inFactor Daily·May 16, 2016FactorDaily Takes Its Leap Of FaithFactorDaily Takes Its Leap Of Faith I walked up on the stage and looked around, into the eyes of people present at the FactorDaily launch party. “Why are they all here? And that too on a not-so-auspicious Friday, the 13th?” I have been part of many events organised by some…India2 min readIndia2 min read
Published inFactor Daily·Mar 30, 2016Alibaba and Walmart ready to conquer India e-commerce frontier, as government allows foreign investmentsThis is huge. In a year when Flipkart, Snapdeal and Paytm are scrambling to gain market share against Amazon amid all the talks about high cash burns and eroding valuations, the stage is being set for another exciting battle. On Tuesday, a notification from the Indian government brought about the…India3 min readIndia3 min read
Published inFactor Daily·Mar 4, 2016Reality Bites India’s Startup UnicornsAfter raising billions of dollars in funding and bleeding millions in cash every month, India’s biggest unicorn startups are staring at business and workplace realities faced by their older peers over decades. This video of Snapdeal employees protesting against the company’s notice to around 200 of its staff for…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published inFactor Daily·Feb 25, 2016Why we started FactorDailyThe room was full with ten of us staring at the picture projected on the screen. It was nothing close to how we had pitched the startup to each member of the founding team originally. The format, focus, tagline, target audience, and almost everything looked different. …Tech6 min readTech6 min read
Published inFactor Daily·Jan 15, 2016Get real, India#StartupIndia #StandupIndia If you’re anywhere close to India’s capital New Delhi, or watching a mainstream Indian news channel, chances are you’re already witnessing a startup carnival of sorts. Some of the world’s most high profile investors and entrepreneurs including Softbank’s Nikesh Arora and Masayoshi Son, apart from Uber’s maverick founder…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published inFactor Daily·Dec 17, 2015A founders’ mafia is born in IndiaRahul Yadav. This post might as well end here with just the mention of the Indian startup ecosystem’s “spoiled brat”. The name paints the entire picture. The drama, the name calling, sometimes sensational and on-the-fly reporting of events surrounding him (including from the writer of this post), and the overall…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
