Writing
Notes on operations, ventures and distance
Occasional essays. Mostly about the unglamorous parts — the handoffs, the logistics, the planning that only looks obvious afterwards.
- 3 min read
Bikepacking, or the art of deciding what you can do without
Vadodara to Kutch and back, Sabarmati to Dandi, and a few hundred kilometres of learning that every gram you carry is a decision you already made.
- Endurance
- Bikepacking
- 3 min read
Community is not a business model — but it is a moat
Cycle N' Chai has run since 2018 without ever charging for the thing people actually come for. Why that works, and where it stops working.
- Business Models
- Ventures
- 2 min read
What a market study taught me about industrial business models
Researching process equipment demand across oil & gas, power, energy and hydrogen — and why the business model, not the product, decides which countries are worth entering.
- Business Models
- Supply Chain
- 3 min read
The business model of a music festival nobody asked for
WeDesi started in November 2020, when gathering people was illegal in most of the country. Five editions later, here is what the model actually was.
- Business Models
- Ventures
- 2 min read
What 646 kilometres taught me about running an operation
An ultra-distance race and a procurement cycle fail for the same reason — not the hard parts, but the handoffs between them.
- Operations
- Endurance
- Supply Chain