things i believe in

or more like how I work

moving fast

  • i believe that moving fast should always be the default

  • there needs to be a bias for shipping & then iterating later

  • AI has removed most excuses for being slow

breadth > depth

  • cover as much as you can & learn as much as you can

  • i'm in my early twenties, i want to touch as many things as i can

  • i'm a polymath by nature, I'd rather regret trying too many things than too few

be honest

  • be it communicating with your peers, manager, stakeholders – never shy to speak the truth

  • make sure it lands in a soft way, i don't wanna sound like an entitled human

  • always stick to your morals & beliefs; your work should reflect these

  • i choose to be crisp & clear with whatever i feel

  • there is no ego in this game

  • we're all temporary; so let's make it safe for people to speak, disagree, and be themselves

managers & peers

  • i like to work with people who i can look upto & say i wanna learn this X quality from this person

  • be kind to everyone, you never no who might be going through something

  • i believe in the fact that fucking around & finding out is the only way to learn something; instead of mentoring/coaching

  • i never get attached to my work; emotionally detached to hear the criticism/truth – so be honest & make sense while u say it

  • what you say about others usually says more about you than them

communication

  • i don't enjoy unnecessary diplomacy, say what you mean

  • be respectful, but don't hide behind corporate language

  • most problems become easier once people start speaking plainly

everyone gets a seat at the table

  • everyone deserves a voice, so make a safe space for people to open up

  • if you're involved in the work, you should have a say in it

life outside work

  • the most interesting people i've worked with had a life outside work

  • movies, music, cycling, hobbies, strange obsessions, random adventures

  • they have more anecdotes & personalities you can talk about on lunch tables instead of the work talk

  • work is more fun when people bring their whole personalities into it

  • when work becomes someone's entire identity, things get unpleasant

thinking in systems

  • i ask a lot of questions, obnoxiously curious about everything

  • because I want to understand how things connect

  • thinking of the larger picture is what gives me clarity; before even starting out the work

last updated: 17 Jun 2026

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IN

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Delhi

,

IN