I'm Arjun. This is my digital garden.

Earlier last week, I signed up to volunteer for our community RWA's Covid-19 assistance efforts. The community where I reside is one of the largest in Hyderabad, India with 14 towers, each having 14 floors and anywhere between 8-10 apartments on each floor.  A rough back of the envelope calculation shows -  * Around 1500 - 2000 apartments  * 4500 - 7000 residents We have one grocery store, one store for vegetables and one medical store. All are brick and mortar set-ups with counter based point of sale systems. No Apps.  Expectedly, all three stores started seeing a massive surge in footfall as soon as the national lockdown was announced earlier this week. None of them were equipped to manage the surge of customers, who were anxious to stock up on essential items.  A crowd of people during a lockdown, especially one with the mantra of social distancing, is a terribly bad outcome. The uncertainty around the movement of essential items was leading many residents to hoard -

What is the easiest way to become an influencer on LinkedIn? Find a collective from corporate which everyone loves to hate, and go at it.  Two most common such collectives are - Managers and HRs. Oh, do we love to hate our bosses! Common narratives: 1. I'm sour because I wasn't treated well by the boss. 2. I'm hurt because the HR didn't deal with me nicely. 3. I'm bitter because the boss and HR colluded and didn't give me the raise that I so deserved. We see ourselves as victims in these scenarios because we're often on the other side of the table from Managers and HRs. Many of us are terrible in interpersonal negotiations because we're not able to disconnect our emotions from the conversation. Next time you're in a conversation about a promotion, raise or employment, try this - a. Introspect - Know what your ask is before walking in; and what's your walk away point? b. Listen - You have two ears and one mouth. Use proportionately.

Happy entrepreneursary to me! Ilipsis Digital was founded one year ago today. A train of thought that had been frustrating me for many previous years was the lack of qualitative, noise-free insights that were being afforded to early stage companies. I started Ilipsis with just one broad purpose - Help them solve real, tangible problems. In the last one year, I've got a wonderful opportunity of working closely with founders and their teams to do just that, and I am very grateful for it. This day last year also happens when I applied for the PGPpro program at Indian School of Business . I got in and what a ride it has been! I'm thankful to my wonderful peers who have always encouraged me in my endeavours. I've tried to not err on this side, but I think I'm going to give myself a day off today. Because I can :) [Originally posted on LinkedIn]