Sep 22, 202110 Reasons why you should start a company?When I look back at the day I decided to go fulltime with Stoned Santa, I laugh, and wonder how I gathered the courage to sell this idea to my parents, and move to Bangalore. One of the things I told my dad to sell this idea — “I will…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Aug 7, 2021How to make an effective Quora profile?2018 — I started writing on Quora to drive traffic to my website, and hope that some of these visitors turn up as customers. It was a long shot, but somewhere I had a feeling that it’ll work just fine, and with that, I started writing. …Quora5 min readQuora5 min read
Jun 24, 2021How to start with Facebook ADs — For BeginnersFacebook has a network of 3 billion-plus active users on their platforms — Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger making it one giant virtual nation. Every 4th post you see on Instagram is an AD, every 5th post you see on Facebook is an AD An average user spends 24 minutes on…Facebook Marketing8 min readFacebook Marketing8 min read
Jun 22, 2021How can I increase traffic on my website?I had the same question when I started my company 3 years ago, and I will begin this blog by sharing my website traffic stats, and the strategies I used to grow website traffic for my startup — Stoned Santa. I am sharing the breakdown of my major traffic sources…Website Traffic3 min readWebsite Traffic3 min read
Jun 20, 20211000 YouTube subscribers — Why, What, and How?After I quit my startup in June 2020, I was hopeless, and it felt that I had lost all purpose in life. The only thing that kept me going was my bi-weekly sessions with my students, where we would learn about the art of building a business during college. …YouTube5 min readYouTube5 min read
Nov 21, 2020Sneak peek into the Habit tracker that helped me out of DepressionOn my father’s suggestion, I started Tracking my habits — The good ones and the little joy-giving sins that do more harm than good. I started tracking my habits almost 2 months back, and just this habit of consciously tracking my habit patterns has tremendously helped me break some of…Habits2 min readHabits2 min read
Nov 21, 2020Was it Corona that killed my business?I recently announced my departure from Stoned Santa, and I received many heartful messages wishing me luck and strength, But I noticed a pattern — “Almost everyone thought that Corona broke our backs, and that’s why I had to move on.” And I could have continued to let them…Failure Stories1 min readFailure Stories1 min read
Nov 5, 2020I invite you to join the #1000DayChallenge?6 months ago, I was the Founder of a startup; today, I am not. 6 months ago, I was skinny; today, I am not. Quitting my startup broke my heart, and I realized I had taken my startup for granted. For a long time, I kept asking myself, “Why did…2 min read2 min read
Oct 30, 2020How I improved my Mental and Physical Health in 6 months?6 months ago, I was skinny; today, I am not. 6 months ago, I was the Founder of a startup; today, I am not. 6 months back, I hoped corona takes me away(not to the quarantine center :P), and today I look forward to living life with a re-instated sense…Habits4 min readHabits4 min read
Oct 21, 2020Why I quit my startup — Stoned Santa3 years ago when I started Stoned Santa, never had I imagined that I would have to QUIT my startup, and move on, and today here I am sharing my story of “Why I quit”. When they say time is the best healer, I think they mean it. Starting my…Quit Startup3 min readQuit Startup3 min read
