Gowri N Kishore·Aug 26, 2019Five lessons from one year of freelancingFrom saying no to the power of referrals, tackling scope creep and getting your pricing right, here are my most personal, valuable lessons.
Gowri N Kishore·Jan 1, 2019What builds brand recall in the long term?Baba Fattoosh is a now-defunct food delivery startup based in Bangalore. On September 20, 2016, their founder sent out this email to all…
Gowri N Kishore·May 31, 2018Career breaks and difficult questionsTwo weeks ago, I quit my job. As I went around saying goodbye to the people I had worked with for over 3 years, most of them asked. “Where…
Gowri N Kishore·Apr 19, 2018Stories by the roadThere was a time when I used to dread my daily commute to work. I felt it was a drain on my time, precious hours spent doing nothing…
Gowri N Kishore·Jan 7, 2018So You Are A Loyal Customer? Well, Nobody Cares.I was chatting with my brother yesterday and an interesting question popped up. How much does customer loyalty matter in this day and age?
Gowri N Kishore·Apr 26, 2017The cost of convenienceWe’ve lived long enough in the convenience economy for it to become a definitive term. Life today is all about getting things made or done…
Gowri N Kishore·Apr 6, 2017Ethical? Unethical? Or merely effective?This article in the NY Times makes out Uber to be a conscience-less corporate version of Harry Harlow. According to the writer,
