A curious soul
who thinks education can fix the world.
sales & strategy across five countries — an engineer who learned to sell, now building things and writing about it.
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Field notes, monthly.
one honest letter a month · sales, countries, books, lessons from the field
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Engineer. Salesperson. Strategist.
the same curiosity, tested in five countries. here's the path so far
The next chapter
hardware to software. sales to strategy. the arc continues, and I write about it as it happens
Fieldwire by Hilti
completed a three-month role at Fieldwire UK, then back home to Hyderabad. field software, up close
APAC product strategy for data centres and industries
a seven-month stint. product strategy across the APAC region
Large & complex customer GTM
go-to-market for the biggest, most complex accounts, and the field, always the field
Key account manager
key accounts up close. selling taught me what no classroom could: how people decide
The strategist in training
four months inside DHL headquarters in corporate strategy. saw how decisions look from the top floor, and why the field still wins
The student of business
a master's across two countries at ESCP. two languages, two systems, one realisation: context is the missing curriculum
The engineer
built things, fixed things, learned how products actually work before learning how they're sold. the foundation everything else stands on
Learnings, shared.
field notes from selling, moving countries, and figuring it out. originals live here, conversations happen on linkedin
Sales lessons
How to reach the decision maker in B2B sales
I pitched everyone but the MD for 6 months and got nowhere. Three meetings with the real decision-maker closed my biggest sale.
Sales lessons
When to walk away from a sales deal
8 months of work, a 5-hour meeting and one million rupees on the line. We still walked away. Here is why.
Sales lessons
The 80/20 rule in sales
I was closing 10 small deals while teammates closed 2 big ones. Applying the Pareto principle changed everything.
Sales lessons
How to sell to multiple stakeholders
CEO, purchase manager, design lead, accountant, safety head. One solution, five lenses. Reading the room in real time.
Career and strategy
Sales to strategy: 6 big shifts
Moving from account management to strategic marketing. Six shifts: pace vs patience, certainty vs ambiguity, and more.
AI corner
Your memory is becoming a currency
After 7 billion tokens and 40k+ prompts, my biggest realization: build a memory bank that compounds.
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Sales lesson #7 · 8 months of work, 5 hours
read on site →Notes from the field · on selling
read on linkedin →Sales lesson #5 · always aim for the VITO
read on site →Career lessons from the sales floor
read on linkedin →On closing, and protecting your time
read on linkedin →When an engineer learns to sell
read on linkedin →Sales lesson #3 · why the problem matters more
read on linkedin →Sales lesson #2 · collaborate, reach out
read on linkedin →Sales lesson #1 · demonstrate your product
read on linkedin →A small realization from working across countries
read on linkedin →The note I kept getting: slow down
read on linkedin →“I’ll be there in 10 minutes” · lost in translation
read on linkedin →On AI, and buying back time
read on linkedin →Job applications · notes for students
read on linkedin →Inside a global rotation programme
read on linkedin →Your CV · notes for students
read on linkedin →Wait, am I reading that correctly?
read on linkedin →Just ask
read on linkedin →On leadership and teams
read on linkedin →The bookshelf.
50+ books and counting. each one earns a single honest takeaway, not a review
A Guide to the Good Life
currently reading · the takeaway lands when the last page does 📖
Unscripted
This was a gem. Not just being a cog in the machine, but made me think how can I own the machine. And, gave some pretty cool perspective on life and values
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality
to be finished · set aside for now, back to it soon 📖
The Defining Decade
We think it's too late to change. Meg says the 20s are exactly the right age to choose your partner, lifestyle, work and happiness. Glad I read it inside mine
Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime
Wow, scary how vulnerable we all are in this online world. Big fan of Bitwarden after this!
Leonardo Da Vinci
One of my absolute favourite picks! Engineer, architect, artist, surgeon... the list goes on. Proof of how far curiosity and flow state can push one human. Anything is possible
Million Dollar Weekend
Main idea: find a paying customer, take a deposit, then start building. Your idea gets validated, accountability gets created, and Action > Idea stops being a quote
Show Your Work!
Quick read. Core takeaway: why are you hiding work you've already put the effort into? Push it into the world. Build credibility, trust and an audience
The World Atlas of Coffee
Singapore and my curiosity got the best of me. One weekend, cover to cover, just to understand what coffee people are actually into. Learned an Americano is just espresso with hot water, named for the Americans in Italy who kept asking for it that way
The World for Sale
Crazy read! Loved every page. The earth's resources are traded daily behind closed doors by people most of us have never heard of, quietly steering the geopolitics of the world. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The Four Agreements
still re-reading my notes on this one - the takeaway is coming
Culture Map
We're all more or less the same humans everywhere. What makes us unique is culture and its nuances. Essential for anyone planning a global career and leading global teams. Someone like me
The Wealth Money Can't Buy
A good weekend read. The teachings may feel obvious, but it's a solid collection of what actually makes a human the richest in life
How to Know a Person
Look deeper at people. Make them feel heard, make them included. And don't wait for the right moment to know someone better. Every person has a story to tell. I always try to know that story
Taxtopia
Curiosity about how taxation works led me here, and boy, was I shocked and left in awe. Taxes stay complex and jargon-filled for a reason: if everyone understood and started asking questions, the world's gonna be a mayhem
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Another gem. Biggest takeaway: most of our suffering comes not from our circumstances, but from the way we've been taught to interpret them
The Psychology of Money
It's the small decisions and the discipline that keep people broke, or quietly build them
Night
Reinforced the power of hope for survival, and to cherish the life I've been gifted. Death is destined for every one of us, but only a few muster the courage to make the most of it
Becoming Better Grownups
Don't let the mundaneness of adult life get to me. Keep the curiosity of a kid: take risks, see more of the world, appreciate the little things
Meditations
My Bible. My most recommended book, period. The private ruminations of the most powerful man of his time, never meant to be published. Every excuse for vice was available to him, and he chose purpose over everything. Memento mori: remember death
Man's Search For Meaning
One of the books that changed my life. The suffering I used to complain about was nothing compared to what people endured in the Holocaust. And still, hope survived. My condolences to every soul who lived those times. My whole POV on life changed after this
Steve Jobs
Invention, I learned, isn't only a matter of technical skill. The real magic happens where engineering meets creativity, taste and art. That intersection is exactly where Jobs chose to stand
Elon Musk
The lesson that stuck: find something you're genuinely passionate about, hold a vision bigger than feels reasonable, and push yourself past every limit to reach it, no matter what it takes
Flow
still re-reading my notes on this one - the takeaway is coming
Can't Hurt Me
Helped me push myself harder, in personal life and professional life alike
Cosmos
Made me fall in love with space. Cosmic insignificance: race, colour, religion, caste, all man-made. We're not that significant in this vast universe anyway, so take more risks and explore
The Kite Runner
The book that instilled in my teenage world the idea of seeing more of it. Go travel
Deep Work
My first step into conscious digital consumption. The algorithms are not your friends, and the ability to FOCUS is what will set one apart
Quiet
One of the books that changed my life, found at exactly the right time. Late teens, still trying to understand myself and my personality. That's where I met the word ambivert. I guess I am one
Sapiens
Came into my life right when I was asking the existential questions: who am I? why are we here? Sure, I'm here today, but how did we get here? Our lifespans are a blink against Earth's origins
Thinking, Fast and Slow
This book rewired my brain, how I perceive the world and every interaction in it. It exposed how vulnerable our minds are to bias. I now consciously catch myself, daily
Atomic Habits
The power of consistency. Small actions, compounding over time
Get Smart!
My first ever book! Found by pure chance, back when I didn't even know how a library worked. It opened my mind to endless possibilities. And teenage me believed every single word
My toolkit.
the apps I actually use and recommend. the few that earned a permanent spot on my home screen
Strava
runningevery run, ride and walk, logged. my training journal and the nudge to actually lace up
strava.com →
Hevy
gymclean, no-nonsense workout tracking. logs every set so progress is impossible to fake
hevyapp.com →
MyFitnessPal
nutritionthe calorie and macro diary. keeps me honest about what actually goes in
myfitnesspal.com →
Wise
transfersmoving money across borders without the ugly fees. a quiet lifesaver when life happens in five countries
wise.com →
Money Manager
budgetingby Realbyte. where every rupee and pound goes. simple expense tracking that actually sticks
realbyteapps.com →
Duolingo
languagea few minutes of language a day. how I'm slowly chipping away at German, one stubborn streak at a time
duolingo.com →
Apple Books
bookswhere my reading lives: highlights, samples, and the next book always a tap away
books.apple.com →
Wispr Flow
dictationtalk, and it types. turns thinking out loud into clean text. fun fact, this site's colours are borrowed from it
wisprflow.ai →
Claude
codingmy pair-programmer and thinking partner. it built most of this very site, line by line
claude.ai →
Google Calendar
planningif it isn't on the calendar, it doesn't happen. the backbone of how I run a week
calendar.google.com →
Google Tasks
to-dosa dead-simple to-do list that syncs everywhere. no frills, just the next thing to do
tasks.google.com →
YouTube Music
musicthe soundtrack to runs, deep work, and everything between
music.youtube.com →these are the tools I lean on. want to talk stacks, careers, or moving countries? let's connect →
AI Corner.
engineer turned salesperson, I still build the tools I wish existed. one I'm actually proud of, below.
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