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I’m back, sliding in your inbox, in-a-giffy :)
I know the last mail was intense. So this time around, let’s talk make it a recollection of what a week it’s been.
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Honestly, getting back into writing wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.
Initially, I didn’t even know where to start.
No reference points.
No idea.
The way I approached it was, okay who’s going to be reading this?
What are they already subscribed to?
What would they want to know, which they don’t already?
And what authority do I have to command their learnings?
Coming back to writing was not easy.
But that rabbit hole acted as a starting point.
Let’s talk a Product Management Newsletter that I started with.
I used the above approach and then was just thinking
In the last few months, so many startups in the AI space / started using AI have failed.
Why?
That got me into a rabbithole.
Research, research, research.
2 hours later, the simple answer was, Assumptions.
Saw how duolingo and notion went about this.
Was mindblown.
Research isn’t finding out what a company does.
But why and how.
While it sounds simple, think of it like thinkschool (that’s my benchmark).
You have to find ways to unravel information that isn’t just going to come through the first search or first few results.
1 am, I finish and send it over to the client
But Arnav, come on, is it actually that good?
It’s subjective.
Today my teammate on our call said, I don’t understand, it looks like a linkedin post 😭
I also want to read such linkedin posts.
But yes, at the end, it’s not going to align with everyone. Figure the client, figure their readers, write and test.
Stats and replies to the emails will give you a good idea.
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1. We got committed…
landed a verbal from an AI senior care company! Bonus weird flex: leads rolling in SUNDAY MORNING. Who even books demos on Sunday?! (Not a glitch, we checked 😅)
2. We got intimate…
We're in sexual wellness now fam! Partnered with a huge creator and the team is LOSING IT with excitement. Never seen this kind of energy before!
3. Krish took it…
My guy Krish absolutely DEMOLISHED the Employee of the Month vote. About to be stunting on everyone with that sweet sweet Frido chair.
4. Our family grew…
New dev + Ops team got a fresh face!!
Ah damn…those subheadings sound a bit…
Let's hit the brakes on the usual newsletter talk and switch gears. Sometimes, it's not just about updates and milestones, right? Let's pull back the curtain a bit more on the daily grind—the real stuff that keeps us ticking, or occasionally, keeps us up at night.
So, apart from diving back into writing and juggling fiery hoops at work, I've been rediscovering old hobbies that got shoved in the back during the hustle. Did anyone else pick up a guitar during the pandemic and then completely forget about it once life sped up again? Well, that guitar’s out of the closet now, and let’s just say, my fingers are not thanking me.
And books! Remember those? Actual, physical books. I’m revisiting some classics that have nothing to do with work. It’s refreshing to read something that doesn’t require you to optimize or strategize after you turn the page. If you’ve got any good reads, drop them in the replies—I’m all for expanding that dusty bookshelf.
On the personal front, trying to be more in the moment. It’s easy to always look to the next big thing, the next goal. But hey, what about today? Took some time last weekend just walking around the city, no emails, no calls. If you haven’t tried it, highly recommend. It’s like a little reboot for your brain.
And speaking of reboots, how about those Sunday morning commitments? Who knew they could be so energizing? There’s something about wrapping up a productive meeting and still having the whole day ahead of you—more time for those neglected hobbies, or maybe just a good old Netflix binge.
So, while the work never stops, neither does life outside of it. It’s all about finding that sweet spot between making strides professionally and not missing out on actually living. Let's keep sharing the less glamorous, but equally important, parts of our lives—it's what really connects us.
