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If you& #39;re young, just started your career, and are confused about what you& #39;re doing, here& #39;s my story from 7.5 years ago.
After quitting my first job at BYJUs in 2013, I decided to take a 1-yr break to figure out & #39;what next& #39;. To survive in B& #39;luru, I did a bunch of odd jobs
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After quitting my first job at BYJUs in 2013, I decided to take a 1-yr break to figure out & #39;what next& #39;. To survive in B& #39;luru, I did a bunch of odd jobs
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Meanwhile, startups had started getting attention. Bangalore was the hub! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ€©" title="Vom Star geblendet" aria-label="Emoji: Vom Star geblendet">
YourStory (YS) and PluggdIn (now NextBigWhat) were the only two media entities that really cared about Startups back then.
I& #39;d make time to attend startup events - mostly by YS
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YourStory (YS) and PluggdIn (now NextBigWhat) were the only two media entities that really cared about Startups back then.
I& #39;d make time to attend startup events - mostly by YS
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I remember meeting Joe Gebbia* at the YS office (which was a 3.5 BHK on the 2nd floor of a 3-story building right behind Toit in Indiranagar).
40-50 of us crammed in a small hall to listen to *the co-founder of Airbnb - one of the biggest startup stories from the US.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ„" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">
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40-50 of us crammed in a small hall to listen to *the co-founder of Airbnb - one of the biggest startup stories from the US.
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After a while, having attended several meetups, I got to know each and every member of the (then small) team at YS.
I remember @SharmaShradha offered me a lift back from one such conf in Taj Yeshwanthpur in Oct, 2013.
We stopped for an icecream at a HĂ€agen-Dazs in 1-MG mall.
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I remember @SharmaShradha offered me a lift back from one such conf in Taj Yeshwanthpur in Oct, 2013.
We stopped for an icecream at a HĂ€agen-Dazs in 1-MG mall.
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This is where she asked me to join YourStory to help with community building.
I already knew the team members + having started a startup while still in college I was massively curious about startups. This decision was a no-brainer.
I joined YS as a consultant in Nov, & #39;13.
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I already knew the team members + having started a startup while still in college I was massively curious about startups. This decision was a no-brainer.
I joined YS as a consultant in Nov, & #39;13.
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I started helping with the community, then went to do my favourite thing - write about startups. (100+ stories - https://yourstory.com/author/abhashkumar)
Then">https://yourstory.com/author/ab... I was (sort of) forced into Social Media + Marketing.
This was the best thing that happened to me. I learnt Marketing on-the-job.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">
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Then">https://yourstory.com/author/ab... I was (sort of) forced into Social Media + Marketing.
This was the best thing that happened to me. I learnt Marketing on-the-job.
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First it was just me, then I hired someone else, then someone else and by the time I left YS in Feb, 2017 I was leading an 8-person Digital Marketing team at a media co with millions of readers. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit Heiligenschein" aria-label="Emoji: LĂ€chelndes Gesicht mit Heiligenschein">
At YS, I helped organize 100+ small events/big confs.
It all worked out fine.
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At YS, I helped organize 100+ small events/big confs.
It all worked out fine.
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The point is many of you young folks may be confused, anxious, maybe without jobs. 2020 is brutal.
If you don& #39;t have responsibilities, it& #39;s OK to take a break. Internet& #39;s your playground. Try building for the internet. The tools are aplenty.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đđ»" title="Folded hands (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (heller Hautton)">
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If you don& #39;t have responsibilities, it& #39;s OK to take a break. Internet& #39;s your playground. Try building for the internet. The tools are aplenty.
YOU WILL SURVIVE
On my 1st ever podcast, I talk about this journey and much more...
I discuss my time at @springroleinc, including Springworks& #39; recent tryst going remote and the 5W1H of how we& #39;re handling the transition + a list of our learnings from the move.
Link: https://anchor.fm/remoteexplorers/episodes/Abhash-Kumar-SpringWorks-goes-Remote-egjmcb">https://anchor.fm/remoteexp...
I discuss my time at @springroleinc, including Springworks& #39; recent tryst going remote and the 5W1H of how we& #39;re handling the transition + a list of our learnings from the move.
Link: https://anchor.fm/remoteexplorers/episodes/Abhash-Kumar-SpringWorks-goes-Remote-egjmcb">https://anchor.fm/remoteexp...
