Tribe

I am an introvert. I know it is a strength. I use it more as an excuse to not meet people. But as you start discovering your tribe in life, people aren’t that much of a problem. Finding your tribe matters.

In the past week, I attended three meetups. This is very unusual for me. I had a great time. Each event was unique. It started with a Hasgeek conference, then an insightful interview and workshop with Utsav Mammoria, and then a thought-provoking failure modes meetup. I also had a great 1-1 meeting with a founder who I had gone to for advice.

All meetups took up a lot of my time. In person meetings always do. But I believe it was an excellent bargain. I met more people than I usually meet in a few months. And to top it off, it was a diverse bunch of people. Even though, two out of the three were tech meetups, I encountered a lot of diverse ideas and backgrounds across these meetings.

I spoke with these people and got new ideas. I validated a few existing ideas. I got inspired. I added three cool features to thinkdeli. My co-founder and I realized the need to course correct our approach to building and selling our new AI product. All this happened because I met new people, spoke with them, and exchanged ideas.

On a side note, I have exhausted my energy for all social interactions for the next few weeks. Time for some solo coding sessions and intense 1-1s with friends. 😅