I recently worked on a project for Coolblue, one of the largest Dutch electronics retailers. In a team of four, we investigated how competitors were responding to each other on price, and whether there was a more deliberate strategy for Coolblue to play in the cellphone and vacuum cleaner markets.

Ocean Vuong's novel is framed as a letter from a son to his mother who cannot read it. That sounds like a simple setup but the whole book is essentially written into a void which somehow makes it more honest.

My second encounter with the Gwangju uprising, but a completely different experience than Youth of May. While the show gave me two characters to follow and a human entry point. The book gave me something harder with many perspectives layered across years, accumulating into an education in what it costs to live through something like this, and what it costs to survive it.

Let’s run it back to the 7th grade. I joined the track and field team and immediately realised I hated running and 100/200 meter sprints were the only acceptable waves for me because they got over the quickest. But track training still involved "long distance" runs too, and I knew in my bones that I should’ve just stuck to basketball. My track career both started and ended in 7th grade.

I picked up "What You Are Looking For Is In The Library" on a day I was feeling a little stuck. Grad weekend was finally over, I'd dropped my dad off at the airport, I was officially off the hook with all my engagements, and I was just there. Not dramatically lost, not existentially spiralling, just directionless in a quiet and nagging way. The kind of feeling you don’t tell anyone about, because you can’t really articulate it yourself. Turns out, that exact feeling is at the heart of this book.

There’s been all this buzz around AI and machine learning and what not so I’m not gonna lie I haven’t been that much a stranger to the concept. However, initially it really was just that. A buzz I only heard and knew nothing about. Or so I thought.

I read Range by David Epstein last year but waited to write about it. Some books hit you instantly, while others subtly reshape how you think over time. Range was the latter, it completely changed how I see success, learning, and progress.

In the second edition of BookTalk with Saumya, I review "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," a mirror into the trials and tribulations of what it means to exist in the Western part of the South Asian diaspora.

So, I had no idea what “Internet of Things” (IoT) was before joining HEINEKEN nor did I ever think a beer company would be the first to teach me about it. That is precisely what is so cool about the entire concept. By connecting everyday devices to the internet, IoT unlocks a treasure trove of possibilities for ALL kinds of businesses to elevate their customer satisfaction, and in turn unlock growth! 

Join me as I start off my new series reviving an old spark! Kick off with "Ways of Seeing," an homage to critical thinking and its artistic origins.

At the end of a short Agile course by JPMC, I am left with new insights and ideas. Who said only software developers can do it the Agile Way?

From unexpected beginnings and extraordinary discoveries, my immersion in CSA has been a transformative journey. This past year- it became a gateway to understanding, growth, and meaningful connections.

I recently took up a networking and personal branding masterclass offered by Lifeversity. Read more about the misconceptions I had and how they've since changed my perspective and plans of action.