Karthi Subbaraman

Happy Pongal/Sankranti 🎉 It is an auspicious day in our Tamil/Telugu calendar. We are kickstarting our revived Maker's Guild today. In Tamil Nadu, Pongal release is special 🤪. All superstars release their movies this day usually and they tend to be super hits 😉 I also wanted to release

Why Maker’s Guild - is a common question that hits my DM very often.  For folks who are new, as the name indicates it is a guild for makers like you and me, rooted in action that helps you get better and belong. If there was a tagline then

"What is my purpose" is a pivotal question of adult life. Like many of us, I also searched purpose in ways you can't imagine. After many years of seeking/searching/experimenting I finally found out the answer. Here is my simple definition of purpose: "To

First impressions last forever. My first day at Salesforce was fabulous. Warm welcome IRL and virtual filled my heart with gratitude. Thank you everyone for making it very special 🫶  As a designer I do judge a book by its cover unapologetically. Any product or service or org, I am quick

Wow! In 24 hours a lot happened in our community.  The minute I shared my intent of taking a step back yesterday, 20+ folks pinged me and asked what could we do to keep up the Maker's club in its pure and pristine form without taking much of

Sometimes a step back is the fastest way to move forward. In the new year, I want to take a step back with community building in its current form (bring people together and wait for magic to happen) and learn from all the signals/noises of the past 6 years

A simple math equation that changed my perspective about compounding forever is here. 1% bigger than 1 is 1.01. 1% smaller than 1 is 0.99. The difference is just 1% this side or that side. That is very obvious. What is not so obvious is the significant change

New year, new possibilities 🔥 Ahead of us lie 365 days of opportunity, and it's our responsibility to utilize them effectively. Deciding what to do, how to do it, and how much to do can be overwhelming. For years, I was paralyzed when it came to setting New Year&

100+ hours of meditation in the past 10 days in a vipassana retreat has been a unique and a rewarding experience. I must say 10 days was short. It should have been atleast 100 days given the impurities dump in our minds and the lifestyle hazard we go through. But

2024 is just around the corner, bringing with it another 365 days of opportunities to learn and grow. Every year, I dedicate two months (December and January) just for me and I deprioritise everything else in this time. I commit December for looking backward and January for looking forward. It