Archive - Kartik’s Newsletter

How Too Much Stoicism Can Ruin You

Too much Stoicism can drain your drive, blind you to smarter paths, and make numbness feel like wisdom.

Jun 20 •

Harry Potter and the Bread He Didn’t Eat

When people remember Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it’s often for the ending which ends with the fall of Voldemort, for Neville’s arc, the chaos…

Jun 7 •

January 2025

Rearchitecting Uber's Payment System

How Uber rearchitected it's payment systems for audibility and IPO readiness

Jan 14 •

August 2024

Boromir's perspective

Understanding Boromir's motivations

Aug 28, 2024 •

Observations on AI

A few notes from using AI occasionally

Aug 18, 2024 •

June 2024

Notes from Silicon Valley’s Best Kept Secret: Founder Liquidity

Extracts and notes from https://www.stefantheard.com/silicon-valleys-best-kept-secret-founder-liquidity/

Jun 12, 2024 •

April 2024

On Hopin and Secondary Stock Sales

Rules for thee but not for me.

Apr 14, 2024 •

Game theory is interesting

On how much information to reveal while playing a game if you read every move

Apr 12, 2024 •

February 2024

Watching Air and how Nike signed Michael Jordan

Some General observations on the movie Air

Feb 29, 2024 •

December 2023

Cypher was supposed to be the one before Neo

Fake Steaks over real gruel

Dec 16, 2023 •

November 2023

Theoden has the best dialogue in Lord of the rings

Theoden hems and haws, but few can turn a phrase like Theoden King.

Nov 28, 2023 •

May 2023

The wilderness years

First there is the rise and then there is the fall.

May 13, 2023 •

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