Entrepreneurship

"Suitcases that cost more than the holiday," joked the officer. I laughed. It was a Saturday. On the Swiss end of the scenic bridge over the Rhine in Kaiserstuhl, four customs officers had stopped me, well informed about Swiss shopping habits. I had paid my dues, about 25 francs on an app, and proudly popped it open as they approached. A startup partner told me recently, after 25 years in a large IT company: "Only 20% of the IT workers actually contribute to client output. Th

Through three scenes — a couchsurfing experience, a young candidate planting saplings, and a friend's question over coffee, I explore why I chooses partnership over going it alone. Not for efficiency. Not for scale. But for the emotional joy of building with others, the relief of not carrying everything alone, and the deeper purpose of creating collective prosperity. An open invitation to bootstrapped entrepreneurs in Switzerland and India who believe there is more to busines

Exploring freedom after leaving corporate life, I dive into technology, creativity, and autonomy—from DNS entries to green cake rituals. Between coding, family, and reflection, I rediscover time as the truest capital. Vidai, my seed of purpose, grows through patience and organic action—proof that self-skilling and mindful entrepreneurship can coexist with gratitude, curiosity, and renewal.

I parked my e‑bike just a few inches in front of the stairs leading to the door, right in the middle, with a marked authority — the kind you learn from watching the S‑Class wait in the same spot after board meetings. I walked up the few short stairs with my head held high, with the ease lent by seventeen years of belonging. Inside, I smiled, handed back my badge, and said, “Danke für alles! Ich konnte Sophal heute nicht sehen. Sag bitte Bescheid, dass ich ihr bald schreibe.”

After nearly three hours of driving from Kochi through lush, biodiverse Kerala—past swaying palms and the occasional tea-and-chips stall—the concrete sprawl of Coimbatore comes as a jolt. The greenery gives way to flyovers and factory facades. Yet just as the first impression threatens to harden, the early-morning walkers—already filling the streets with quiet purpose—soften it. They move with an ant mindset: industrious, disciplined, and collective. It’s a fitting welcome to

For most of my life, I did exactly what I was supposed to do. I studied hard. I went abroad. I collected the right credentials. Like many Indians of my generation, education wasn’t about discovery—it was about arriving at a secure, respectable job. That was success. That was safety. And it worked. Indians abroad grew from about 20 million in 2000 to roughly 35 million by 2025. In my INSEAD MBA class, around 20% were Indian, far more than any other nationality. We weren’t shor