This article is relevant for current Uber India employees who have received Uber shares through ESPP or RSUs. When can you sell your Uber shares? As long as you are employed with Uber you can sell your Uber shares (RSUs and ESPP) only outside of the blackout period. Shareworks (the broker that Uber uses) shows … Read more
For the past 2 years, I have been doing a short analysis of my reading activity at the end of the year. I do that with the help of a spreadsheet that I have created to track my reading activity, and I have been recording the data since mid-2018. Along with this, I also share … Read more
It has been 6 years since I left my job at Facebook, but I still get requests from friends and acquaintances to help take down their fake profiles from Facebook or restore access to their account that got hacked. Almost all these cases could have been prevented by following a few basic tips. How to … Read more
My wife and I tested positive for Covid a few days back, despite using masks and hand sanitizer every time we stepped out. We quarantined at home and are feeling much better now. Penning down some observations from this phase in case it helps someone. Start the medication asap It is important that you start … Read more
As some of you know, I maintain a Google sheet to keep a track of the books I read, and at the end of the year, I analyze the data collected over the year. 2020 was no different in that aspect. But what was new though in 2020 was the concept of ‘comfort books’ that … Read more
Data analysis and Reading are two of my key interest areas. I used to keep a track of the books that I read on Goodreads and would check the stats page every time I finished a book just to see the graph change. But, I was not very pleased with the limited data points that … Read more
In my last post on steps I have taken to be productive when working from home, I mentioned a pen-&-paper-based system that I have been using for the past many months to manage my work. In this post, I will walk you through that, with the hope that it will make your work life a … Read more
The world is witnessing an unprecedented situation due to Covid-19. Many businesses have closed temporarily, while those that can, have enforced work from home for all their employees. Now working from home is not an alien concept, especially to those working in the IT sector. But working from home for such a long duration is … Read more
One of my personal goals in 2019 was to spend more time in the company of books. Though I could not reach the number I had in mind, but given how eventful this year was, with switching jobs and moving cities, I’m going to cut myself some slack. I have created a template in Google … Read more
Recently I have seen a lot of green-colored bicycles outside metro stations in Gurgaon. Being curious, I could not stop myself from taking a closer look at one such bicycle parked just outside the exit gate of my office premises. These bicycles belong to a startup Mobycy, which provides a dockless bicycle sharing service, letting … Read more