Stories and lessons from the journey.
Honest essays on starting over, building companies across India and Germany, parenting abroad, travel and the people who shaped me.
I was kicked out of my first college. It was the best thing that happened to me.
Vijay Pravin Maharajan on dropping out at 18, starting over, and why resilience is built, not born.
Read article →Why I quit a stable job at Siemens with a baby on the way
On leaving corporate life in 2021 to build bitsCrunch, the 10-10-10 rule, and the partner who made it possible.
Read article →What German kindergartens taught me about parenting
An Indian parent in Munich on life skills before textbooks, and unlearning what we were taught about success.
Read article →Airports are the most underrated networking events in the world
After 52 countries, why Vijay keeps his phone in his bag at the gate, and the conversations it has led to.
Read article →Lessons from building bitsCrunch: trust, team and starting over
What Vijay learned building a global, remote Web3 company that raised $12M+, and what he is carrying into HeyUla.
Read article →38 years in the police: what my father taught me about leadership
Vijay on his father's retirement from the Tamil Nadu Police, and why trust is built through consistency.
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