Hi Grapevine, I'm [Sajith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajithpai/), Partner at [Blume Ventures](https://blume.vc/), where I oversee consumer and India B2B investments. I am a long-time media executive turned VC. After a two-decade-long stint in Media & Entertainment, much of it in The Times of India Group, across Strategy & Corp Dev roles, I moved to Blume Ventures in 2018. Outside of work, I like to read, think about, and write on tech, business, culture, and their intersections. I'd love to chat with you folks about my journey from media to VC, my thoughts on startups & venture investing, PMF, amongst other things. Ask me anything. I'll be back at 7 PM to begin answering! :)

Hey folks, I know you've probably been wondering about this one: I'm super excited to share pops with all of you. Our new product that is focused on short messages that disappear within 48 hours. Please update your app to see what's popping! Why did we make this? 1. Grapevine 'posts' are great for detailed discussions, but we also wanted to create a product where its super easy to share something that's on your mind in real time 2. We believe newer content types will help capture more of the actual 'grapevine' which happens offline every day amongst people 3. We wanted to create a product where time-to-post was less than 10 seconds Hope you get a chance to check this out. It's now available on the top of the home page of the app

Hey I am a Visual identity designer, with around 3 years of experience working in branding studios, I'm thinking of moving to cities like Mumbai, Delhi, or Bangalore because they have branding agencies I want to work with What would be a good salary if you move to a new city, so that you it's actually sustainable..

I’m a 23M, I’ve a monthly inhand of 1.10L I put 70K in SIP and 15K in FD. The rest 25K goes to other things food, rent, gym etc. I’ve built a corpus of 5L. I want to buy jordans costing around 9k but I start feeling guilty as soon as I put those in cart and ends up talking myself out of it. Always thinking that this money can go to my corpus. How do you guys purchase stuff like iPhone, iPad, Jordans etc without feeling guilty or without thinking about your savings corpus?

Kyle spent much of the first year of the research portion of his physics PhD (July 2018 - April 2019) just getting the first version of this code to run properly regarding simulation of measuring black hole masses by modeling astronomical data. However, o1 created a running version in just 1 hour.

I’m in an exciting (but tough!) spot – I’ve got offers from Microsoft, Hike, and Atlassian. 😅 I've done my research, but I’m still torn. So I’m turning to you, my amazing network, for advice! 🙏 Help me make the right call, friends! 🗳️✨

I've always believed in karma, but lately, I’ve started to doubt it. Why do fraudsters get to laugh, while people like us—who don't believe in hurting anyone—end up dealing with their mess? Why do those who act horribly seem to escape the consequences they deserve? Is the world really built on such flawed logic, or is there someone up there keeping things in balance? Honestly, I don't think there's anyone in the sky making things fair. I could choose to be like them, but my conscience won’t allow it—and that doesn’t make me weak.

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Desi CEOs pushing teams to work on weekends and call it as a Hackathon🥲

True. So keep trying no matter what. You'll see the result one day. Have a good day! :)

I'm 21 and just graduated and I'm working as an AI developer in my company. I feel like my life has become monotonous and I am not learning a lot. My company does not provide me with a lot of active projects and I feel like I'm just passing time there which kills the drive to learn. I've always been eager to learn more and work more and do more things to grow my skill set in any domain possible but I feel stuck due to a 45 hour workweek and Gurgaon being a money pit makes me spend my whole salary only on rent, food electricity, gym and travelling. How do I break this barrier to achieve growth and what are some skills that I should learn as a fresher that can help me become better at my job, improve my personal skill set, help me communicate better, etc.

I joined tcs as fresher in dec 2021 with 3.36LPA. i was on bench for 1year later in feb 2023 got a call from a manager for allocation. She told me my role will be shell script developer. I accepted to join the project and later came to know it is a legacy project in which there is no development from 5 years. I have gained little knowledge in my project on linux, apache installation, apache oidc module authentication, weblogic , and sql. By this dec i will be having 3years of experience and i couldn't justify myself what i have done. I cleared wings 1 digital exam in this may cycle and currently ctc is 8LPA ( incentives depends on appraisal band ). I am interested in front end so i learnt mysql and html/css and currently learning ReactJS. Should i continue learning React and complete some projects like cloning websites. What are the chances for switch with the react knowledge for a 3 years exp. should i continue my learning try switch on React or switch with apache, linux and weblogic knowledge? Please add your thoughts on this...

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Opening a thread to find more companies using Python as their primary language for backend (eg. via django, fast api etc.) and not just for ML/data work alone. Please share type of company, YOE, TC & mention which python tools Company - Series A saas tool, small firm can't get doxxed Tools - Django + postgres primarily YOE - 3.5 TC - 2.2L in-hand post tax.

I like this girl who I've been friends with for over 5 years now. My intention is to have a long term partner, ideally leading to marriage and I want to be clear about this upfront. She meets most of my non-negotiable criteria that I want in a partner, is nice and I think we are decently compatible. She's in my thoughts more than enough for me to know that I really do like her. I was in a relationship with another girl for >4 years, but we broke up about a couple of years ago. I was very sure that I was going to stay with that girl forever and the break up was extremely unexpected. That also created a lasting fear of rejection in me about trying to find long term love, which is why I'm also a bit afraid of approaching the current girl. We also have tons of mutual friends and are decently good friends ourselves, which I don't want to ruin in case things go south after I approach her. I'm ~25 right now and wish to get married before or around the age of 26.5-7. Considering that, this might be my last shot at finding long term love myself. What would you do in such a situation? Any tips for me in what I can do?

Looking for freelance UX / UI designers who have prior experience in designing mobile apps. Reqch out with your prior project designs.

Is it good to switch to IBM from walmart? What job level should I ask them and what is the max package they can offer. 9 YOE as full stack developer #IBM

Sometimes the same brand appliances are of deteriorated quality than the older ones.

Our society always tells you that you must be an engineer and doctor to become successful in your life. I saw most of the people gave up on their passion to become something that they don't like. Haikyuu is a normal sports anime without any superpowers playing volleyball (Anime will explain to you the rules of volleyball). What I like about Haikyuu is that everyone loves volleyball and it's their passion and everyone wants to win no matter what. Haikyuu talks about a bunch of volleyball players following their passion blindly. You can see this when 3rd-year students were asked by the teacher to reconsider playing volleyball since that was their last year of high school and they still played their last volleyball tournament. At the end of the manga, we see some amazing players doing normal jobs (according to our society) but still living a happy life. All of these characters choose their passion and don't care about the consequences. This is visible in the main character whenever volleyball or winning a game comes in he doesn't care about anything else and simply looks for winning. What's your take on haikyuu??

People usually spend 2-3k or more in tier 1 cities for a weekend of going out (including travel). Do you have a checklist in mind of what you absolutely want/don't want when going out? For me, i usually expect good food+hygiene, less noise (unless it's a concert/party), and non diluted drinks (really pisses me off when they dilute cocktails). Do share yours in comments, and if you have a fixed/flexible budget of sorts for going out.

For me I know French and German.(Just kinda beginner in German).

On clicking the comment, it collapses. I found it interesting. Would love to know from the team on the thought process to have this feature. Feature in action - https://photos.app.goo.gl/NsQxraqKoKJNBgNt6

Which is your favourite city in India and why? Collecting inputs to decide where to try and spend the next 10 years of my life. The cost of living will not be the deciding factor, but the quality of life will be! 🙂 (Ps. focusing on tier 1 cities only) My details: - Female, 30, Single - I like to party one weekend a month - and spend the rest of the weekends sleeping, binge watching OTT, painting and cleaning my home - can learn different languages quickly (at least the basics) - I like peace and serenity as much as I like the city lights and hustle. Need them both 🤓

Here's mine from what I can recall, share yours in similar format if possible in the comments: Device : Cartridge based console with controllers Display : CRT TV Cartridge : 999999-in-1 or 64-in-1 Game : Mario or Circus or Duck Hunt

If anyone recently gave a system design round in LinkedIn, please comment/ DM. Need more clarity on what to expect, much appreciated.

What do u think when our Indian society will think that the being the single can be a okay . Marriage is not compulsory. Leave your thoughts ..

I work at TCS. As Diwali approached, I wanted to take my parents to Ayodhya. It's a special place for us, and I knew it would mean a lot to them. So, I gathered my courage and asked my boss for an extended leave for one more week after the Diwali holidays. My boss's response was unexpectedly harsh. He rudely refused my request without considering its importance. Still, I was determined to make this trip happen for my parents. I decided to prove my dedication through hard work. For the next 2-3 Months, I pushed myself to the limit. I worked every Saturday and Sunday, giving up my weekends entirely. To save time, I shortened my lunch breaks and ate only quick rice meals. I even reduced my water intake during work hours to minimize bathroom breaks. Every day, I arrived at the office early and stayed late into the evening. As an IT Consultant, I knew the importance of timely delivery, so I ensured all my projects were completed on schedule. When I faced challenges, I reached out to the TCS Grapevine community for additional problem-solving support. My efforts didn't go unnoticed. My team and manager began to see the changes in my work ethic. Then, one day, my manager called me into his office. I was nervous, unsure of what to expect. To my surprise, he praised my performance and dedication. In a complete turnaround from his earlier attitude, he not only granted me the leave I had initially requested but also surprised me with an incredible gesture. He and the entire team had come together to gift me flight tickets for my family's trip to Ayodhya. I was overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude. One more reason why MNCs are better than startups!

We all can learn a thing or two from these stories

Vice versa may or may not be true though