Remember. Too much FOMO and you’ll be NO MO

Software Engineer

Generalist

This is my personal observation when I think about how stuff works these days. What are your thoughts?

We are in the age of FOMO

We are in the age of FOMO- Grapevine

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I don't understand why this happens the one who joined recently don't have any experience who is junir associate who gets paid more and more and when the senior asks for an hike which is always being judged by the managers who never wanna give hike and show partiality and gender bias and politics like same caste people will be getting hike.
when the person who supposed to give hike is never responding to you giving you filthy reason forr a decent hike. What's the point of working there?? 
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Do anyone relate to this situation?

Why experience people not given hike and freshers are hired as thrice as the exp. salary?

Software Test - QA

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When I joined my current organisation (4 years back) I held most of the responsibilities, had dependencies, was assigned a lot of strategic and interesting tasks, and very minimal operational tasks.
As the team started growing, after around 2 years, the dependencies started distributing. At some point of time certain top strategic projects were taken out of my bucket because i was operationally involved. 
Soon it became a trend, now i am at a stage where visiblity in front of the leaders is almost nothing. Most of interesting projects are assigned to other teammates. 
When communicated with my manager and head of department, they just asked me to do any project i like while keeping me neck high in operational tasks.

I am taking too much pressure for this because I know i can do more and have very less growth opportunities like this. 

Really not sure whether i shall blame myself or someone else for this for this. 
My friends generally suggest me that switch would be the right solution for this situation .

If any one of you has been through this, were you change your trajectory back or switched to another organisation?

Facing major FOMO at work

Analytics Manager

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Job posting: Budget 20L to 2.5CR 
Translation: Isko laga daala to life jhingi lala...

Also goes on to say (on behalf of the Hiring Manager & Recruiter duo)..
1/ I am here to buy a car but am super okay with you selling me crocs
2/ I want to go on a world tour but don't mind getting stuck at Silk Board
3/ I am okay to hire an intern but don't mind hiring a CXO
4/ We just had our brains removed. We are still adjusting to this body

Also I am thinking 
- you could have as well started at 2 Rs and gone to 2500 Crore
- I so so so... want to see the interview process 
- Who are these 78 folks who applied.. 
- Onboarding kit possibilities range from Vim Bar to Gold Bar
- and ... Delhi mein hiring kuch alag hota hai kya??

Marinating in so much FOMO right now.. 🤦‍♂️

Human Resource

I've turned 27, roughly 3yoe earning 50k which is low but I'm upskilling. Currently due to layoffs, AI news and just a very unhealthy state of IT things are getting very depressing and I personally feel like I've already lost or missed in life. 
People are planning to get married around me everything is so sudden. 

People of grapevine, what advice would you want to give people like me who feel lost. 
Any general advice such as financial planning, lifestyle changes or just tech advice any advice which has helped you to live peacefully and comfortably would be greatly appreciated.

FOMO in tech

Advice : Please stop with the tutorial and enrolling in courses after course. Doesn't take you anywhere. Been there and done that.  
  
 You will end up with stupid clones which does seem like a value add in your resume. It's just there in everyone's resume.  
  
 Build one project, one solid project, maybe something to do with MFE. Not CRA react app but something with webpack if you prefer. Maybe a ecom app with seperate mfe for order and billing. Show the interaction between them, post on Twitter while you build. Share insights and maybe you will end up being in a recruiter's eye.

Frontend Engineer

Instagram drives fomo have created epidemic of status driven consumption like ₹2500 for a one hour class of pottery, strawberry picking for Rs. 2000.

What happened to free activities like playing morning cricket or enjoying IPL finale with your best friends / family . 

Bangalore economy is running on fomo

Bangalore economy is running on fomo

Finally someone said it 🙏  
 Why is Staying at home looked down upon

Consultant

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So I’ve been with my firm for almost 8 years now and honestly it’s become more of a second home for me. I honestly want more exposure and experience different office culture but it’s difficult to leave a job that I got through when I was in college. Am I the only one feeling this way? Any suggestions/recommendations appreciated!

How to Quit your first job?

Operation Manager

genz

And at work 
  
 + the endless chase for the mirage that is wlb 
 + if anything isn't per their expectation, its toxic

Sales Manager

I am an average software developer in India from Tier 2 city with average income. Every day I watch a new piece of interesting tech being launched with half of my salary price tag. Today I was watching these Brilliant AI glasses and wanted to see if I can even afford that or not.
I don't know what kind of rant I am writing but I am really frustrated of watching things being launched that I cannot purchase. Hell I cannot even purchase a Chat GPT subscription although I earn around 60-70k (I come from a really poor family so 60-70% of my income goes to loans etc)

FOMO with the latest technologies.

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Hey everyone. 

Thought I could do an AMA. A bit about me - have 4 years of work experience and graduated from a non engineering college. Was at a startup before (from Series B to Series D) before becoming a VC

Personally look at consumer and B2B investments here 

Happy to answer any questions around life as a junior VC, startup ecosystem, career growth etc.

AMA: I work at a large VC Fund focusing on early stage investments

This is the biggest problem with VC ecosystem 4 yoe kids taking calls on experienced, hardworking founders. Dude first learn the game then invest , judge people playing the game. VCs know nothing about how to run startups. Unless they have been entrepreneurs themselves. IMO It's a colossal waste of talent to become a VC for young PPL.

Investment Associate

Hi folks, 

I'm Kashish, the CEO of EquityList and Founder of Cloud Capital which I run as a solo GP.
A little bit about what we do: 

EquityList is a full-stack equity management platform by AngelList India. Companies across India, US and Singapore use EquityList to manage their cap table, stock options (ESOP/SAR), shareholders, and related compliances. Managing equity for 10k+ stakeholders, 250+ companies and ~$1B in stock options.

Cloud Capital has deployed $8M+ in 55+ startups such as Airmeet, Rupifi, Orange Health, DevRev, ZET (OneCode) and others. I've also angel invested in startups such as OSlash, Atlys, Chronicle, Even Healthcare and others.

Excited to do this AMA, and look forward to answering any of your questions about ESOPs, cap table management, investing, entrepreneurship, and more!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kashisharma

Live AMA: Hey everyone, I'm Kashish, CEO of EquityList. Ask me anything!

I'm working as a software Engineer at a startup with almost 2 YOE. Looking at most of my friends going to usa for masters right after college i felt like I'm making a mistake by not doing the same after listening software engineers earning 100K us dollars there. I thought I'll give myself two years get some work experience and then think about it but honestly I'm still confused if i should switch(which is not proving to be so simple in the current job market) or should I go for masters (again confused here in choosing between usa or Germany or Australia). Will taking almost 40 Lakhs of loan money and doing it be worth it ? Seriously damn confused about what next step to take. When I spoke with the CTO here, he advised it's not worth and you can be earning almost similar money here soon. I'd say FOMO is also a big thing here. As i tell myself let's take the risk, 2 years of study will be done soon and then work for 3-4 years , make big money , repay the loan and get back to India. I'd be having the international exposure, experiencing some above average lifestyle than India , so confused man 

Any grapeviners who might have seen people around them taking this step please suggest me what to do, any advice is greatly appreciated 🙏

Really confused about masters vs switch

Software Developer

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Saw this question on a really old AskReddit thread, and it made for a very interesting read. 
Learnt that Lancome is exact the same products at Loreal but 20% more expensive.

But most of the things were US related. Got me curious what the Indian version would look like.

Looking to learn some industry secrets, TILs, and more :)

What secret from a former job can you reveal now that you no longer work there?

Energy domain - my previous company was selling their Software in the name of AI but all they were doing in the background was manual calculation and Power BI methodologies.  
 Scam 😆

Corporate Strategist

I left my company 2 months back because I felt I hit a ceiling/reached saturation when it came to learning and the product + I wasnt fine with the biz model changes and other decisions. Hence decided to make a switch.

The people (close knit APAC team), lifestyle (events, work travel, hotel stays), them inaugurating a new swanky office today, an annual event coming up which Ive always looked forward to being part of

⬆️All this has started giving me a FOMO and I sometime start questioninng myself whether I made a right move.

I shifted to another fast growing company, good pay, great product. I am still going through my trainings/enablement. The real work hasn’t even started yet so dont see why I am questioning myself.

Not sure why am I getting this FOMO. Can you help? how do I get out of this fomo?

Left my prev company 2 months back but still have FOMO

Customer Success

Whenever I scroll grapevine
It makes me feel FOMO
As most of the people are with very high earning level 

I know things come with time and experience still in this fast paced world our expectations are quite too high

FOMO on Grapevine

Program Manager

I’m a SDE with 2 yoe. I work at a top place in India and am quite well satisfied with my work (compensation & learning wise both). I see a lot of my friends now starting to move abroad for their MS. I know the drill in general, that MS in CS is just a 1 crore rupee entry ticket people pay to get access to the US job market (of course there is learning involved, but MS in CS isnt really a research course). I can see that most people who do this do it because they’re unable to find a top job here or are dissatisfied. 

At times I feel, will I miss out if I don’t abroad at the right time? Then sometimes when logic prevails, I realise I gain very little by going abroad (maybe a lifestyle increase due to being in a first world). 

My question to you all : Would you be willing to move abroad even if you got/have a top job here in India?

Is FOMO on moving abroad valid?

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1. Install 
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Been spending way too much time on Grapevine lately - absolutely loving it @Micheal_Scott!

Posted the Prosus report takeaways yday - lots of you DMed asking questions. Then I saw NewsAnchor break down the entire Prosus Annual Report - great stuff.

I was an Associate at one of the largest VC funds in India, so I enjoy going through new reports and summarising them - found my notes from Bain's India Venture Capital Report 2024. Thought of sharing the unedited summary that I shared with the Partners at the fund, have a bunch of these - can share more if of value to any of you here (ofc removing the confidential parts)

Notes:
1/ India's maintaining its gravitational pull despite the global funding crunch. Sure, overall funding nosedived 63% to $9.6B, but we're still the #2 destination in Asia-Pacific. Might not necessarily be a crash, it's a necessary course correction.
2/ Early-stage investing is showing remarkable resilience. Seed deals now comprise 70% of all deals, up from 60%, with average check sizes holding steady at $1.4M. Smart money is quietly positioning itself for the next wave of innovation.
3/ The tech-only playbook is being rewritten. While consumer tech, fintech, and SaaS still command 60% of funding, traditional sectors like BFSI are gaining ground, with average deal sizes jumping from $8M to $15M. We're witnessing the birth of tech-enabled, not just tech-centric, growth stories.
4/ The unicorn factory has hit pause, with only 2 new billion-dollar valuations vs. 23 in 2022. Mega-rounds ($100M+) plummeted from 48 to 15. This isn't a drought; it's a return to fundamentals. The era of grow-now-profit-later is firmly behind us.
5/ Generative AI isn't just hype; it's reshaping the landscape. Funding exploded from $15M to $250M, with 80% flowing to existing companies integrating AI. India's quickly becoming a laboratory for practical AI applications, not just speculative moonshots.
6/ Electric mobility is rewiring itself. While overall funding dipped slightly to $600M+, charging infrastructure investment surged 50%. The real opportunity isn't just in vehicles; it's in building out the entire EV ecosystem.
7/ Exits are defying gravity, leaping 1.7x to $6.6B. Public market sales led the charge at 55%, even as IPOs cooled. LPs are getting liquidity, and the secondary market is proving surprisingly robust. There's still appetite for quality assets.
8/ PE is no longer just watching from the sidelines. These players doubled their share to 25% of investments, going toe-to-toe with traditional VCs. The lines between growth equity and venture capital are blurring, and it's changing the game for late-stage rounds.
9/ We're watching natural selection in real-time. Yes, 35,000+ startups shuttered and 20,000+ layoffs hit the headlines. But companies like Groww and Indifi turned profitable. This isn't a bubble bursting; it's an ecosystem strengthening its foundations.
10/ Domestic VCs are coming of age. While overall fund-raising halved to $4B, homegrown VCs led 90%+ of raises. They're not just following; they're specializing, with thematic funds like Omnivore's $150M agritech vehicle. The ecosystem is bootstrapping its own future.
11/ Regulation isn't just tightening; it's evolving. Angel Tax expanded and lending norms got stricter, but we're also seeing innovative policies like UPI for foreign travelers. India's crafting a uniquely balanced approach to fostering innovation while maintaining stability.

Topics we can discuss during our standup:
1/ Can India produce global tech giants if it's primarily adopting rather than pioneering in areas like AI? How do we enable this?
2/ How will the shift towards profitability impact India's ability to foster truly disruptive innovations? Implications for us, how should we be evaluating deals differently?
3/ With domestic VCs leading the charge, how will this change India's startup narrative on the global stage?
4/ Is this maturation setting the stage for more resilient, globally competitive Indian startups, or are we risking our innovation edge? How do we look at thesis driven investing v/s fomo investing?

Link to Bain's report - https://www.bain.com/insights/india-venture-capital-report-2024/

P.S. Do note that this is 6+ months old - data points mostly look diff now but sharing it anyways. Will post more as and when I get time :)

My notes on Bain's 2024 VC report as a VC Associate

Investor

I'm a mobile app developer with 6+ years of experience. I don't have much interest in data analysis/engineering/management related fields, neither do creating ML models excite me. 

But with everything being integrated with AI/ML these days... I feel a FOMO - should I switch fields in order to remain relevant?

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