Author: Funkstop
Date: October 10, 2020
Intimations by Zadie Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Without a doubt, the best book I have read this year. There are already a great number of reviews about this collection of short stories out there, so I wont’ talk too much about the stories themselves, but rather will just advocate to read it. … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 27, 2018
There is a period of time, after the departure of a family member, whether it is temporary or permanent, where you feel an emptiness. So many different emotions: regret of not spending more time, the quietness of not hearing their voices and laughter, the loss of not having someone to just talk to about little … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: January 11, 2018
I’ve been traveling to Seattle often lately to work with one of my Engineering teams. I was warned about the rain and how it would be depressing, but I was sure it wouldn’t be. ‘I lived in London for 5 years, and everyone warned me about the same thing’, I said. ‘The rain never bothered … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: May 19, 2015
Well we’ve been back from our 8-month long sabbatical for a bit more than a month now and a considerable amount of time after returning has been spent reminiscing. A number of people have asked about lessons we learned, what we would do again, or what we would do differently. After reflecting for some time, I … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: November 7, 2014
Well here’s our 4 6 month plan… 1 3 months down, only 3 months left to go. We are still trying to figure out India (Kerala? Bhuj? Where else??), Tunisia, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Laos… We are stopping in each, but no plans yet!! Tips and Tricks welcome!
Author: Funkstop
Date: April 9, 2014
Some Random castle along our drive on the West coast of Ireland The Cliffs of Moher
Author: Funkstop
Date: April 1, 2014
Today, I am happy to announce my next chapter — SnapMake. After of hours of Post Its, MVPs, pivots, scrum of scrums, and ‘feeling the customer’, we have secured our Series A round of funding from Gaelsofo Capital. We are excited about this opportunity to open offices in downtown San Francisco, recruit the most talented … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: March 5, 2014
Following are my notes from MWC 2014 Overall, it was pretty underwhelming as a conference. There were a few interesting standouts, but in general it was more of the same — fortunately, we were part of one of the most exciting events, Samsung’s Unpacked Event for the S5 – which technically was not part of … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: May 11, 2013
So this dish follow on from the previous one on Cabbage Rolls I actually did these on the same day — I was trying to figure out what to do with the leftover water? After boiling the cabbage, it was such a great color, I figured there had to be a way to use … Read More
Author: Funkstop
Date: March 25, 2013