https://www.harlakshsingh.comEntrepreneur from Bombay, India. Building businesses, exploring ideas and writing about what I learn along the way.enSat, 31 Oct 2026 11:57:26 GMT https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/last-across-the-line/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/last-across-the-line/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTI finished a 57km ultramarathon last, fourteen minutes inside the cutoff. At halfway, I was still trying to work out whether finishing was possible. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-three-minute-turn/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-three-minute-turn/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMy friend's industry hadn't become more predictable over dinner. Something still changed in the conversation. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/all-in-on-ai/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/all-in-on-ai/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOne person can now draft what used to need three. The next question is how much of that work survives review. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/be-seen-trying/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/be-seen-trying/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWaiting until the work is ready can make feedback too expensive to use. I'm learning to let someone see it sooner. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-body-budget/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-body-budget/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe same task can feel manageable one day and impossible the next. Calling that laziness left too much unexplained. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/diagnosed-at-35/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/diagnosed-at-35/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAt 35, an ADHD diagnosis changed the explanation I'd given years of unfinished work. I still had to learn what to do next. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/a-second-source-of-truth/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/a-second-source-of-truth/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA shared record becomes useful when everyone knows which decision it has the authority to settle. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-future-that-depends-on-tuesday/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-future-that-depends-on-tuesday/Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA large ambition becomes more practical when you understand which smaller realities it depends on. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-price-of-fresh-data/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-price-of-fresh-data/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA fact can remain in a database long after it has stopped being useful for the decision someone needs to make. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/capture-is-not-commitment/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/capture-is-not-commitment/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSome ideas become more useful when they can be kept without immediately becoming obligations. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-airport-test/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-airport-test/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA goal can matter deeply while keeping a modest job: helping you decide what to do next. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-maintenance-tax/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-maintenance-tax/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe things we keep doing for us also ask us to keep doing things for them. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-familiar-faces-trap/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/the-familiar-faces-trap/Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA place becomes new in a different way when someone shows you how an ordinary life there works. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/getting-found-by-machines/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/getting-found-by-machines/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPeople were asking assistants about our healthcare programs before contacting us. We needed to find out what they were hearing. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/api/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/api/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTWe've been building a Data API internally mainly for our own use. Most of our products are born out of a need to solve our own problem. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/structuring-startup-data/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/structuring-startup-data/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTWe've been building a Startup Database with Deep Signals. Most of our products are born out of a need to solve our own problem. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/prevent-it/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/prevent-it/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTWe're building MorfResearch to help people prevent metabolic diseases through hyper-personalized programs. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/indexing-the-internet/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/indexing-the-internet/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTYou know sometimes, I take on things because in pursuit of them, I learn everything in that domain. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/investing-early/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/investing-early/Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTHow I got started investing in early-stage startups. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/unexpected-error/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/unexpected-error/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTOn vague, generic error messages. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/believe/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/believe/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTHow much of life comes down to what we believe. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/bursting-bubbles/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/bursting-bubbles/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTStaying bright when things don't go to plan. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/but-harlaksh/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/but-harlaksh/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTAm I ready to aim this big, at this stage of life? https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/confront/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/confront/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTFears, insecurities and negative thoughts have to be faced. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/courtesy/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/courtesy/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTOn people who are polite at work but don't follow through. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/honest-attempts/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/honest-attempts/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTThe quiet satisfaction of giving something everything. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/whispers/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/whispers/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTChasing the latest tools while missing the fundamentals. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/inspiring-invisible/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/inspiring-invisible/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTImagine how much you mean to the people who look up to you. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/proxy-life/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/proxy-life/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTYour favourite author's success isn't yours. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/punch/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/punch/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTStarting the day with energy. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/shining/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/shining/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTKeep shining when things go off track. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/sharing/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/sharing/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTA short note on sharing. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/sleepwalking/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/sleepwalking/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTOne life. Live it awake. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/tourist-tax/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/tourist-tax/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTBeing new to something is like visiting a foreign city. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/embrace/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/embrace/Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTAre you showing up for your moment, or retreating into safety? https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/play/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/play/Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTStaying playful amid life's chaos. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/maybe-people/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/maybe-people/Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTThe people who hedge and never fully commit. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/attention/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/attention/Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMTHow attention is marketed and sold. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/producers/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/producers/Sun, 15 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMTThe gap between consumer and producer is mostly perspective and risk. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/urgency/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/urgency/Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMTMost businesses are in the business of urgency. https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/debt/https://www.harlakshsingh.com/blog/debt/Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMTWhat information do we actually rely on to reach conclusions?