Hi, I'm Sumanth. I've spent ten years wandering through sales, marketing, and now operations.
In school I was an average student — not a topper, didn't stand out much. I liked sports but never took them seriously. What's always stayed with me is curiosity: how things work, and how people think.
Off the clock I read books, scroll Substack more than I should, and take the bike out whenever I can — last time all the way to Ladakh.
↑ hover the highlighted bitsWhere I've been
Learned the fundamentals of corporate work — discipline, navigating hierarchies, attention to detail.
Started to understand its unique challenges and opportunities, and fell in love with it.
Learning operations. Something completely new.
What I'm doing here
Writing down random thoughts and learnings as they come. I'm still figuring out what feels authentic to share, so the direction will change as things evolve.
Recent writing
The gap between starting a newsletter and sticking with one, and what it actually takes to survive past issue eight.
AI has made building fast and free — but nobody's watching. On why distribution, not creation, is the real advantage now.
Parenting takes the same daily attention, adaptability, and investment as founding a startup — except this venture has no exit.