The Learning Curve

Understanding network effects and its use in today's interconnected world. Read on hasmukhkerai.com Read time: 4 mins Hi Reader, Today, we're diving into network effects. I've seen it applied in various professional formats: from franchised language schools and industrial machine distributors to employee wellness programs in large organisations. It's around us more than we know, yet often underestimated. This strategic concept is used extensively in today's highly connected world, whether...

Notar els moments que trobaré a faltar més endavant, mentre encara els estic vivint Temps de lectura: 5 mins Hola Reader, Ens estem perdent els dies d'or d'ara? Tendim a idealitzar el passat i obsessionar-nos pel futur, però ens oblidem d’apreciar el moment en què ens trobem. Un dia, miraré enrere aquesta etapa amb més afecte del que em vull reconèixer ara. Potser aquests són, de veritat, els bons dies d'or. Però estem programats per perseguir el que ve o lamentar el que ja no hi és. I...

Noticing the moments I'll miss later, while I'm still in them Read time: 5 mins Hi Reader, Are we missing the good old days? The strange way we glorify the past and obsess over the future, but miss the chance to appreciate the moment we’re in. One day, I’ll look back on this stage with more fondness than I want to admit right now. These might be the actual good old days. But we’re wired to chase what’s next or mourn what’s gone, rarely stopping long enough to see what’s here, right now. Most...

Dos anys d’aquesta newsletter i per fi he fet clic. Temps de lectura: 8 mins Hola Reader, Durant molt de temps, odiava l’autopromoció. Em semblava presumptuosa. Tant la del típic influencer en un esdeveniment com la dels posts de “mira què bé em va!”. Tot. Però en els darrers sis mesos he hagut d’acceptar una nova realitat:Autopromocionar-se no és una qüestió d’ego. És una habilitat de supervivència. Qui l’evita sol pensar que la seva feina ja “parlarà per si sola”.Però internet és sorollós....

Two years of this newsletter and something finally clicked Read time: 8 mins Hi Reader, For a long time, I hated self-promotion. It felt like bragging. The influencer at an event kind, the everyday “look at me winning” posts. The lot. But over the last 6 months, I've accepted a new reality. Self-promotion isn’t about ego. It’s a survival skill. Those who avoid it often believe their work will “speak for itself.” But things are noisy online, and silence doesn't stand out. The smartest ideas...

Un nou jugador en el joc de plataformes de contingut. Temps de lectura: 4 mins Hola Reader, Últimament he estat pensant en Substack. No para d’aparèixer: en podcasts, entrevistes i a les biografies de creadors i escriptors que admiro. No puc evitar preguntar-me: hauria de ser allà també? Les plataformes van i vénen, però algunes es converteixen en moviments. Substack ho està intentant. I això importa, perquè les eines que fem servir per publicar condicionen com compartim, com creixem una...

A new player in the content platform game. Read time: 4 mins Hi Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking about Substack. It keeps popping up. On podcasts, in interviews, and in the bios of creators and writers I admire. I can't help but think: should I be over there too? Platforms come and go, but some become movements. Substack is trying to be one. That matters, because the tools we choose to publish with shape how we share, how we grow an audience, and what kind of business (or impact) we build....

La major part és falsa ara, però el teu avantatge és ser real. Temps de lectura: 5 mins Hi Reader, Si alguna vegada has passejat pels carrers d’una ciutat tan tard a la nit que ja és ben d’hora al matí, potser t’ha passat pel cap un pensament estrany. En aquell silenci inquietant, pots arribar a sentir, per un instant, que ets l’única persona al món. Les multituds habituals han desaparegut, i l’absència del que hauria de ser-hi és impossible d’ignorar — fins que apareix algú, camí de la...

Most of it’s fake now, but your edge is being real. Read time: 5 mins Hi Reader, If you’ve ever walked a city street so late at night that it’s very early in the morning, you may have had a strange thought. In the eerie stillness, it can feel for a moment as though you’re the only person in the world. The usual crowds are gone, and the absence of what should be there is impossible to ignore, until some other person, off to start their working day, breaks the spell. Phew. The world is still...