I’ve been executing experiments as an entrepreneur and marketing consultant for the past 12 years. Alongside, I’ve been on the journey to financial independence, planning both my personal finances and investments as well as my online business setup in a way that allows me to achieve freedom of time, money, and location. I saw many people in the F.I.R.E movement (Financial Independence Retire Early) stressing about working too hard and saving way too much money early on to retire and enjoy life eventually. I disagree with this. I decided to make money income instead of saving more on expenses ..read more

I’ve been a freedom-loving nomad. And I still love my freedom. But what does it even mean to be free? I define three types of freedom: Freedom of location Freedom of money Freedom of time Freedom means you have a choice. Location: you choose wherever you want to be Money: you choose to work because you want to work, not for money Time: you choose how you want to spend your time And making a choice is how you exercise your freedom. I achieved full freedom of location by the age of 28 and freedom of money to a large extent by 32. I have only partial freedom of time, and now I’m 33. One thing ..read more

I live my life based on a handful of principles. They help me make decisions and provide a lens to view life. The three life rules When I say handful, there are only 3: Do Less but better Build Habits over willpower Align energy to priority 1. Less but better Focus on quality rather than quantity. I perform better when I have only one focus task at a time I take up fewer clients and pick my team members carefully I prefer low-volume and high ticket size Remember: 20% of what we do gets us 80% of the results 2. Habits over willpower I rely on habits, as they are like an automation tool for ..read more

As promised, I’m sharing the latest addition to my midcap portfolio: The Kotak Emerging Equity fund. I’m going to share my midcap investing strategy and why I have 2 mutual funds in this category. Why I added a second fund While you might have heard of the advice of keeping 1 mutual fund per category, and it was something I followed for a few years until: My portfolio grew in size Some Franklin mutual fund schemes got shut down (even though I wasn’t invested in them) Axis mutual fund front running case (and I was invested in it) I learned more about mutual fund overlap Basically, I learned m ..read more

As a digital nomad, I’m always on the lookout for the next destination that meets my ideal day environment (IDE) criteria. My IDEs are the environments in which I can make the best of every day, and Vung Tau, Vietnam fits the bill perfectly. 10 reasons why I chose Vung Tau as my digital nomad destination Excellent Wifi Speeds for Digital Work One of the essential requirements for any digital nomad is a good internet connection. Vung Tau offers excellent wifi speeds, making it easy to work remotely from anywhere in the city. I work as a growth marketing consultant and run a marketing agency f ..read more

In this post, I will summarise design thinking by sharing the 7 key takeaways on Design Thinking. I learnt these from Soham Mondal, the design thinking mentor at Google for Startups. 1. Design thinking is a mindset to find practical solutions using a user-centred approach. Focus on the keywords mindset, practical solutions, and user-centred as these define design thinking further as explained in the points below. 2. You can use design thinking not just to define the product but also to solve problems you’re stuck with, as well as to inject speed into the process. So design thinking can be used ..read more

You heard that right. Company registration in Singapore is unimaginably simple and can be done completely remotely within 3-4 working days. If you are exploring your options to expand your business or simply register your company in Singapore for its tax-friendly and crypto-friendly policies, this guide is for you. This is an outline of my experience registering my company in Singapore and I hope it helps you in the same process too. Here are the key steps: 1. Understand why you want to register in Singapore Consider Your home country first: The first and the obvious choice for any business w ..read more

It is said that the right approach to investing and designing your equity portfolio begins by “knowing yourself”. And it’s not just about knowing your current financial status and your investing goals, but also about your ‘philosophy of investing’. What approach to investing suits you the best comes down to the following factors. Decide Your Investing Approach Your age: Time is the most important factor in compounding and compounding is the most important factor in investing Your risk profile: Knowing how aggressive you are in talking about risks depends on your financial responsibilities and ..read more

While consumption of substances is an easy tool to the high, it’s most often short-lived and comes with its side effects. I’ve been focusing on creating healthy habits that lead to a natural “high” state. This high is the real sh*t… It comes with a short-term high + long-term benefits for life. Here are some of the daily healthy habits that lead to the high state, that you can include in your schedule: Exercise (in any form you like) Yoga (Every day) Calisthenics (Every alternate day) Cardio (Every day) Strength Training (Every alternate day) Swimming (I swim in the sea at least 3 times a wee ..read more

Being a digital nomad is a lifestyle and this lifestyle is best driven by the right mindset, skillsets, and toolset. Talking of toolsets, here are some tools that can serve your needs in different ways – including Travel, Social, Financial needs. Check out the full list below. Offsyte Offsyte – Stay connected with your remote teams! Offsyte hand-selects the most highly-rated Virtual Team Outings so you can easily find and book your remote team building event. Offsyte handles the logistics and payment, while you focus on the fun part. Tour Tour – Tour lets you discover places to go, keep track ..read more