Swanand Pagnis

Articles I keep coming back to

Timeless pieces of writing on a variety of topics that have stayed with me for various reasons. I keep coming back to these and read them again and…

Feb 25

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December 2025

My Personal Finance Top 10 🎯

Top 10 Things I Think About When Planning My Financials

Dec 15, 2025

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April 2025

The “37-second rule” in cold emailing

Are you even a savvy marketer if you don’t know the 37-second rule of cold emails? Well, worry not, because *it doesn’t exist*. But ChatGPT can't say…

Apr 26, 2025

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January 2025

How I Read Books 📚

When the material is thorough, it deserves thorough treatment. We discuss a neat system that works for me and will hopefully work for you.

Jan 15, 2025

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November 2024

The Antidote to "I am feeling stuck in my career"

Mental models and planning guidelines to get unstuck on the career path

Nov 6, 2024

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June 2024

When are your ESOPs worth, if ever?

Rapid growth of a startup produces meaningful outcomes for everyone involved. Acquisitions, IPOs, Stock Buy Backs all follow growth and lead to life…

Jun 6, 2024

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April 2024

What are your ESOPs worth, if any?

Make an informed decision on the value of your ESOP grant. How much $$ will they actually come to, if everything works out. I use this explainer every…

Apr 29, 2024

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Teams Without Managers

A team without managers sounds ridiculous, but it's worth looking at how much management is 'real' and how much is just fear of shadows. We explore what…

Apr 11, 2024

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October 2020

Basic Financial Hygiene

How do you know your finances are in order? Are you on the right track? What should you do next? Here is an essential checklist for good financial…

Oct 13, 2020

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Use The French Press, Luke!

If you’re getting started with brewing your own coffee, use the French Press. We will see why in this post. And we will also see a recommended setup…

Oct 12, 2020

July 2020

Notes from 'Blind Spots of the Developer Entrepreneur'

Ben Orenstein's best insights and actionable advice for the Developer Entrepreneur from his 2017 MicroConf talk of the same name. I summarised his…

Jul 11, 2020

June 2020

A Highly Successful Job Post from the Past

Back in 2019, I wrote a job post that I soon became fond of.

Jun 4, 2020