Dharmesh Ba

Founder, Business Hero • Builder by heart 
January 19, 2025

From designing interfaces to designing relationships

Back in 2015, switching from Photoshop to Sketch was revolutionary – like trading a hammer for a power drill. Today I believe that AI will change human-machine interactions. Historically, designers created interfaces based on the assumption that users alone knew their goals, necessitating multiple decision points. This led to the devel...
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January 5, 2025

Joy in observation

Most advice tells you to do more. Participate more. Engage more. Network more. What if we're too caught up in being part of everything? The other day, I watched a teenager pull a wheelie in traffic. Most people would call him reckless – and maybe he is – but I found myself wondering about what drives someone to dance with danger like t...
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January 3, 2025

Recreating success!

Most things don't stick around. Walk into any store, scroll through any playlist or browse any museum - you'll find thousands of creations. But only a handful survive decades, let alone centuries. What fascinates me isn't just the final product, but the countless small decisions that led there. Watch any behind-the-scenes footage of a ...
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May 15, 2024

Don't be a wrapper

Kunal Shah posted a tweet (linking below) yesterday asking about interesting AI products being built in India. The thread had nearly 300 to 400 replies, and after reviewing most of them, I could categorize the majority of the apps as CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) built on top of various mediums such as text, image, video, or voic...
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May 12, 2024

STAR and universe of stubborn hearts ❤️

A few years ago, I watched a movie called Tamasha, a beautiful film by Imtiaz Ali where the protagonist goes on a journey to find himself. He believes that the world is stacked against him living to his full potential. He goes through a journey from doing what is expected out of him to what he truly loves. I remember almost 9 years bac...
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May 9, 2024

Television glues Indian families

In a society where arranged marriages and collective family structures are the norm, the role of television in Indian households is often overlooked. While it may seem like a controversial take, I argue that television is the single most important invention that holds Indian families together. Let me explain. Imagine a typical Indian f...
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