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Bootrapped: The Growth-Stage Revolution

Welcome to “Bootrapped: The Growth-Stage Revolution”

Escaping the Cycle: Profitability, Product Leadership, and the Power of Anthropology

2 min readMay 22, 2023

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Welcome to “Bootrapped: The Growth-Stage Revolution”

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Ujwal Arkalgud

Is ‘meaning’ the missing piece of the empathy puzzle?

Books about empathy seem boundless, with each one attempting to teach the reader how to become more empathetic. In 2020 alone, I counted…

4 min readFeb 8, 2022

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Is ‘meaning’ the missing piece of the empathy puzzle?

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Ujwal Arkalgud

Why meaning matters.

In April this year, as the people of India were trying to come to terms with an overwhelming spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths, Washington…

4 min readJul 13, 2021

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Why meaning matters.

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The anatomy of a trend

Contrary to popular perception, a trend isn’t something that’s getting a lot of mentions at a point in time.

4 min readFeb 4, 2021

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The anatomy of a trend

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Ujwal Arkalgud

Don’t blame the pollsters

Here we go again. Yet another “failure of polls” situation. History truly does repeat itself. Sometimes, incessantly.

2 min readNov 26, 2020

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Don’t blame the pollsters

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Ujwal Arkalgud

A permanent identity crisis?

The philosopher and social scientist Max Weber made a stark judgment of American culture almost a hundred years ago. He noted that unlike…

3 min readNov 6, 2020

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A permanent identity crisis?

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Is fake news really that fake?

Election season is upon us and the issue of “fake news” is all the rage once again. But is “fake news” really that “fake”?

4 min readSep 17, 2020

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Is fake news really that fake?

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Ujwal Arkalgud

Why it’s important to study meaning rather than people.

It’s time to ditch that target consumer “persona”.

4 min readAug 13, 2020

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Why it’s important to study meaning rather than people.

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Ujwal Arkalgud

Dear Researchers: If you want to make a difference, stop betting on cultural homogenization

If you want your clients or the company you work for to truly embrace diversity, then you need to think about re-examining commonly used…

3 min readJun 16, 2020

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Dear Researchers: If you want to make a difference, stop betting on cultural homogenization

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Ujwal Arkalgud

The role of Cultural Anthropology in Innovation

Cultural Anthropology simply put enables the study of culture (meanings, habits, rituals shared among a group of people). Techniques like…

3 min readJun 13, 2020

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The role of Cultural Anthropology in Innovation

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Ujwal Arkalgud

Ujwal Arkalgud

Entrepreneur, Cultural Anthropologist, Investor. I know what it's like to bootstrap a company and lead it to a successful exit.

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