Change is the only constant thing...

After spending awesome 15 months at mSauda, I have decided to move on. The destination is not decided yet, but I think I have some idea about where I want to go. 

 It has been a roller-coaster ride and I enjoyed every bit of it. It wasn't easy to make up my mind to move on, but some personal constraints forced this decision. 

 To List two of the most important things that I learnt from this venture:

  • If your basics are clear, you can get into any technology after any amount of time - This was an absolute surprise to myself. I wrote code after almost 3.5 to 4 years when I started with mSauda. But by refreshing the basics, I could get comfortable in a short time span.
  • Once you have learnt something, it is very difficult to forget it - Yes, I logged in to Linux terminal almost after 4 years, but most of the commands started flowing as I typed and I actually wondered - oh *** where did I type this from... But it was very comforting too - I could even do a block copy/delete in vi without looking up the reference :D
Of course there are many other points / lessons, I'll save them for some other time.

 Now the focus is on finding right opportunity to get started on. The search is on....

Comments

Vinod Kulkarni said…
Must be difficult to make the decision! Best of lucks for whatever you do next.

Would love to hear the most recent state of affairs in ecommerce in India.
March 15, 2013 11:03 PM
Mandar Behere said…
Sure Vinod. Let's catch up sometime soon!! :)

Yes, it wasn't easy, considering all the fun and experience I had over last several months!!
March 15, 2013 11:05 PM
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