Archive - Taps' Notes

Negotiating your startup job offer

Tippets by Taps #158: Offer negotiation, mini-cars, Xinjiang, and more. Enjoy!

Feb 28, 2021 • Rishi Taparia

The Ant that Poked the Dragon

Tippets by Taps #153: Did Jack Ma want to halt Ant Group’s IPO?

Nov 17, 2020 • Rishi Taparia

Teaching the AI Generation

Startups, venture capital, and what’s changed in the classroom

Mar 19, 2025 • Rishi Taparia

Startup ecosystems in APAC

Tales from the Road: Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia Edition

Aug 17, 2022 • Rishi Taparia

How our portfolio companies are using AI within their organizations

Jun 12, 2025 • Rishi Taparia

Why Isn't the Car Driving?

Four weeks from magic to mundane

Jan 7 • Rishi Taparia

Garuda Ventures' New $31M Fund

A bit of what I've been working on!

Oct 25, 2023 • Rishi Taparia

Differentiation During Virtual Meetings

My upgraded Zoom setup

Aug 2, 2023 • Rishi Taparia

My Year in Books: 2020

Tippets by Taps #154: Babies, books, Jack Ma, the National Guard, and more. Enjoy!

Jan 17, 2021 • Rishi Taparia

YC Demo Day S2025

Notes and thoughts from the latest batch

Sep 11, 2025 • Rishi Taparia

Know Your Cap Table

Another (important) kind of KYC

Aug 9, 2023 • Rishi Taparia

The Early-Stage Recruiting Trap

Why "I don't have time to interview" is costing you more than you think

Jul 24, 2025 • Rishi Taparia

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