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Roles & careers · chief of staff

Chief of Staff: Meaning, Role and Complete Guide

A practical guide to the chief of staff role: what it means, what the job involves day to day, salary in India, and where it leads.

By Anubha A Pathak15 Oct 202613 min read

Two colleagues talking over a laptop in a bright meeting room

Pay & equity · esops

ESOP vs RSU

ESOPs give you the right to buy shares later at a fixed price; RSUs promise actual shares given to you free once they vest.

By Anubha A Pathak14 Oct 202612 min read

A hand signing a printed agreement with a fountain pen

Interview prep · market sizing

Market sizing

What market sizing is, how TAM, SAM and SOM work, and how to size any market top-down or bottom-up, with worked Indian examples and data sources.

By Anubha A Pathak14 Oct 202615 min read

A busy street in India lit by the late afternoon sun
A calculator and a pen on pages of handwritten calculations

Interview prep · guesstimates

Guesstimate questions (with answers)

12 guesstimate questions with fully worked answers, grouped by type, plus practice questions with hints and real-data reality checks.

By Anubha A Pathak14 Oct 202622 min read

A man mapping out a problem on a whiteboard

Interview prep · interviews

Guesstimates: How To Solve Them

Break the question into parts, state assumptions, calculate with round numbers, and check if your answer makes sense.

By Anubha A Pathak14 Oct 202616 min read

A small team working around a wooden table with laptops, notebooks and coffee

Roles & careers · founder's office

Founder's Office: The Complete Guide

What a founder's office role is, what you do day to day, salary in India, skills, how to get in, interview questions and where it leads.

By Anubha A Pathak13 Oct 202616 min read