The Road Going Forward...
What's Next For This Newsletter And Community
Hello reader,
Good to see you here again, reading this newsletter.
Last month was the first time I missed posting a newsletter issue at all. There have been times when I’ve posted an editorial instead. Unfortunately, my work schedule over September and October has been an absolute mess. And that has forced me to take a moment to contemplate.
Wait, what’s happening?
You see, when I started this newsletter, it came as a consequence of the random community convos I hosted on Twitter during the COVID pandemic. These conversations had become a space to openly share individual, unfiltered insights and opinions for me and our community. I loved meeting with everyone who joined these conversations, and they helped me build some friendships that I truly treasure. I thought the natural next step was to build a community around these conversations and to collect and document the thoughts I’d usually share in these conversations, which is how our community and this newsletter came to be.
Over time, I’ve been continuously working on this newsletter, which I have absolutely loved. However, at the same time, I believe I have failed at nurturing the community we started. I had initially hoped to continue the same kind of conversations that we used to have in this community, but I have not been able to do so to the extent that I would have wanted to.
In all honesty, I don’t see my life or my schedule getting any easier, and it’s forced me to make a few decisions.
For the community
After much consideration, I have decided to sunset the WhatsApp community. I appreciate everyone who has been a part of this community and am especially grateful to Saurabh Kumar Suryan, Raghav Agarwal, and Nirupama Singh for helping launch this effort in the first place.
I’m not immediately closing the WhatsApp community, but I will do so over the next few weeks. If any of you would like to connect, you can still join us on WhatsApp, but I would strongly urge you to start a different group of your own if you want to maintain communication with each other, because our groups will be shut down.
For the newsletter
As far as this Substack goes, the newsletter will stay. I love writing this newsletter, and I hope to bring it back to the same consistency as in the past. Fortunately, I have the next two topics planned out, with one in the works.
With that said, I will need help. If you are someone who wants to help edit or write content (you will get a byline for writing, of course), please click on the link below:
That said, the newsletter will undergo one significant change: I will rebrand it soon.
For a long time, this newsletter has represented my thoughts more than what everyone else is trying to ask about. Its brand will represent the same. I don’t have a timeline for when this change will happen, but it will be announced soon. By the way, with the WhatsApp community being sunsetted, you can still stay in touch with your fellow readers in the Substack Chat.
Thank you, everyone
If you have been a reader of this newsletter for any period of time, I want to thank you for the time, effort, and attention you have devoted to reading and supporting my words. Even if this newsletter has been my forum to share, you have sustained it so far.
I hope to continue creating value for everyone of you for a very long time.
With warm regards and the best of wishes,
Aditya Oberai