Working Theorys is a collection of essays about art, life, & business — through the lens of startups — written weekly-ish for thousands of readers.
Hey, I’m Anu. You might have seen me on Twitter or my website or at a coffee shop … I write about consumer-ish tech, with extra love for social and media products in our lives, creative work, & the art of ambition.
My essays are a mix of theories, frameworks, and more free-form musings about what’s happening in the world and where things are headed. A lot of people in and around the early-stage startup and tech worlds read my essays. And a lot of other people who are just entrepreneurially-minded creatives do too.
I’m based in NYC, with stints in Texas (home) and the west coast (SF/LA). Aside from this blog, I split time between building products, helping other people do the same, and slower creative projects (I love film, fashion, design, & games). Slang is the consumer product studio I co-run.
Previously I was the first business hire at Clubhouse and did a stint as an EIR at Harvard. Prior to that, I was a resident physician and co-founded a medtech startup. I stayed in school at The University of Texas (Bachelors and MD) and Harvard Business School (MBA).
Read a few of my essays, and if they resonate, consider becoming a patron — It helps me make sense of putting more time into them. If you’re a writer too, you might be curious about Writers Block, a private writers community I run.
Regardless, I hope my essays get you thinking about some things in new ways. ❤︎
P.S. Substack gave me this badge that tells you I might be decent at writing, so here it is:
P.PS. I read all the comments on my essays. You can reach me at anuatluru at gmail dot com (though I’m trying to spend a bit less time in email these days so can’t reply to all). I’m experimenting with 1:1 video chats via Intro in case you want to chat about writing, work, ambition, life, or anything really that a reasonable person would find reasonable.
