408 - Rishi Kar
Rishi Kar is an entrepreneur and a product leader from Berlin, Germany
Rishi Kar is an entrepreneur and a product leader. He is currently working on an indie app called 6000 thoughts, your personal life and thinking coach.
He previously co-founded and sold an ed-tech startup Learning Outcomes and have led product teams at Zalando and Zeitgold.
Twitter (X) → twitter.com/rishi_kar
Instagram → instagram.com/6000_thoughts
Rishi's Workspace Tour
Desk Items
- 14' Apple Macbook M1 Pro with Magic mouse and Magic keyboard
- 27' Dell Ultrasharp monitor
- Wupper desk from Hoeffner
- Navaris Monitor stand from Amazon
- Quntis Monitor bar lamp (I added this later, love it) from Amazon
- Anker Soundcore mini speaker
- Ivoler laptop raiser (Very nice when working from a café)
- Immunition drink from Allbeing (my sister's startup)
- Ikea phone holder
- Thrift store lamps picked up from weekend markets in Berlin
- A marble magnet from Kos, Greece that reminds me of a Hippocrates quote "Anything exaggerated is contrary to nature"
Mood Makers
I like looking at them when I am zoned out or seeking creativity:
- My Rose road bike and Jetblack trainer
- My small but mighty guitar pedals (NUX, MXR Fullbore metal, TC Electronic Ditto Looper)
- A red leather test cricket ball (I use it to rubber duck or be stupid and break things in the house)
- Vic Firth drumstick that I caught at a live Meshuggah concert
Most used apps
- Figma & Canva (design)
- Notion & Apple notes (writing, productivity)
- Android Studio & XCode (code editing)
- ChatGPT & Playgroundai (ai tools)
- Capcut & Veed.io (video editing)
- Garageband (audio editing)
- Youtube & Spotify (music)
What is your favorite item in your workspace?
I love my monitor bar lamp. One of the cheapest upgrades that I have made and one of my most recommended ones.
How do you spark creativity?
I am trying to fully embrace Ed Sheeran's approach to creativity. So, just let it all flow out.