No. 408 · March 31, 2024

Rishi Kar

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.

Follow Rishi on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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.

Rishi’s gear

15 items.

On the desk15

Computer 14' Apple Macbook M1 Pro with Magic mouse and Magic keyboard
Monitor 27' Dell Ultrasharp monitor
Desk Wupper desk from Hoeffner Shop
Monitor Navaris Monitor stand from Amazon Shop
Software Quntis Monitor bar lamp (I added this later, love it) from Amazon Shop
Headphones Anker Soundcore mini speaker Shop
Computer Ivoler laptop raiser (Very nice when working from a café) Shop
Accessories Immunition drink from Allbeing (my sister's startup)
Phone Ikea phone holder
Lighting Thrift store lamps picked up from weekend markets in Berlin
Software A marble magnet from Kos, Greece that reminds me of a Hippocrates quote "Anything exaggerated is contrary to nature"
Accessories My Rose road bike and Jetblack trainer Shop
Accessories My small but mighty guitar pedals (NUX, MXR Fullbore metal, TC Electronic Ditto Looper) Shop
Software A red leather test cricket ball (I use it to rubber duck or be stupid and break things in the house)
Accessories Vic Firth drumstick that I caught at a live Meshuggah concert Shop