we landed in Bangalore with a short stretch of accommodation on campus. for four days, logistics stopped being the first bullshit problem every morning. that was enough time to pitch ideas, sit through interviews, meet people, and work without calculating the next night's plan.
we were still learning how to talk about what we were building. the demos were rough. the confidence was real, but we were figuring the product out in public and everybody could see the rough edges.
a roof is not a growth strategy. it did give us room to think, which was more useful than it sounds when your plan is held together with a backpack and vibes.