FOR

Karthik Nandam

A small thank you for everything I learned from you at Sigmoid.

Aman Ranjan VermaA note fromAman Ranjan Verma
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Some people teach you a subject.

Some people change how you think.

Those lessons stay with you.

The thread

Where you entered the story

  1. MS Memorial Academy
  2. IIIT Manipur
  3. SigmoidYou were here
  4. Flipkart
  5. QuillBot
  6. IIM Bodh Gaya
  7. TodayNow

The chapter

Where I met you

2019 - 2021

Learning how real production systems work

Sigmoid

I remember the lunch walks, evening tea, lunches, and the occasional dinner. Friday evenings often meant badminton or cricket. Those simple breaks made a demanding first job feel lighter and gave me space to learn from you beyond project meetings.

What stayed

Learning widely

As a fresher, I worked on several short projects. You helped me gather a breadth of knowledge in that small span of time instead of seeing each task in isolation.

That learning and mentorship still help me today when I design data systems at a much larger scale.

Then

I was a fresher learning from every short project that came my way.

Now

Today, those early lessons still guide me while I design some of the largest data systems I have worked on.

Personal note

A note for you

Dear Karthik Nandam,

Thank you for the time, conversations, and mentorship you gave me during those early years at Sigmoid.

If I become a manager or mentor someday, I hope I can give people the same trust, patience, and support you gave me.

I hope I get the chance to work with you again, this time on larger data problems together.

Thank you, and Happy Teacher's Day.

— Aman

One last thing

> git log --mentor

Asked for help at Sigmoid.
Got patient guidance.
Still using it today.

Status: grateful.

The class, course, or job may end.

The learning stays.

Thank you, and Happy Teacher's Day.