408 - Rishi Kar

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.