{"id":568,"date":"2015-12-31T11:42:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appstudio.co.in\/ucblog\/?p=568"},"modified":"2019-01-31T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:08:13","slug":"568","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appstudio.co.in\/ucblog\/trending\/568\/","title":{"rendered":"A Diary Entry: The First Day As The First Employee At A Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I joined <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanclap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UrbanClap<\/a> exactly one year ago, as the first employee in the organisation. Today, as the year comes to a close, my mind wanders back to my first day&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For most people, their first day at work is usually a blur of orientation sessions and meetings, trying to recall names and faces. Not to mention, sessions with HR, tedious forms to fill out and what not. But what happens when you\u2019re the first employee in an organisation that doesn\u2019t have any HR department- or any departments!- just 3 crazy geniuses, who also happen to be the co-founders?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I arrived 2 hours early &#8211; and so I spent the next hour and<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">half<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">waiting for the morning fog to clear as I sat on the doorstep of the makeshift office at Bhikaji Cama Place.\u00a0When Abhiraj, Varun and Raghav arrived at 9.30 am, I was excited about getting started and had a thousand questions running through my head. But, before I could even open my mouth, Abhiraj rounded on me<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">and abruptly asked<\/span> \u201c<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">What kind of market research have you done?\u201d I was just told to bring myself and my laptop. Caught off guard, I replied, \u201cNothing\u201d. What followed was a grueling interrogation that seemed to go on for hours, although it lasted for just 30 minutes. Whether it was the demand for yoga teachers on the market or the pitch to get service professionals on-board with us, I was expected to have all the answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Imagine my plight if you will- It had been less than a year since I\u2019d graduated from St. Stephens. \u00a0and though I\u2019d seen the positive and negatives of the development sector, I knew next to nothing about how start-ups operate. And here were these \u00a0three super accomplished guys grilling me and probably asking themselves why they hired me in the first place! Just as my startup dream was beginning to fade (not to mention the lure of the beanbags) and I had convinced myself I would be fired before I had even started, Abhiraj clapped me on the back and laughed- \u201cWelcome to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanclap.com\">UrbanClap<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Then we headed out for an early lunch of sumptuous\u00a0<em>kababs<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>tikkas<\/em>\u00a0<wbr \/>before settling down to the nitty-gritty of work.\u00a0 The tone had been set for the rest of my journey here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In my first few months, I was doing everything from handling customer experience and getting yoga instructors on the platform to being the Chief Fun Officer\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0the bug tester. 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