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Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala

Founder & CEO, Spark Also founded: practicenow.us, multunus.com

The tune was in my head, not hers

Jun 7, 2026

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3 min read

The tune was in my head, not hers

Why one minute of show-and-tell beat ten minutes of pitching.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Mercenary or Missionary?

May 24, 2026

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3 min read

Mercenary or Missionary?

Why the work you believe in..is the work you never plan to leave

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Burn out? No way!

May 17, 2026

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2 min read

Burn out? No way!

Peaceful progress beats the hustle

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
For the love of the craft

Apr 14, 2026

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6 min read

For the love of the craft

Why the quality of your space shapes the quality of your work.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Why I broke my 16-week streak

Mar 31, 2026

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5 min read

Why I broke my 16-week streak

On AI, Indic languages, and why a "government circular" sent me down a 13,000 word rabbit hole

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Learning to be Superhuman

Mar 18, 2026

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6 min read

Learning to be Superhuman

Redesigning Spark when you're not a designer.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Is Spark really working?

Mar 10, 2026

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3 min read

Is Spark really working?

Why “interest” isn’t the same as traction.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Who Really Wrote This?

Mar 3, 2026

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3 min read

Who Really Wrote This?

That's the wrong question.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
The climb

Feb 22, 2026

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4 min read

The climb

Why this newsletter is about the journey, not the product

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Who are we helping you become?

Feb 16, 2026

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5 min read

Who are we helping you become?

Why good design starts with identity, not features

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Doubling down

Feb 8, 2026

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4 min read

Doubling down

Why focusing on one audience beats chasing everyone

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
“You don’t have a strong moat”

Feb 1, 2026

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4 min read

“You don’t have a strong moat”

Why obsession with customer success beats defensible technology

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
A better mirror

Jan 25, 2026

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4 min read

A better mirror

Continuous feedback, done right

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Unni: my classmate → my friend → fellow entrepreneur → my customer → Spark early adopter

Jan 19, 2026

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10 min read

Unni: my classmate → my friend → fellow entrepreneur → my customer → Spark early adopter

A story about friendship, teaching, and the long road to Spark

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
What is Spark?

Jan 11, 2026

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8 min read

What is Spark?

Why unlimited 1-on-1 teaching is now inevitable

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Just start.

Jan 4, 2026

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3 min read

Just start.

How to hack motivation.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Oxygen

Dec 28, 2025

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3 min read

Oxygen

On feedback and building in the open

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Loving tests!

Dec 21, 2025

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3 min read

Loving tests!

Rethinking tests in the age of AI

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
Status quo? No such thing!

Dec 14, 2025

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3 min read

Status quo? No such thing!

Why learning needs mirrors, not just material

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
The curious case of the "Mendius reaction"

Dec 7, 2025

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3 min read

The curious case of the "Mendius reaction"

Why tiny errors matter when you’re automating assessment at scale.

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala
The magic of "live"

Nov 30, 2025

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4 min read

The magic of "live"

Why real-time insight changes everything for teachers

Vaidy Bala
Vaidy Bala

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