Hemang Champaneria https://hemangchampaneria.com/ Essays by Hemang Champaneria on being a good human, and notes for young entrepreneurs. en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 Kindness is a business skill https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/kindness-is-a-business-skill.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/kindness-is-a-business-skill.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 Kindness is not softness, and it is not the same as being liked. It is a practical skill that makes it cheaper to tell the truth early. What I’d tell myself at 22 about money https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/what-id-tell-myself-at-22-about-money.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/what-id-tell-myself-at-22-about-money.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 Money is not mainly about how much you can make. It is about not getting surprised, and about the gap between what comes in and what goes out. How to treat the people who work with you https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/how-to-treat-the-people-who-work-with-you.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/how-to-treat-the-people-who-work-with-you.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 The people who work with you are not a cost to be squeezed. They are the work, and how you treat them is the culture, whether you write it down or not. On leading by listening https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-leading-by-listening.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-leading-by-listening.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 The people closest to a problem usually see it first. Listening is not a pause before the work of leading. It is the work. On keeping a small operation steady https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-keeping-a-small-operation-steady.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-keeping-a-small-operation-steady.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 Most small operations strain when the ordinary work is sloppy. A few simple habits do more than a complicated plan. On community https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-community.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-community.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 Community is built in ordinary ways: keeping a promise, noticing who needs a hand, and giving time. On making time for real work https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-making-time-for-real-work.html https://hemangchampaneria.com/notes/on-making-time-for-real-work.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:40:00 -0500 It is easy to stay busy and still postpone the work that matters. Real work needs unbroken time, and a decision to protect it.