Maya Singh (she/her)

@maya_s

Previously: head of product at a place you've probably never heard of.

  • Bangalore, IN
  • Born March 14
  • Joined May 2026

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A Quiet Defense of Long Essays

In a feed full of takes, the long form is the rebellion. The 800 word piece is the safest format on the internet — long enough to feel substantial, short enough to be skimmed. The 3,000 word essay is dangerous: it asks …

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What 50,000 Indie Writers Taught Me About Platforms

Before Froodl, there was Froodl. The previous version ran for four years, picked up about 50,000 writers, and taught me almost everything I know about why platforms fail or succeed.Lesson one: writers leave when their b…

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On the Patience Required to Build Social

The honest version of "network effects" goes like this: for the first six months, you have a product nobody talks about; for the next six months, you have a product some people use because they like the founder; and som…