Blr Purity Test

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The official checklist for techies/non-techies surviving and thriving in India's Silicon Valley. Check every item you've experienced in your Bengaluru tech journey.

Caution: This is not your startup's roadmap. Scoring 100% means you've spent too much time at Third Wave Coffee and not enough time coding. ☕

1. Applied to a job at Microsoft/Amazon/Google in their Bengaluru office

2. Been asked 'which IIT/NIT are you from?'

3. Said 'I'm from tier 2 college but...'

4. Attended a Bengaluru Open Coffee Club meetup

5. Attended HasGeek/JSFoo conference

6. Worked late at Third Wave Coffee

7. Worked from Matteo Coffee

8. Had filter coffee at Airlines Hotel

9. Had masala dosa at CTR

10. Complained about Bengaluru traffic in a standup

11. Missed a meeting because of traffic

12. Used traffic as an excuse when actually WFH

13. Lived in HSR Layout

14. Lived in Koramangala

15. Lived in Indiranagar

16. Changed 3+ houses in 2 years

17. Paid 6 months rent as advance

18. Got rejected by a house owner for being 'bachelor'

19. Attended a pitch meeting at WeWork EGL

20. Co-worked from BHIVE

21. Worked from Starbucks Indiranagar 100 ft road

22. Met a VC at Social

23. Pitched to investors at VR Bengaluru

24. Attended an event at Microsoft Reactor

25. Been to NASSCOM 10000 Startups warehouse

26. Attended Construkt Festival

27. Been to startup events at CoWrks

28. Attended AWS Community Day

29. Got connection requests from recruiting agencies on LinkedIn

30. Added 'Building in stealth' to LinkedIn bio

31. Changed jobs for less than 30% hike

32. Changed jobs for more than 100% hike

33. Worked at a startup with less than 10 people

34. Had a failed startup

35. Pivoted your startup twice

36. Been featured on YourStory

37. Attended Startup Saturday

38. Used 'Jugaad' in a professional context

39. Told someone you're building 'X of India'

40. Called your startup 'Uber for X'

41. Used Metro to avoid traffic

42. Bought a Royal Enfield after first salary

43. Owned a MacBook but used Windows on it

44. Used Dunzo more than 10 times a week

45. Subscribed to FreshMenu

46. Had team meetings at Truffles

47. Attended standup at Chai Point

48. Had midnight coffee at Empire

49. Worked from Church Street Social

50. Been to Microsoft Developer Conference

51. Attended Google DevFest

52. Used BMTC bus timing as an excuse

53. Lived in a PG with 'strict rules'

54. Shared a flat with 4+ techies/non-techies

55. Changed house because no IT company cab pickup

56. Bought furniture from second hand shop

57. Used second hand office chairs at startup

58. Had team lunch at MTR

59. Been to TiE Bengaluru events

60. Attended Unpluggd conference

61. Used 'jugaad' for office infrastructure

62. Called Koramangala 'India's Silicon Valley'

63. Used #PeakBengaluru in a tweet

64. Posted about Bengaluru weather on social media

65. Compared Bengaluru & Hyderabad tech scenes

66. Said 'Namma Bengaluru' in a presentation

67. Used Rapido during surge pricing

68. Had meetings at Chaayos

69. Used OYO for office meetings

70. Attended Reddit Bengaluru meetup

71. Posted on r/bangalore about house hunting

72. Asked for startup advice on r/bangalore

73. Complained about broker fees on social media

74. Used 'proximity to tech park' in house search

75. Changed house due to bad internet

76. Worked from Dialogues Cafe

77. Had investor meeting at Flying Squirrel

78. Used WeWork day pass for investor meeting

79. Attended Python Bengaluru meetup

80. Been to Dell/IBM open house

81. Participated in Microsoft Imagine Cup

82. Attended midnight hackathon

83. Used Swiggy/Zomato 5+ times a week

84. Had team celebration at Toit

85. Attended Angular Bengaluru meetup

86. Been to SAP Labs open day

87. Used Uber Auto for office commute

88. Had Meghana Biryani for team lunch

89. Worked from Cafe Coffee Day

90. Used Quikr/OLX for office furniture

91. Attended AI/ML Bengaluru meetup

92. Been to Intel India events

93. Used Metro for client meeting to save time

94. Had filter coffee during standup

95. Worked from Barista

96. Used WhatsApp for work communication

97. Had team outing at Nandi Hills

98. Used BLR airport lounge for work

99. Attended Startup Weekend Bengaluru

100. Been to Texas Instruments tech talks

101. Used co-working space monthly pass

102. Had investor meeting at UB City

103. Worked from Starbucks Phoenix Marketcity

104. Used LinkedIn local Bengaluru events

105. Attended blockchain meetup

106. Had team meeting at Infinitea

107. Used Twitter spaces for tech discussions

108. Called 'Mafia' on someone who worked at all FAANG companies in Bengaluru

109. Used 'Bengaluru weather' as an excuse to WFH during monsoon

110. Attended a Twitter meetup just for the free t-shirt

Built during peak hour on Silk Board

Made with Masale Dose and filter kaapi by Adithya Krishna

Deployed from TWC, JP Nagar