Ideas stopped dying in WhatsApp messages to himself
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Prakash Natarajan
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Before
Prakash had good ideas in autos, in the shower, at 1am — and sent them to himself on WhatsApp, where they were buried under forwards within a day. He reckoned he had lost hundreds.
What they logged
- Every idea captured in under 20 seconds, title first
- Effort and impact scored 1–5 on each one
- Status: raw, exploring, building, parked, killed
- Notes and links appended as an idea developed
The moment it clicked
Sorting 60 captured ideas by impact-over-effort put one at the top that he had almost forgotten writing down. That became a weekend project, then a paying side business.
What changed
| Measure | Before | After 18 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideas captured | lost in chat | → | 147 kept |
| Taken past a sketch | 1–2 a year | → | 9 |
| Outcome | — | → | side project earning monthly |
How they keep track now
A monthly pass through the raw list: promote, park, or kill. He says killing ideas honestly is what keeps the vault worth opening.
“The best idea I ever had sat unread in my own WhatsApp for eight months.” — Prakash Natarajan, Chennai
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