Letters

We send quarterly letters to our friends and supporters. If you’re interested in joining our journey, sign up below to get regular updates.

Letter #15: An Important Juncture

Letter #15: An Important Juncture

Dear Friend of Without, Right before our Shark Tank episode aired, Sima, a former informal worker who has been working with us for close to a year, came into my...

Letter #15: An Important Juncture

Dear Friend of Without, Right before our Shark Tank episode aired, Sima, a former informal worker who has been working with us for close to a year, came into my...

Letter #14: The Gap

Letter #14: The Gap

Dear Reader, After Shark Tank, I seeped into an inexplicable low. A low that didn’t make any sense at first. Here we are, supposedly at the top of our game, but...

Letter #14: The Gap

Dear Reader, After Shark Tank, I seeped into an inexplicable low. A low that didn’t make any sense at first. Here we are, supposedly at the top of our game, but...

Letter #13: A Loss

Letter #13: A Loss

Dear Friend of Ashaya and Without, As the new year breaks, this is a story about a loss, and Ritu (Ritu is a pseudonym used to protect her privacy). Ritu...

Letter #13: A Loss

Dear Friend of Ashaya and Without, As the new year breaks, this is a story about a loss, and Ritu (Ritu is a pseudonym used to protect her privacy). Ritu...

Letter #12: A Dreamy Scary Trip

Letter #12: A Dreamy Scary Trip

Dear Friend of Ashaya, It has been an INTENSE three months. I have been stressed out – a little down and a little drained, with my tank of energy craving...

Letter #12: A Dreamy Scary Trip

Dear Friend of Ashaya, It has been an INTENSE three months. I have been stressed out – a little down and a little drained, with my tank of energy craving...

Letter #11: Finding Signal In The Noise

Letter #11: Finding Signal In The Noise

It’s been quite a whirlwind since we launched. A raging tempest whose shrill laughter doesn’t always seem like fun. A lot of new folks have been added to the distro since...

Letter #11: Finding Signal In The Noise

It’s been quite a whirlwind since we launched. A raging tempest whose shrill laughter doesn’t always seem like fun. A lot of new folks have been added to the distro since...

Letter #10: And We Launch

Letter #10: And We Launch

Dear Friend of Ashaya, It has been over two years since I started writing these letters to you. 28 long months that have flown by. And we are finally launching. We are...

Letter #10: And We Launch

Dear Friend of Ashaya, It has been over two years since I started writing these letters to you. 28 long months that have flown by. And we are finally launching. We are...