<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Siddarth Gundu — Writing</title><description>Notes on systems, open source, infrastructure.</description><link>https://siddarth2810.github.io/</link><item><title>Cold Calls, Sales and Startup Founders</title><link>https://siddarth2810.github.io/blogs/cold_calls_sales_and_startup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://siddarth2810.github.io/blogs/cold_calls_sales_and_startup/</guid><description>Siddarth Gundu reflects on cold calling, sales, and meeting startup founders through AIESEC, from market research to organizing The Startup Summit.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TSDB to Parquet</title><link>https://siddarth2810.github.io/blogs/tsdb_to_parquet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://siddarth2810.github.io/blogs/tsdb_to_parquet/</guid><description>Siddarth Gundu explains Prometheus series, TSDB blocks, and how metrics labels map to Parquet columns, drawing on his work with Cortex Metrics.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>