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Winning Isn’t Always About the Scoreboard
August 17, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
In 2023 and 2024, over 28,000 Indian startups shut shop. For many of those founders, the company’s closure wasn’t the hardest part—job hunting afterward was. ( link in comments) A Yale study found founders get 43% fewer callbacks than non-founders. In India, the bias runs deeper. “Failed founder” too often gets read as “scammer,” “too expensive,” or “too difficult to.. Read more
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞-𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐈𝐭.
August 16, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
Innovation is exciting—until the numbers get real. New products. Bold tech. Market bets. And in response, leaders often say: “We’ve allocated more capital to this. That should cover the risk.” 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. 𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵. You can fund the product, the platform,.. Read more
𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐨
August 7, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
A few months ago, I was in conversation with a senior leader—let’s call him Rahul. Rahul had achieved a lot.Fast promotions. High-impact projects. Consistent external success. But somewhere along the way, that achievement stopped feeling like fuel—and started feeling like armor. “If I’m not chasing the next milestone,” he said: “I don’t know who I am at work.” He wasn’t.. Read more
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞-𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐈𝐭.
July 22, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
Innovation is exciting—until the numbers get real. New products. Bold tech. Market bets. And in response, leaders often say: “We’ve allocated more capital to this. That should cover the risk.” 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. 𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵. You can fund the product, the platform,.. Read more
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲
July 16, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
Strategy is energizing.It’s where big ideas take shape, priorities are set, and the roadmap gets built.And I’ve been in rooms where the strategy was world-class—on paper. But I’ve also seen those strategies tested—on the ground.In delivery, things don’t go as planned. Dependencies break. People burn out. Timelines shift. This is where real leadership shows up—not in what you said at.. Read more
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.
June 22, 2025 shrini susarla
I’ve spent a fair share of my career leading technology delivery—driving outcomes, building systems, and managing teams. But what’s stayed with me the most? It’s not the code or the timelines. It’s the people. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴: 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸. This realization is what gradually pulled me into.. Read more