1️⃣ Growth starts with Imagination. If you can’t envision the mountain top, you won’t climb it.2️⃣ Contempt retards growth. A mindset of dismissal or fear is the heaviest anchor you can drop. Leave it behind.3️⃣ Transition from Creator to Custodian. True impact comes from creating—not just maintaining—the status quo.4️⃣ Energy must be consistent. Whether you’re 20 or 100, the commitment.. Read more
“A happy life has comfort, joy and security. It comes from having time, good relationships, money and a positive mindset, and it leads to personal satisfaction. A meaningful life has significance, purpose and coherence. It comes from moral principles, consistency, good relationships and religiosity, and it leads to societal contribution. A psychologically rich life has variety, interest and perspective change… Read more
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
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
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
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
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