May 4, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
The lion in the circus is called well-trained. It has been trained to obey, to follow protocols, to adhere to boundaries, to comply, to surrender. It has been trained not to think, not to innovate, not to imagine, not to aim big. Just become the best at what you are...May 1, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
When we say we are lost, what we really are is unaware. Unaware of the choices in front of us. Unaware of the details within those choices. Unaware of the implications of those choices. Unaware of our own abilities with respect to those choices. What if the choices we...Apr 30, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
History is the most powerful lesson.It tells us what has happened, why it worked, why it may not work now and what is needed to change. When we join a new company and do not ask what’s happened before, we ignore history. When we start a new relationship and do...Apr 28, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
Truths about being a founder that are rarely spoken about. A thread… When was the last time you bought a product or service, because the founder is from IIT, or because the founder hasn’t drawn a salary for the past 6 months, or that the founder is...Apr 23, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
When I entered college, being part of the Debating Society was an aspiration. This is where all the cool kids hung out (or so I thought!) and this is where the hottest ideas were endlessly debated. And I thought that the critical measure of success for a debater was...Apr 22, 2020 | Entrepreneurship
You have an army ready to fight. The weapons ready to kill. The preparation ready to show. An opposition that doesn’t intimidate. Going out to the battle field in such a scenario isn’t exactly an act of courage. There could be nervousness, yes. But courage isn’t the...