I’m not sure if contentment comes with age, is part of our nature, or is shaped by the thoughts we cultivate from observing society around us. Both Stoic and Hindu philosophies have emphasized contentment since their inception. Unfortunately, the world we live in today teaches the opposite—urging us to accumulate more and more. Many families …
Author Archives: Atul
Tradeoff
We have to accept life as it comes. Like the seasons, it can be rainy at times, while other days are cold or scorching hot. Some struggle to accept this reality, falling into madness or depression. In short, life is no utopia. Instead of crying over not having oranges, we must learn to make lemonade …
Click
What makes you click? That one thing so important to you that it becomes part of your daily habit or ritual—something you dedicate every moment to without hesitation? The masterpieces of Van Gogh’s paintings, Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Edison’s Lightbulb, and the Wright brothers’ quest for flight—all emerged from the click of their internal drive. They …
Reject
In sales, most cases end in rejection. Does that mean we stop selling? What I have learned in my last eight years in sales is that people who like you will buy your product. And if they don’t, they will refer you to their peers. As a founder, you must cultivate deep, lasting relationships and …
Grit
With the advancement in technology, particularly AI, it seems we will not be needed anymore. Does that mean we will go back to the Stone Age, premodernization, or the era of the Renaissance? We seem to have become experts seasonally—transitioning from the pandemic to inflation, to crypto, to world war, and now to AI. What …
Cheer
Our world exists because we dream.Our world exists because we believe in making it real.Our world exists because we live in it, shaping it with every moment. This is our world—ours to build, ours to create.We are not here to give up so easily.We are the ones who thrive, no matter the uncertainties. So cheer …
Success
We humans are different. Over the generations, we have evolved. We have food in abundance. We are dying less from diseases like cholera, measles, and pox. Our meaning of success also changed. It is not just about being wealthy or checking out the wishlist. As we grow old, our priorities change. We tend to focus …
Complain
It is easy to give up and complain about everything broken. We barely scratch the surface or take challenges. We give up easily and go bitter. Our life is about living moment by moment and giving our best. Complaining is not the solution. Otherwise, we would be reading a complaint book, not an autobiography. You …
select
I know this sounds very anti-sale, especially in SaaS. But if you are building a product with a small total addressable market, be wise and picky when choosing a customer. When there is renewal happening every year and word-to-mouth boosting your product, it matters picking customers by yourself.
Line
We live in a free world. We are not in any shackles. The decisions we make are ours, and so are the repercussions. We are beaming with confidence in youth. We believe in changing the world. Our determination and arrogance have a thin line and many fall for this trap. With time the treadmill of …