I am halfway reading Mukesh Bansal: No Limits; picked it from Karthik. The book is about Mukesh’s journey and his learning about the well being of us. I found its collection of content from dozen-odd books on various subjects from physical, mental well being. So if you would like to know about us humans, how …
Author Archives: Atul
paranoid
The last time I met Mukund, he recommended Andrew Grove: Only the paranoid survive. The kind of opinionated reader I am, I just thought, why do we have to be paranoid in running a business. Last week I picked the book finally. It is a short read. I found 10X lingo in many instances. The …
doubt
We push ourselves to the unexpected. We are trying to solve the unsolvable mysteries of the universe, science, and technology. Is there any room for doubt? Why do we doubt ourselves? Is it because we are less confident, is it because we are scared to fail? Is doubt even an option for researchers, builders, scientists, …
moderation
We are living in a world where moderation is a thing of the past. A runner wants to compete in ironman, an e-commerce site offers one plus two discounts, and Friday brewery trail comes with happy hours. Netflix has binge-watching over ice cream, alcohol, caffeinated drink, and lots of carbs. Overdoing has become a matter …
focus
Is multitasking the need of the hour? Can’t we focus on one thing and give our best in it? Is multitasking a byproduct of modernization and the connected world we are? We are running so fast that we are getting injured more often. The precision with which work was done earlier is getting scarce. Deep …
vulnerability
We are all vulnerable one or the other way. I blame it on our monkey mind. We are building our castles, switching to the next thing with the hope of being satisfied. The race to succeed, feel good, or garner appreciation from the loved ones or colleagues at work. We are in a constant fight …
broken
A founder’s life is lonely. It is always day zero. It circles around uncertainty. Someday the trusted best-performing employee will resign or the other your customer. From cook, negotiator, coder, mentor. Everything comes on a single plate. I know there are million-odd videos on youtube and a million other podcast guiding how to start a …
founders
Silicon Valley, tech crunch, and abundance of money have glorified founding a company. In the early ’90s, people built a company because they had the option to pursue their dreams. It was more about innovation. Most of them worked for many years out of their garage. The capital was limited. Fast forward to 2020, media …
change
Change has a switching cost. It results in cognitive overload. As a result, we miss out on newer innovation or trying a new process. I have been thinking more off-late on what all I have missed and the associated opportunity cost for the same. Be is running my company or overall trying newer things in …
risk-averse
Are we making our kids more risk-averse? Are western parents doing right by letting their kids explore the world by themselves? I have seen only one side with it being an Indian. I am lucky that the ways that most decisions in the last 15 years have been my own and the risk/rewards. My father …