I celebrated my birthday yesterday, and a good time went into self-evaluation on the positive side of life. Most attribute their grit, hard work, or whatnot to their success. I attribute my existence here to the people around me. I can cry over that I got into entrepreneurship in my 30s, unlike the GenZ, who …
Author Archives: Atul
learnings
People write books when they become famous or when they age. In my case, the learning has been simple. We live and die with PEOPLE around us. We need the company of PEOPLE who value us and make us better every moment. At the same time, integrity and trust are the virtues which keep relationships …
Conductor
I was talking to Karthik and got introduced to Zubin Mehta, a conductor. The next few hours were all watching and listening to his work. It was incredible. I have added one such video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDKssCu9Dds Reading more about Zubin and Orchestra made me compare it with startup life. We are all part of an …
Companion
I am done reading Rashmi Bansal’s: stay hungry, stay foolish. The book talks about successful entrepreneurs from IIM and their journey.The common theme was partners helping their wives or husband in starting up. Media gloats over Sudha Murthy and Infosys story. There are numerous similar stories where companions helped each other rise and shine. Entrepreneurship …
Winning
Winning matters, in the end, something we have been taught mostly. The mantra kept propagated in every aspect of our life: personal or professional. We are in a battlefield and have forgotten to live a life. How much of winning will matter without peers? Life for a purpose without living moment to moment: is it …
Coins
We are collecting coins. The coins that we could redeem in the future. These coins are our hard work and relationships of the present. Our life is a line we are creating, and our current actions define where the future will lead to. All our actions are those coins. We live in now, learning, growing, …
Team
Until three-four years, media was all about funding news and showcasing startups yoga rooms or beer cafes. In some instances, the price of furniture and real estate. All social media platforms had element of celebration for joining a startup, and newly joined members sharing selfies with office coffee mugs, laptops, stickers and what not. A …
Musafir
Musafir hu, ziye ja raha hun zindgi ko ek tasalli ke saath. Apne ek chote se duniya hai mere, mast hu, madmast hu isme. Koi kisi ki firkar nahi, kisi ka koi tiraskaar nahi. Apne me khoya hua hu, apne dhango se sil raha hu is zingdi ke rasto ko. Kitne maze ke baat hai …
Streak
One of the secrets of keeping any habit regular is not leaving it in the middle. Once you break that streak: It becomes tough coming back. So it is like your habit, and continuing it becomes like some karma point. Continuing it for Nth number of times, it becomes your nature.No additional effort is required. …
busy
There is no such thing as being busy. It has more to do with priority. We have 24 hours during the day. We have abundant time to meet peers, friends, and family. I don’t understand if we are busy or acting busy by wasting time on our phones. We may need to prioritize our life …