One of the jobs a founder should is straightening things up. The journey of any organization depends on its team. If you are incapable of talking to the team honestly, giving feedback, or taking criticism, don’t run a startup. A successful team and a failing company are distinguished in execution and leadership needs to straighten …
Author Archives: Atul
Route
There are many talented folks in our country. When we say India’s talent is limited what it means is we don’t have a ready-to-consume workforce. We can drum beat over this limitation or upskill the ones around us. With corruption in the blood of governance across the world and taxpayers’ money going to war or …
victim
Some people are victims of their own stupidity. Nobody can help them: it’s a vicious circle where they get lost. They craft narratives, stories, and actors in their minds. While you will feel pity for them, you cannot do anything. They will not listen to you or seek anyone else’s advice. If you are raising …
Complain
Look around, and you will witness people complaining. It can be family, work, world, politics, corruption, and the never-ending list. Now think again: what is any of them getting from their complaints? Maybe a conversation starter and free heartbeat increase. This world runs because of a few who took charge of it, who rose to …
water
We are water. The body is essentially it. Unfortunately, our brain is like air, wandering without any control. The beautiful part of the water is that it can make its course in any scenario and still sail. It can take any shape or size. Our brain is lost in multiple things and scared of everything. …
Itch
I have met many talented people with no itch. We are living in a divided world. The disparity between the rich and poor is increasing with time. Many who want to switch lanes and come out of poverty are desperate, they have hunger in their belly and are itching for opportunity. At the same time, …
Fear
Fear adds vulnerability to our existence. The smartest in the world were initially scared to venture out. Many people die and go to the grave without fulfilling or taking a bet they were bullish on for decades. Fear comes from upbringing and availability as well. If from the start, you are told what you cannot …
Cons
Every con artist comes with an expiry date. In the initial days, people love them for their magnificent talking skills and fresh perspective on every subject. This adds to their confidence, so they continue doing their puppetry until people start getting bored. The media loves these con artists because of their TRP and bytes. We …
importance
As a founder building a company, one of the most important things I have learned is “what I don’t want.” We spent thousands of hours meeting individuals who were never our customers. It was more for persona mapping. There are times when you will feel like giving up. There are days when you would feel …
Show
You can show the world all your accomplishments and win all the likes and appraisals from unknowns on social media. If you live for fake glory like these, you have made it. Congratulations.