As a founder, you have to sell. It is not to your customer but to every stakeholder including your team. You cannot expect them to understand everything from inception, nor will they read your mission, and vision statements stuck on the company’s wall. You have to act, show, and lead it all from the front. …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
creative
You can’t make someone a musician overnight. The same goes for anything that requires creativity. One has to be devoted enough to master the art. We are living in the era of quick commerce, with everything we want now in an instant. As a result, we are forgetting creativity for instant delivery. The supply chain …
cause
It becomes critical to hire a team that aligns with the cause.The first ten members shape the organization. Hire a mercenary who can go at any length for organizational success. The team has to have the hunger and belief to win. You can’t get a dozen dead souls to compete in a high-energy execution battle. …
Straight
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 …
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 …