Conviction and Delusion in Entrepreneurship

1 year ago, I met a VC who had told me that my first startup idea won’t work. And you know what ultimately happened? He was right. Thankfully, when I met him this time, he did not remember that meeting. Nor did I remind him. 😊 But why did I not accept his...

Why Even Billionaires Go Broke

I know of billionaires who have gone broke. And here is why you should care about it. No billionaire has ever gone broke by consuming too much — after all, how many designer clothes or jewellery can you buy? Instead, the super-rich go broke by...

Choose Good People, Not Glamorous Projects

In my 4th year in college, we had to choose a professor to guide us for the BTech project. At that time, I had become very good friends with a young professor of electrical engineering, who was kind, generous, and brilliant. But his area of work was not glamorous. Had...

Why Yoga Classes Won’t Fix Workplace Stress

When companies feel that their employees are stressed, they organize yoga and meditation classes. But does it address the REAL problem? Is it not yet another bandaid applied on the poor human soul, which is already heavily “bandaided?” People are stressed...