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Entrepreneurship ≠ Running. Entrepreneurship = Surfing.
Entrepreneurship ≠ Running. Entrepreneurship = Surfing.
For Founders/CEOs
How I ensured we never had bad managers in my startup
How I ensured we never had bad managers in my startup
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
The overlooked secret to build a great company culture: Your hiring process
The overlooked secret to build a great company culture: Your hiring process
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
Why your incentives are backfiring & how Pairing Metrics can fix this
Why your incentives are backfiring & how Pairing Metrics can fix this
Education/Edtech/CBCsFor Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
3 things I learnt from the best manager I ever had
3 things I learnt from the best manager I ever had
ProfilesFor Leaders/Managers
Life after stepping down as CEO: 1 year update from my Solopreneur journey
Life after stepping down as CEO: 1 year update from my Solopreneur journey
For Solopreneurs
The 1 Edtech story everyone should know: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
The 1 Edtech story everyone should know: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
Education/Edtech/CBCsProfiles
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Hiring executives from established companies rarely works for startups. Here’s why:
Hiring executives from established companies rarely works for startups. Here’s why:
For Founders/CEOs
September 7, 2023
These 3 goal-setting changes have harmonised my ambition & my happiness 
These 3 goal-setting changes have harmonised my ambition & my happiness
Joy/Productivity/SuccessFor SolopreneursFor Leaders/Managers
August 31, 2023
The 1 question I would always ask if I was hiring a Senior Executive for my Startup
The 1 question I would always ask if I was hiring a Senior Executive for my Startup
For Founders/CEOs
August 24, 2023
How I ensured we never had bad managers in my startup
How I ensured we never had bad managers in my startup
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
August 22, 2023
Entrepreneurship ≠ Running. Entrepreneurship = Surfing.
Entrepreneurship ≠ Running. Entrepreneurship = Surfing.
For Founders/CEOs
July 20, 2023
One of the biggest mistakes startups make: Democratic decision making! Why it is so & what to do instead
One of the biggest mistakes startups make: Democratic decision making! Why it is so & what to do instead
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
April 12, 2023
Portfolio method of Goal-Setting: How to focus on Immediate Deliverables AND Invest in the future/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Portfolio method of Goal-Setting: How to focus on Immediate Deliverables AND Invest in the future
For Leaders/ManagersJoy/Productivity/Success
April 10, 2023
People judged my early attempts to bring more Praise & Gratitude in my life. But it was worth it & here’s why
People judged my early attempts to bring more Praise & Gratitude in my life. But it was worth it & here’s why
Joy/Productivity/Success
September 30, 2022
The 8 decisions I had to take to create my first Cohort Based Course (New Manager Academy)
The 8 decisions I had to take to create my first Cohort Based Course (New Manager Academy)
For SolopreneursEducation/Edtech/CBCs
June 14, 2022
Most first-time Solopreneurs have these same 3 questions. Dagobert has great answers for them
Most first-time Solopreneurs have these same 3 questions. Dagobert has great answers for them
For SolopreneursProfiles
April 7, 2022
James Clear lists the 4 qualities of a great career & how you can use them to find a one
James Clear lists the 4 qualities of a great career & how you can use them to find a one
Joy/Productivity/Success
March 31, 2022
Atul Gawande’s 3 kinds of errors & what to do when your team makes them
Atul Gawande’s 3 kinds of errors & what to do when your team makes them
Education/Edtech/CBCsFor Leaders/Managers
March 30, 2022
3 things I learnt from the best manager I ever had
3 things I learnt from the best manager I ever had
ProfilesFor Leaders/Managers
March 29, 2022
Why your incentives are backfiring & how Pairing Metrics can fix this
Why your incentives are backfiring & how Pairing Metrics can fix this
Education/Edtech/CBCsFor Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
March 28, 2022
Life after stepping down as CEO: 1 year update from my Solopreneur journey
Life after stepping down as CEO: 1 year update from my Solopreneur journey
For Solopreneurs
March 24, 2022
5 things that helped me in my worst periods as CEO
5 things that helped me in my worst periods as CEO
For Founders/CEOs
March 16, 2022
This was my biggest blindspot as CEO & it hurt my company massively. Here’s what I would do differently now 
This was my biggest blindspot as CEO & it hurt my company massively. Here’s what I would do differently now
For Founders/CEOsFor Solopreneurs
March 9, 2022
Open Forum: a transformative meeting that most CEOs don’t do & a detailed guide on how to do it
Open Forum: a transformative meeting that most CEOs don’t do & a detailed guide on how to do it
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
February 23, 2022
Nimawashi: A Japanese protocol to build consensus for difficult decisions
Nimawashi: A Japanese protocol to build consensus for difficult decisions
For Leaders/ManagersFor Founders/CEOs
February 17, 2022
7 things high-performers do in the early stages of their careers (My meme filled session for Stoa school)
7 things high-performers do in the early stages of their careers (My meme filled session for Stoa school)
Joy/Productivity/Success
February 16, 2022
The 4 principles of how CEOs tame stress
The 4 principles of how CEOs tame stress
For Founders/CEOs
February 8, 2022
How Not for profits can do Cohort Based Courses (CBCs)
How Not for profits can do Cohort Based Courses (CBCs)
Education/Edtech/CBCs
February 7, 2022
The secrets & lessons of DarwinBox, India’s only HR tech unicorn
The secrets & lessons of DarwinBox, India’s only HR tech unicorn
Profiles
February 3, 2022
I was lost in my Solopreneur journey. A course helped me find my way
I was lost in my Solopreneur journey. A course helped me find my way
For Solopreneurs
January 31, 2022
Pallet: a breathtakingly new approach to hiring 
Pallet: a breathtakingly new approach to hiring
ProfilesFor Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
January 27, 2022
My biggest mistake as a CEO taught me to prefer cats over casinos
My biggest mistake as a CEO taught me to prefer cats over casinos
For Founders/CEOs
January 24, 2022
Rule of 3 & 10 explains why growing companies seem to be in constant chaos & what to do about it 
Rule of 3 & 10 explains why growing companies seem to be in constant chaos & what to do about it
For Founders/CEOs
January 12, 2022
After a decade as CEO, I want to be neither an employee nor an employer. Here’s what I want to do instead
After a decade as CEO, I want to be neither an employee nor an employer. Here’s what I want to do instead
For Solopreneurs
December 17, 2021
3 traits of successful Startup Founders according to Paul Graham
3 traits of successful Startup Founders according to Paul Graham
For Founders/CEOs
December 2, 2021
How Stan Lee’s wife saved his career & in that ended up saving Marvel
How Stan Lee’s wife saved his career & in that ended up saving Marvel
Profiles
November 11, 2021
Where on earth is online learning working ?
Where on earth is online learning working ?
Education/Edtech/CBCs
October 11, 2021
3 insights from how Freshworks built its famous company culture
3 insights from how Freshworks built its famous company culture
ProfilesFor Founders/CEOs
September 23, 2021
The 1 Edtech story everyone should know: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
The 1 Edtech story everyone should know: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
Education/Edtech/CBCsProfiles
September 16, 2021
The overlooked secret to build a great company culture: Your hiring process
The overlooked secret to build a great company culture: Your hiring process
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
September 13, 2021
Morgan Housel explains risk & margin of safety using cats falling from buildings 
Morgan Housel explains risk & margin of safety using cats falling from buildings
For Founders/CEOsFor Leaders/Managers
August 16, 2021
DORIS: A Framework to define roles for Decisions & Projects
DORIS: A Framework to define roles for Decisions & Projects
For Leaders/Managers