I shared my favorite Yoda quotes with you in part one of this essay.
Another favourite character, Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings (LOTR), is one of my perennial sources of insights.
“Despair is only for
Category: Leadership
Lessons from Yoda and Gandalf – Part 1
I first discovered JRR Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings when I was 20. I found it fascinating. For me, it was more than just a fantasy novel. It was an allegory, a metaphor for life itself. I have read the …
Should We Celebrate Failure?
Recently, I came upon a report in a newspaper that argued that we should celebrate failure. Quoting an entrepreneur, it lamented that we are obsessed with just a few popular startups. We should pay attention to failures too. “How about …
How winners make it happen?
Vince Lombardi famously said that winning isn’t everything, it is the only thing.
Is anyone a born entrepreneur, a born leader or born to win? I believe everyone is born to win but you have to make winning a habit.…
Journey of Founder to CEO
Steve Jobs is probably the most loved innovator of our times. However, he, the founder, was asked to leave his own company. He is not the first founder and will not be the last to experience this. It is interesting …
Lessons from Legends : Warren Buffett
When it comes to investors there are very few who are as respected or well known as Warren Buffett. It’s not just because he made a lot of money (He is ranked No 3 on Forbes Billionaire’s List, with a …
Everyone struggles on the entrepreneurship road
It is well known that of the many who want to be entrepreneurs, few take the plunge and fewer succeed. While the success stories of entrepreneurs are often chronicled, their hardships and struggles are rarely touched upon.
With the media
Gandhi and startup culture
…“And then Gandhi came. He was like a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretch ourselves and take deep breaths; like a beam of light that pierced the darkness and removed the scales from our eyes; like a
“The Quality” that separates the Best Entrepreneurs from the rest!
Diwali was my favorite festival as a child. Some of my vivid memories of Diwali include wearing beautiful new clothes, participating in the Diwali puja(the ceremony of worshiping goddess Lakshmi), proudly distributing ghar ki mithai (homemade sweets) prepared with …