by Rajan Singh | Jan 2, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
When I was serving as the Trivandrum Police Commissioner, I once skipped a useless meeting called by a senior government official. The next week, when my assistant shared my weekly timesheet, she showed an internal meeting that I had never conducted. When I asked her...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 1, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
Conventional wisdom (some of which I also fell for): – Leave your job. – Chase VC funding. – Spend all the money on ads and a huge team. – Pray for the next round of funding. A better way: – Don’t leave your jobs until much later — start...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 29, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
An email you almost never get: I need your money. An email you often get: I need your time — can we jump on to a call? Is your time less valuable than your money? Of course, not. If you clutter your calendar with calls and meetings, you can say goodbye to focus....
by Rajan Singh | Dec 28, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In my previous startup, we once reached a point where only had cash left to survive three months. Even worse, we had huge expenses coming up over the next 8 months – the office rental itself would kill us. I personally did not have the money to invest and save the...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 27, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Job loss is not a blot on your career. It is an unfortunate feature of the free market economy. Gaps in your resume are also not a blot on your career. They reflect the realities of human life. One of my best hires at HabitStrong was freelancing for many years instead...
