by Rajan Singh | Feb 19, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
In Dec 2014, I got an award that I didn’t quite deserve. That year, the TiE Kerala chapter gave me their annual ‘Startup Entrepreneur of the Year Award’ for outstanding contribution to entrepreneurship. To be honest, I had made no such contribution – at least, not in...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 16, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
When I was running my previous startup, ConceptOwl, I heard of another EdTech startup that was growing rapidly using strategies that were not working for us. People would ask us — ‘Hey, that startup is making it work. Why can’t you do that?’ We...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 15, 2024 | 2024, Newsletter
A. WHAT HAPPENED More than 500 people applied for a pilot we recently launched for our upcoming program called “Zen Productivity.” And in the application, we asked this question: “Please describe the obstacles that come in the way of your productivity.” And do you...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 15, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
I once thought that the biggest harm from digital distraction (e.g., WhatsApp, Instagram, etc.) was the wastage of time. It is like saying that drugs are harmful because they cost money. But if someone gave them free, would they be ok? Time-wastage is the smallest of...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 14, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
An investment banker friend of mine working with Goldman Sachs in New York once told me that in their office gym, you would find people running on the treadmill even past midnight. Being an investment banker is a grueling job – people often work more than 100 hrs a...
