by Rajan Singh | Jul 29, 2023 | 2023, Newsletter
A 101-year-old changed my plan for today’s newsletter. I was planning to write about something else until a week ago when I came upon the curious case of retired Navy commander V. Sriramulu. At 101, Commander Sriramulu walks and runs 18 kilometers. He has won many...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 28, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Last month, I had a traumatic experience — I tried to book a cab. I was in this unfamiliar city of Rajkot, and who wants to talk to a taxi company in a new place? So naturally, I thought of the app-based taxi service unicorns, opened my phone, and booked a cab....
by Rajan Singh | Jul 27, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
The best book has not been written. The best ad campaign has not been created. The best painting has not been painted. But who will write the next big book? Or create the next big whatever? The book that beats Harry Potter will probably not be a book about a magic...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 26, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
One of the most humiliating moments of my life came in 2008, on a day when nobody humiliated me — I did it to myself. At that time, I was working with McKinsey in New York and desperately wanted to move back to India (my family had relocated recently). To find a...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 25, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In 2004, I walked into Mumbai’s Oberoi Hotel for my Wharton MBA admissions interview. I was nervous but once the interview started I got into flow. The interview was smooth, and I had no idea how time flew by until the interviewer thanked me, indicating that the...
