by Rajan Singh | Jan 12, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Two years ago, one evening, a team member called me and said, “Today, we are going to work the whole night.” He was leading a team of 5-6 people and intended to work overnight to fix a problem. Here was the problem: Our startup had created thousands of science/math...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 11, 2023 | Habits for a Great Life
There’s nothing quite like getting lost in a great book, is there? Reading allows you to explore new worlds, learn new things, and get in touch with your emotions. I love the sense of accomplishment that comes from finishing a book. For me, the biggest...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 11, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Once a renowned fund manager told me that for two years, he made no investments at all. The US markets were overpriced and good deals were hard to come by. For those two years, every day, he would dress up in the morning and go to office. He would sit and read...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 10, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
As a kid, every summer, we would visit my native village in UP. In the burning June month, without electricity or amenities, it was a veritable hell. But come evening, things would cool down. At night, lying on an elevated cot-like bamboo structure (‘machan’), we...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 9, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In 2009, when I moved back to India, the first thing I did was to buy a car. And in the very first week, in the parking area, a big coconut fell on its bonnet, putting a crater-sized dent. When I saw it in the morning, I was really heartbroken. Fast forward a decade...