I've never been much of a Kunal Shah fan nor followed his journey much, but I once watched a video of his a few years ago, and this advice has stayed with me till today.
Kunal Shah:
"a lot of young people in India are worried about their reputation when they have none"
somehow it reminded me of that old kunal shah clip with carl pei
> exited FreeCharge
> started CRED with $1M of his own money
> grew it to 17M members
> raised 1.8B+ dollars from investors
> scaled to ~₹3,200 crore annual revenue
> reached profitability
> lost 35kg
> and now joining Meta as WhatsApp CEO
so...
> go all-in on your work
> don't be so careful
> don't be so cautious
> don't avoid confrontation
> reputational gains come from building things
🚨 “The era that favoured software jobs and MBA degrees is coming to an end and that the country must place greater value on trade skills such as welding, plumbing, electrical work and carpentry.”
- CEA Anantha Nageswaran.
Elon's now worth $1.4 Trillion. He could lose $1 trillion and still be the richest person in the world. Elon sat down with me for his first interview since becoming a trillionaire. Pretty wild...