Utkarsh Singh

Learning all things startup @myspinny ; prev. public policy @startupindia @investindia | Cricket + Coffee + RHCP

[Utkarsh Singh @utkarshsingh_11]

(1) Be obsessed with your craft, (2) always look to improve to build "unfair" advantage, (3) surround yourself with high talent density, (4) be where the action is, and (5) ALWAYS give back. Running down a dream by @bgurley 🫡🫡

[Naval @naval]

The smartest people are all self-taught, even if they went to school.

[Tejeshwi Sharma 🇮🇳 @tejeshwi_sharma]

The best consumer companies can explain their hook in one sharp line.

If it takes a paragraph to understand why you exist, distribution will always be uphill.

In crowded markets, clarity beats cleverness and recall beats features.

[Celestara @celestaracosmos]

You will never feel ready.
Ready is not a feeling.
It's a decision.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“The distance between dreams and reality is called discipline.”

— Paulo Coelho

[Utkarsh Singh @utkarshsingh_11]

@elonmusk No

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

If you’re under 30 and have no responsibilities, I recommend working as many hours per week as humanly possible.

You’ll never be able to work this hard again. And the compounding effects of a few years can set up your life for decades.

[mitsuri @0xmitsurii]

Jony Ive on what Steve Jobs taught him about focus.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Carl Jung on doing the work:

[Raj Shamani @rajshamani]

Nobody respects how many times you tried.
They respect the one time it worked.

[Naval @naval]

Most time is wasted, because it’s spent in anticipation of something in the future, rather than for the thing at hand.

[Naval @naval]

Ultimately, you attract the complement of what you project.

[Kunal Shah @kunalb11]

You’ll make wealth when you spend time with those who hate wasting time.

You’ll find peace when you spend time with those who don’t care about time.

[Naval @naval]

Live for something larger than yourself, but only on your own terms.

[Raj Shamani @rajshamani]

High Pressure Environment + Unrealistic Goals + Sense of Urgency

= Exponential Growth

[Utkarsh Singh @utkarshsingh_11]

“The key is not the will to win… everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important” - Bob Knight

[Naval @naval]

You have one life. Don’t settle for mediocrity.

[Naval @naval]

Clear writing and clear speaking are simply outputs of clear thinking.

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

It is even okay if you yourself don't understand it. Go with the flow.......

#ComplexityTheory

[Naval @naval]

If you understand it, you don’t need to memorize it.

If you don’t understand it, you don’t want to memorize it.