Had two of 'em.
I've been following him on LinkedIn for about 5 or 6 years. He's got this zen approach to life and his work that I really resonate with. Unlike most mainstream entrepreneur stories, I find his to be most relatable.
A few days ago he put out a message on LI saying he was looking to connect to entrepreneurs, and coach and mentor the younger lot. I may not be a whole lot younger than him, but I took this opportunity and sent him a message. I said I would like to speak to him, and he was so nice and agreed almost immediately.
We set it up for 9 pm tonight, and I got off the call with him just a couple hours ago.
Key takeaways:
- Entrepreneurship is all about mental fitness.
- When everything goes wrong... the people who can survive those phases, that's real entrepreneurship.
- An easy business is an oxymoron.
- You learn to become tougher, wiser, and outgrow certain things.
- Most entrepreneurship is behind the scenes work.
We spoke about the loneliness most entrepreneurs deal with. And that incessant networking is a total waste of time, and time spent on product iteration is time better spent.
Going to keep in touch with him and connect every so often just to check in and exchange stories. Gots to make friends on this journey, or it'll always be lonely.
Our second meeting was with Ferose VR. It was about something we might be planning to work on together.
The Ferose meeting went on for 2 hours, and some decent ideas were discussed.
We might be going to the India Inclusion Fest, which he runs, in Bengaluru next month.
Also, we sat and mastered the Spectrum showreel today, voiced by none other than Ashwin Mushran.
I think it's come out pretty solid. Think the plan is to post it tomorrow, but will have to check with the boss.
That's all. Onto work stuff.
G'bye.
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