Startups

Job vs StartUp: 3 Mental Models to Decide

I was fortunate to have strong leaders from... read more

I was fortunate to have strong leaders from late-stage startups and established corporations join us early in WhiteHat Jr. They built the company to scale. Are you thinking of buil... read more

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24 November

How to StartUp: Step-by-Step Timeline

How much time does it take to go... read more

How much time does it take to go from idea to startup? When to scale 10x? What is the best time to raise funding? I couldn’t get practical answers to these questions while sta... read more

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16 November

How to StartUp with No Co-Founder

Do you have a big idea for a... read more

Do you have a big idea for a startup but no co-founder? You should go for it! Get to the market fast versus hunting for the perfect co-founder. I was told that you needed ... read more

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12 November

How to Take Major Life Risks After Having Children

We got to know of our second pregnancy... read more

We got to know of our second pregnancy the same week I decided to turn full-time novelist in 2015. I questioned my decision for the hundredth time. Should I stay in my corp... read more

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26 September

How are StartUps Valued: A Personal Account

WhiteHat Jr was valued at $30 Million in... read more

WhiteHat Jr was valued at $30 Million in our Series A funding round in Sep’ 2019. Nine Months later, we received term sheets for upto $450 Million valuation. What made the ... read more

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18 September

How to Raise StartUp Funding with No Product

My 3rd novel, The Seeker, was rejected sixty-one... read more

My 3rd novel, The Seeker, was rejected sixty-one times in the US. Eventually, Penguin Random House, published it worldwide after 42 months of nearly daily revisions. Four years of ... read more

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13 September

How to Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Every Field

I’d thrived in uncertain, ambiguous roles like working... read more

I’d thrived in uncertain, ambiguous roles like working in new countries and new industries in my corporate career. So I thought I had an entrepreneurial mindset. Until I becam... read more

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4 September

How to Always Think Independently

I had a sinking feeling in my gut... read more

I had a sinking feeling in my gut when I told my boss at P&G that I was leaving to travel and write a novel more than a decade ago in 2008. The timing felt wrong. I was 29. M... read more

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31 August

The Life-Changing Lesson No Life Coach Teaches You

I was sure I’d fail all my B-School... read more

I was sure I’d fail all my B-School interviews. I was living in a small town when I got my interview calls with no access to coaching classes or the Internet. On the day be... read more

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21 February

The One Question That Will Change Your Career

I wasted the first few years of my... read more

I wasted the first few years of my career. I was focused on getting the right assignments, being promoted quickly, and acquiring the right job titles. Then, I self-destructed.... read more

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26 August

The low probability of startup success – and why you should still do it!

We were six months pregnant with our second... read more

We were six months pregnant with our second daughter in 2015 when I left my job to write a novel. I knew the probability of succeeding as a full-time writer was abysmally low. We w... read more

26 July

Mid-Career Executives: Should you quit your corporate job to StartUp?

I was 39 when I left my position... read more

I was 39 when I left my position as CEO of Discovery India to start WhiteHat Jr. In retrospect, the decision worked out fine but at the time, I was racked with doubt. Would I be ab... read more

26 July

Is your life a story?

I was lost. I’d published my second novel, Johnny... read more

I was lost. I’d published my second novel, Johnny Gone Down, after a couple of years of working on it. Now, I was free. I was working in a new job, living in a new city, meet... read more

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2 February