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Caroline's avatar

Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story Kartik.

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Pavan's avatar

Dear HK, I’ve always enjoyed your AI blogs, but this one is my absolute favorite. It perfectly captures the founders’ mindset. Thank you for sharing these stories.

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Dk's avatar

Thanks for sharing Kartik! Heard about the meditation before from you. Detailed view was nice to hear

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Shweta Mokashi's avatar

Thank you for your vulnerability and openness in sharing this personal story Professor! So much to learn!

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Abdullah Almaatouq's avatar

Thanks for sharing this, Kartik… it landed with me in more ways than you probably imagined... really appreciate you putting this out there.

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Babuprasad's avatar

Thank you for sharing this,

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Sanjay Srivastava's avatar

As a product manager, I often talk about how every customer touch helps refine your product, its framing, and its positioning. I have a new corollary to that "Every fear and vulnerability that you verbaliize helps you clear your mind and come to terms with it".

Thanks for sharing.

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Padmanabhan's avatar

Great lessons for our times, indeed! Everyday life seems disrupted for most with uncertainties galore. Startup ethos all around.

An ancient practice to the rescue.. … innovative thoughts.

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Erin O'Connor's avatar

This is such a wonderful and honest meditation on what innovation feels like. It can never be anything other than a leap into the void, and the experience is always going to be one of uncertainty and scrambling to adjust to the unforseeable. I take heart from your description. Thank you.

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Arumugam P's avatar

Great writing and inspirational !!

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Carmi Zlotnik's avatar

Thank you. Let’s catch up when you have time.

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Amy Gray's avatar

Beautiful share, Kartik. And so many rich lessons in there. Mindful Entrepreneurship.... I would love a book on that..... (and I represented Dr. Martha Beck for speaking for many years - 2006 to 2019)

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Pratul Gupta's avatar

Hi Kartik, thank you for sharing this. I am a founder who, after a pivot, is still in search of a PM fit and can relate to that part of your experience. I follow the Art of Living practice to avoid flying off the rails, which has helped me. Having good advisors is one of the most important lessons I learned during this struggle. I wish you the best of mental, physical, and spiritual state. Take care.

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