Are You Benchmarking Externally?

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As a kid, i always thought that i was a poor student because i would not be able to score marks compared to indian students who were able to remember more. So i think when we create any mechanism of scoring people outside icu test, ecu, test, whatever that is, right? We are removing dimensions that we could be better ataan,. But if you constantly think, t am i better than where i was six months ago? And an constantly improving that, it doesn't matter what you define as better than what you were at. You can make wealth by beking better on something, which is, say, solving problems. I don't feel envious with ill

My guest is Indian entrepreneur and venture capitalist Kunal Shah who calls on his decades of entrepreneurial experience to discuss what he’s learned about what motivates people, and how observing trends hiding in plain sight has made him a runaway success in business.

We also discuss the many cultural differences between India and the West, what he learned growing up in the family business and how he applies it today, observing reality, why he dropped out of an MBA program, strategies for decision-making, and so much more.

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