The One Percent Project- Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Resilience Episode 72: Part-2: Becoming a Billionaire, Impact of Paul Graham & Marc Andreessen Essays, Productivity Hacks, Books w/Prasanna Sankar
About Prasanna Sankar:
What changes after one becomes a billionaire? How does one maintain a sense of purpose and drive after accumulating wealth?
Welcome to The One Percent Project, where we continue our captivating conversation with Prasanna Sankar, the co-founder of Rippling, and a true trailblazer in the world of technology and entrepreneurship. In our first episode, we discovered Prasanna's early successes, his coding prowess, and his ability to identify and seize opportunities. We explored his insights on building and optimising for pace and efficiency and his views on the future of crypto.
In part two of our conversation, we dive deeper into Prasanna's extraordinary life, understand how his world transformed after achieving billionaire status, the profound influence of Paul Graham's writings on his thinking, and the unique superpowers that have propelled him to great heights. He also shares his book recommendations and unveils his thoughts on productivity, providing counterintuitive insights on making the most of your time and achieving remarkable results.
Key Take Aways & Transcript: https://bit.ly/TOP_Prasanna_2 Follow & Subscribe: WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/TOP_WA2 YouTube: https://bit.ly/TOP_Youtube LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/TOP_LinkedIn Twitter: https://bit.ly/TOP_Twitter1 Instagram: https://bit.ly/TOP_Insta In this conversation, he talks about: 00:00 Intro 02:24 How has life changed after becoming a billionaire? 06:30 The impact of Paul Gramham's blogs and first principle thinking. 08:15 The balance between pace & efficiency. 13:44 His superpower 14:04 Three Books & Productivity Hacks 18:36 Moments that have defined his career. 19:57 Advice to his younger self.