Below The Surface by Nishad Shah

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How to (not) sleepwalk through life
thoughts on living an intentional life
Oct 28 • 
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The 1 thing that predicts everything 🤯 in a company
How do you drill down a company to its core?
Aug 11 • 
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A better way to help yourself
Where most self-help fails
Jul 27 • 
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30 at 30
Dec 24, 2023 • Nishad
Types of ambition and what to do about them
Nov 5, 2023 • Nishad
Opportunism and Conviction
Mar 6, 2022 • Nishad
The SMB owner in India
Feb 6, 2022 • Nishad
Macro goals
Feb 12, 2023 • Nishad
Context matters
Dec 9, 2021 • Nishad
What does it take to build things 💪🏼
Assorted thoughts on how building works, mostly from my experiences building products and companies.
May 18 • 
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#3 BTS: Who to work with?
Along with focusing on what problem to work on, you also need to solve for who do you work with.
May 10 • 
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#2 BTS: What idea 💡 to work on?
Part 2 of Before The Startup series
Apr 26 • 
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🚀 Before the Startup series
(Writing in reels format) Part 1 - Mindset & other intangibles
Apr 13 • 
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How to shape your reality 🚀
And why thinking objectively is limiting
Dec 1, 2024 • 
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Why ‘Be Patient’ is terrible advice for plateaus 🤦🏼‍♂️
There are more actionable ways to deal with it
Nov 10, 2024 • 
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Premature Optimization
What leads high IQ people to making poor decisions
Oct 13, 2024 • 
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Below The Surface by Nishad Shah
Below The Surface by Nishad Shah
Essays on fundamentals of business, technology and finance from a flâneur

Below The Surface by Nishad Shah

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