Archive - Below The Surface by Nishad Shah

What does it take to build things 💪🏼

Assorted thoughts on how building works, mostly from my experiences building products and companies.

May 18 •

#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 •

April 2025

#2 BTS: What idea 💡 to work on?

Part 2 of Before The Startup series

Apr 26 •

🚀 Before the Startup series

(Writing in reels format) Part 1 - Mindset & other intangibles

Apr 13 •

December 2024

How to shape your reality 🚀

And why thinking objectively is limiting

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

Why ‘Be Patient’ is terrible advice for plateaus 🤦🏼‍♂️

There are more actionable ways to deal with it

Nov 10, 2024 •

October 2024

Premature Optimization

What leads high IQ people to making poor decisions

Oct 13, 2024 •

August 2024

Staying power 💥

These days, every morning I wake up, I have one phrase in my head - “staying power”.

Aug 12, 2024 •

May 2024

Finding Beauty 🤩 in work

How do you find the corals hidden in our daily lives

May 13, 2024 •

April 2024

Just breathing is not enough

Connecting the dots between Scuba and work

Apr 21, 2024 •

March 2024

Uncertainty, in startups and life

The shadow that lurks with us

Mar 3, 2024 •

December 2023

Occasional life lessons post

Dec 24, 2023 •

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