@viraj.ala: Some people take the safe job in America. He bet on India instead.... and now helps run a $40 billion firm. Ishaan's a former founder. Now an investor at Lightspeed. About $40 billion in assets under management. With a B. What does the world get wrong about India? People underestimate how fast it's growing. Look at the successful companies built there. So many were built by people who could have taken a job at any US company. They chose India because they believe in India. The lesson he learned the hard way? Most advice sucks. You hear it. It's useful. But the decision matters more than the advice. The best advice he ever got? Just do good work. The greatest people do great work constantly. They weren't always that way at 15, or 20, or 25. At some point they start doing great work. And you can't be half-assed about it. Does passion come first, or winning? Winning comes first. People overthink career choices. His were all the same formula. Find what sounds fun. Then do well at it. Seems to have worked out. The most important lesson about human nature? Optimizing for money is a short-term optimization. It's just a number in your head. It doesn't change anything in your life. Optimize for great work. Ambitious things. Amazing people. The money usually solves itself. And you'll be better for it. The one thing he lives by every day: Have some fun. Success, winning, all of it. Those are end states. And you never actually reach an end state. You just keep doing things. So if you're having fun all the time, you're already successful. Deathbed at 100. The lesson he'd leave behind: Have some fun. That's it. You'll be happy.
