I have a story on the hospitality of Oberoi. Few years ago I had hosted a party at Oberoi Gurgaon. When I was leaving I asked for some of the food to be packed for the cab driver (for him to eat the next morning as he would have already had dinner). It was taking inordinately
Indeed a rich life by any yardstick…”2500 books, 6 pants, 4 shirts, 3 suits, 1 Padma Shri, 1 Padma Bhushan, 1 Bharat Ratna and 46 doctorate degrees...... this was his total accumulated wealth!” Remembering
#APJAbdulKalam
🙏(15 October 1931 - 27th July 2015)
There are two things that are completely dependent on the
#founder
to be realised. One is Culture.The other is Brand. You can delegate everything else.Except for these two. Impossible to make a serious impact on either without the founder’s attention.
#startups
#MarketingTwitter
When you step into the
@sequoia
office in Menlo Park, the first thing you see is a ~37 million year old fossilised bark of a
#Sequoia
tree.A daily reminder of our mission of helping the daring build legendary. The power of thinking long term. The power of symbols. No words needed
I learnt something in the second wave or should I say the
#Covid
tsunami 🌊...the more one helps, the less helpless one feels. Just doing something, anything gives one a sense of agency and reduces the helplessness.
Excited to announce CRED mint. Our first community product built on trust. You can now earn up-to 9% interest, while investing in other trustworthy CRED members.
Epic day at LSR today at the Nat Geo documentary screening of Tarini...the story of 6 Indian women who circumnavigated the globe! Honoured by the presence of the Honourable Navy Chief...inspired by his message to “dream big”
@NatGeoIndia
#GirlsWhoSailed
#SequoiaSpark
02 founders are mission-driven & solving for diverse problems! From substituting plastic with sea-weed, online to offline,modern health, making carbon credits accessible to farmers, solving for acne, democratising AI & more! What an inspiring week!
#SparkTheFlame
🔥
What a fab read! “If you want to retain some control of your existence & future...run faster than the algorithms...& get to know yourself before they do. To run fast, don’t take too much luggage. Leave all your illusions behind. They are very heavy.”
It’s been a month since I joined
@Sequoia_India
. Just got my awesome swag welcome box
#InsideSequoia
today! This doesn’t feel like a job it feels like a privilege to work alongside some of the most amazing people & get to partner with daring founders creating legendary companies.
This is an epic moment. This will inspire leagues of women to believe it’s possible. The quiet and relentless focus with which Falguni and her team have achieved this…
#Respect
✊
#Nykaa
's founder
#FalguniNayar
has become India’s wealthiest self-made female billionaire, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as shares made a strong stock market debut on Wednesday.
Read:
I read a beautiful piece on how we are not on the same boat...we are in the same storm. Each will navigate their own difficulties and emerge differently from the storm...respect each persons journey and that it maybe different from yours...
#corona
#SequoiaFamJam
it’s about family and resilience.
@BearGrylls
with amazing advice for us all.
#NGU
Never Give Up. Also on the three F’s...Fear, Failure and Fire...embrace the fear, face the failure and always, always keep the fire 🔥 burning and keep going.
“Death ends a life not a relationship”. Of all the things I am grateful for in life the one that I am most thankful for, is being his daughter.He was the rarest of the rare. It’s been a year since he passed but he lives on forever in our❤️Brahm Vasudeva 26 April 1936-10 July 2020
Ajinkya’s win is fabulous and must be lauded. 👏But winning is not a zero sum game.His win doesn’t have to be Virat’s loss...let’s not forget Virat has the highest win ratio of any Indian captain.Can’t we just enjoy one without putting down the other?🤔
#INDvsAUS
So much talent!👍
It’s so hard for the
#Olympics
athletes…15 months of a pandemic, the uncertainty of the games & then coming out of near lockdown to the toughest event in the world. More than the physical game it’s a mind game. Always was but this time it’s way harder. Respect & understanding 🙏
It’s been two years…and I have lost track of the number people I have told…”I wish you had met my father…” He truly was like no other. A courageous, charismatic leader who gave the word leadership meaning for me. Brahm Vasudeva 26th April 1936 - 10th July 2020.
#Unforgettable
“And when great souls die,
after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always
irregularly.
Our senses, restored, never
to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be
better. For they existed.”
In loving memory of my father, Brahm Vasudeva...
One of the most inspiring experiences...the fearless journey of the Serendipitous Six as they circumnavigated the globe for the first time! Tarini is the story of fearlessness...on the other side of fear is freedom. On Nat Geo at 9 pm tomorrow
@indiannavy
I had forgotten the joy of a swim…how it clears one’s head like nothing else. 40 laps later I feel charged and totally not ready to sleep! Truly
#exercise
is the elixir of life! Whatever one can do…it always helps.
Photographer unknown. Emotions inexpressible. There’s everything and nothing in this picture. Hope and reality intermingled. But the joy and innocence of the children shines through despite all odds. It’s a picture that makes one think and feel at the same time.
Amazing to meet female founders in Singapore tonight…from
#SequoiaSpark
and Surge! Walked away inspired by what they’re building…and awesome to see the future founder in the group! :)
#SparkTheFlame
🔥
Today my stationary car was hit by a moving car in a bizarre accident. I jumped out ready to argue, when the chauffeur & later the car owner simply said “Sorry we were wrong”my anger melted and we agreed how to resolve it. Made me reflect on the superpower of saying I am sorry.:)
I flew a Cessna over a decade ago…it was with a qualified pilot in the US. I had never flown before but he had dual set of controls. I recall it was unimaginably easy to take off, cruising was a breeze. The plane felt light and responded to my every touch. I grew in false
This is mind blowing. The way he explains the same concept at different levels. To truly speak to someone at the level they’re at…without changing your tone either talking down or talking up. To take the complex and make it simple. This is a masterclass.
This is where I run…when I travel. In hotel hallways. I like to set my own pace - so dislike the treadmill. And it’s often too hot or raining to run outdoors. It’s amusing to see the look on fellow travellers face when they see me running the hallways. Anything that breaks the
Thank you
#Dhoni
...for being the best brand ambassador, for being an inspiring leader, for being rooted and never losing your sense of perspective, for your brilliance and your resilience, for never stopping believing...🙏