Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR and the force behind Anduril Industries, pairs technological brilliance with entrepreneurial grit, showing how a builder can pioneer consumer virtual reality, reshape national security, and challenge established norms without softening his candor.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Trae Stephens

Trae Stephens, Founders Fund partner and Anduril Industries co-founder and executive chairman, connects venture capital with national security, championing ambitious hard-tech solutions while examining generational companies, the future of warfare, and the philosophical foundations behind his work.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Jeanne DeWitt Grosser of Vercel

Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, Vercel’s chief operating officer and Stripe’s former chief business officer, treats sales as customer problem-solving and a bridge to research and development, arguing that product knowledge and a clear yes or no outperform hope.
Profile 9 min read

Lessons from Rehan Yar Khan

Rehan Yar Khan, managing partner of Orios Venture Partners and an early Indian angel investor, looks for non-obvious opportunities and “Misfit” founders, offering a field-tested lens on market timing, early-stage investing, and the deeper drivers of entrepreneurial success.
Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Sanjay Mehta

Sanjay Mehta, technologist turned angel investor and founder of 100X.VC, applies a sharp, data-driven approach to early-stage investing, founder mentorship, and simpler seed funding through the iSAFE note, grounding his counsel in experience as both entrepreneur and investor.
Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Rajan Anandan

Rajan Anandan, a technology executive, Peak XV Partners managing director, and angel investor, combines big-tech operating experience with early-stage investing acumen, focusing relentlessly on how founders scale, build enduring companies, and win across India and Southeast Asia.
Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Anupam Mittal

Anupam Mittal, founder and CEO of People Group and investor on Shark Tank India, draws on a bootstrapped entrepreneurial journey and deep knowledge of Indian consumers to emphasize long-term vision, sustainable business models, founder passion, and resilience.
Profile 5 min read

Lessons from Girish Mathrubootham

Girish Mathrubootham, founder and CEO of Freshworks and a pioneer of Indian SaaS, connects global company building with customer happiness, product-led execution, and “Kudumba,” his family-centered philosophy for creating a people-centric culture able to compete worldwide.

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