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The best teacher in the world is someone who loves what he or she does, and just loves it in front of you. — Fred Rogers
I want to be a ladder-holder.
I want to be a ladder-holder.
Managing people is a sacred and meaningful responsibility.
Priya Narasimhan
Jun 20
Four words that change you and them.
Four words that change you and them.
I believe in you.
Priya Narasimhan
Jun 1
Ambition and Coachability
Ambition and Coachability
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should…
Priya Narasimhan
May 25
Watch me do my wheelie.
Watch me do my wheelie.
It was a day of mountains to climb and fires to fight.
Priya Narasimhan
Mar 29
Hatching a Problem into a Product.
Hatching a Problem into a Product.
Where do I find a problem?
Priya Narasimhan
Nov 21, 2023
This is a picture of pure emotional intelligence.
This is a picture of pure emotional intelligence.
“He came down to my level, in order to be an equal. He extended himself, met me at the crucial edge that divides adult from child, and he…
Priya Narasimhan
Oct 29, 2023
Building a safe space to parade our failures.
Building a safe space to parade our failures.
“You get an A. You get an A. You all get an A.”
Priya Narasimhan
Oct 21, 2023
I was reminded of my job by a cabbie.
I was reminded of my job by a cabbie.
“When we score a goal, I jump across seats to hug a bloke I’ve never met before.”
Priya Narasimhan
Oct 16, 2023
The startup lessons of a mechanic who built a $24B company.
The startup lessons of a mechanic who built a $24B company.
At 22, with £20 in his pocket, he founded a company worth $23.91B today.
Priya Narasimhan
Oct 15, 2023
Sticky, not gimmicky. Your road to a better product.
Sticky, not gimmicky. Your road to a better product.
Cheetos-flavored lip balm — orange lips smelling like Cheetos all day, moisturized to protect us from the harsh winter.
Priya Narasimhan
Oct 1, 2023
Your ignorance is your superpower.
Your ignorance is your superpower.
“Ignorance. Ignorance. Sheer ignorance. You know, there’s no confidence to equal it. It’s only when you know something about a profession…
Priya Narasimhan
Sep 12, 2023
What if there were no exit?
What if there were no exit?
“What’s your exit strategy?”
Priya Narasimhan
Sep 3, 2023
Pick up a great hammer. Swing it at non-nails.
Pick up a great hammer. Swing it at non-nails.
A mistake can save lives. Millions of lives.
Priya Narasimhan
Aug 27, 2023
The ultimate elevator pitch.
The ultimate elevator pitch.
It was 1853. At the New York World’s Fair, a man climbed into an open elevator shaft in front of dozens of people. He had the elevator…
Priya Narasimhan
Aug 20, 2023
Safe is the most unsafe career path to take.
Safe is the most unsafe career path to take.
Be a doctor, they said. Be an engineer, they said. Be an accountant, they said. Be a lawyer, they said. Find a job at a famous company…
Priya Narasimhan
Aug 13, 2023
I’ve got 99 problems, but a VC ain’t one.
I’ve got 99 problems, but a VC ain’t one.
Creative autonomy over capital.
Priya Narasimhan
Aug 6, 2023
I’m not working. I’m playing.
I’m not working. I’m playing.
“It doesn’t feel like work to me.”
Priya Narasimhan
Jul 30, 2023
Speaking of public speaking.
Speaking of public speaking.
I didn’t speak in public until I was 25.
Priya Narasimhan
Jul 23, 2023
How to carry influence from day one.
How to carry influence from day one.
“Influence is our inner ability to lift people up to our perspective,” says Joseph Wong.
Priya Narasimhan
Jul 16, 2023
Copy the masters.
Copy the masters.
“All through my career, I was always apprenticing on something.”
Priya Narasimhan
Jul 9, 2023
Relationship currency. Or, going beyond the grade.
Relationship currency. Or, going beyond the grade.
“It is difficult to write a letter for someone you know as a grade, and not as a person.”
Priya Narasimhan
Jul 2, 2023
20 questions before you build a product.
20 questions before you build a product.
Unearthing a product’s why, what, how, and how well.
Priya Narasimhan
Jun 25, 2023
Interview the Interviewer
Interview the Interviewer
Flip the script.
Priya Narasimhan
Jun 10, 2023
A product’s purpose is to deliver joy.
A product’s purpose is to deliver joy.
Delivering joy to whom, when, how, how often, and why.
Priya Narasimhan
May 27, 2023
I don’t do well at fiction. So, I never wrote a business plan.
I don’t do well at fiction. So, I never wrote a business plan.
“For 15% of your company and $15,000, we will do all the research, and deliver you a business plan in 6 months.”
Priya Narasimhan
Apr 29, 2023
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