I've basically decided already a long time ago im going to have a startup. like that is what im going to do
with my life. ive been all in, literally dropped a bunch of my college classes etc. which has basically
ensured ill be a dropout. even before coming to college i had written on my linkedin; dropped out of iit delhi
a lot of ppl ask me how are you so confident youll do this, any my reasons are this:
smart_type1, smart_type2, conviction
smart type_1 : this is just how tecnhinally smart you are. like i believe the kind of company
i want to do, youll have to be really smart in the technical stuff, and this is one thing i obv am.
im really fucking good at math and CS, one of the best in India, and working everyday to be better.
not really much else to say.
smart type_2 : i can only explain this with an example. a lot of the ppl i know who are really
good at math too, are sort of too nerdy. ok i dont really know how to explain this, but basically you need
agency i think. a lot of smart kids, at iit atleast, often wait for permission or course assignments
to do things. you need agency, social intuition, taste, product insight, and the ability to launch things.
the best example of this is doimog, when i built this, a few kids at my dorm who i was showing this took
were telling me to not launch. privacy blah blah. you may get in trouble etc. why are you wasting time. but wtv. yeah basically this.
conviction : i believe all founders need to have complete conviction in themselves and
their beliefs. and stick to them, and take risks no matter what. ive always had so much conviction
in me and my ideals, like my whatsapp status for the past 3 years is "billions not millions" cos id decided
before coming to college i wouldnt settle. i could easily get a cushy quant job cos im great at math, And
just do all the college course stuff at IIT Delhi etc. but i know for a fact this is not the life i want.
so ive basically alreaedy almost dropped out of college cos i know this is what my life is going to be.
all the way up.