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This is Rajesh. I love to bring ideas to life. With Love!

I love building startups, writing books and sharing my ideas on stage. In my spare time, I create thank you cards and other cool stuff.

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Share Three Words That Describe Me

posted in Think on June 22, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Share Three Words That Describe Me

“Share Three Words That Describe Me…” No. Don’t do that. Just wait. This is not about me. I want you to focus on that question alone! You probably have seen this request from a friend via email or on Facebook. The request is from a friend, so you will oblige. A few examples based on… Continue reading →

How a Page From Storytelling can Boost Your Career

posted in Think on June 3, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
How a Page From Storytelling can Boost Your Career

I still remember the phrase my teacher Toby Hecht used often: Birds fly, fish swim and human beings tell stories. Whether you realize or not,whether you agree or not, your life is filled with stories: * stories you tell yourself * stories you tell others * stories you tell yourself about stories others told you… Continue reading →

7 Beliefs That are Shaping my Life – Opher Brayer Edition

posted in Life, Think, Work on May 15, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
7 Beliefs That are Shaping my Life – Opher Brayer Edition

My friend and mentor Opher Brayer took the challenge to reflect on 7 core beliefs that are shaping his life today. Here is one of them: In relationships 20% should have a common denominator. 80% is the inspiration you bring to each other The entire collection of 7 beliefs is available to view and share… Continue reading →

Notes and takeaways from a few of Jack Ma’s speeches

posted in Life, Work on May 15, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Notes and takeaways from a few of Jack Ma’s speeches

Jack Ma’s story, life and work are all inspiring. Here is the video with excerpts from a few of the speeches of Jack Ma Here are some takeaways to browse and share: Please sign up for my newsletter here:

Notes from the interview with Biz Stone at Commonwealth Club

posted in Imagine, Life on May 15, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Notes from the interview with Biz Stone at Commonwealth Club

I loved the entire interview with Biz Stone at the Commonwealth Club a couple of years ago. Biz is super inspiring and super optimistic and shares his story from his early beginnings, failures, his friendship and working relationship with Evan Williams, stints at Google, Odio, Twitter and Jelly. And, lastly about his book – Things… Continue reading →

7 Beliefs That are Shaping My Life – DP Sridhar Edition

posted in Think on May 14, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
7 Beliefs That are Shaping My Life – DP Sridhar Edition

My friend DP Sridhar ( founder and CEO of ienabler ) took the challenge to reflect on 7 core beliefs that are shaping his life today. Here is one of them: To Grow is to contribute & To Contribute is to Grow. The entire collection of 7 beliefs is available to view and share within… Continue reading →

7 Core Beliefs That are Shaping my Life – Ravi Gundlapalli Edition

posted in Think on May 12, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
7 Core Beliefs That are Shaping my Life – Ravi Gundlapalli Edition

My friend Ravi Gundlapalli ( founder and CEO of MentorCloud ) took the challenge to reflect on 7 core beliefs that are shaping his life today. Here is one of them: Having an open mind is very important to allow space and room for new possibilities. The entire collection of 7 beliefs is available to… Continue reading →

7 Core Beliefs That are Shaping My Life

posted in Think on May 11, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
7 Core Beliefs That are Shaping My Life

Beliefs silently color and filter our thinking. So to shift our thinking, we MUST have the courage to re-examine our beliefs. I did this as an exercise for myself to reflect upon what are seven beliefs that are shaping my life right at this moment. Here is the first one: At every crossroad of life, think… Continue reading →

RIP Bill Campbell – a few lessons from the “coach”

posted in Life on April 19, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
RIP Bill Campbell – a few lessons from the “coach”

I had an opportunity to see Bill Campbell several years ago, but have been always inspired by stories that portray his wisdom over the years. His insights have directly and indirectly shaped the valley. Game changers such as Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Jack Dorsey have benefited from his counsel. What is so amazing… Continue reading →

Balancing the quest for serendipity and the desire to focus

posted in Think on April 12, 2016 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Balancing the quest for serendipity and the desire to focus

It’s seems like a dilemma. Every business book will say you need to focus to make something big happen Then, you talk to many successful people in private and you will hear stories of sheer randomness, serendipity, chance meeting with someone, luck and so on. Think about it: You have a quest for serendipity You… Continue reading →

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