Moving to San Francisco transformed my perspective; being surrounded by other startup founders made me feel supported and motivated, contrasting with my previous environment.

Moving back to India before high school was a traumatic change for me, but it taught me to thrive through pivotal moments.

My journey began with my dad, who came to the U.S. from India with just $25, and that experience shaped my perspective on change.

I was born in Bombay and studied commerce, where I developed an interest in marketing and advertising, eventually starting my own fabric business.

When I moved to Silicon Valley, I finally felt at home among people who shared my passion for deep subjects and building, where my interests were celebrated rather than judged.

If you want to change your life, consider changing your environment, including where you work and live, as your 20s are a great time for making significant decisions that primarily affect you.

In my early 20s, I lost both my parents, which taught me the crude tools of survival, much like humanity in its adolescence.

I learned to embrace ambiguity early in my life, which changed my career trajectory after spending a year studying in Japan.

Growing up in India, I experienced firsthand how technology can dramatically change lives, like when we finally got a rotary telephone after a five-year wait, which transformed how people communicated.