by Navin Thukkaram | Feb 28, 2025 | Newsletter
Your legacy transcends your lineage. Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert, attended Harvard and became a successful lawyer, yet he remains a minor footnote in Lincoln’s biography. Why? Because Lincoln’s legacy wasn’t his lineage – it was saving...
by Navin Thukkaram | Feb 20, 2025 | Newsletter
Picture this: a former private equity partner on a cross-country flight reading a book called “Real Love.” A cringeworthy title, indeed. But Sharon Salzberg has real wisdom: “Feeling incomplete inside ourselves, we search for others to complete us....
by Navin Thukkaram | Feb 20, 2025 | Newsletter
Picture this: a former private equity partner on a cross-country flight reading a book called “Real Love.” A cringeworthy title, indeed. But Sharon Salzberg has real wisdom: “Feeling incomplete inside ourselves, we search for others to complete us....
by Navin Thukkaram | Feb 5, 2025 | Newsletter
Your Prime is Ending – Will You Fight Back? In 1998 at Lazard, I was a solid analyst but not a financial wizard. Some guys were absolute ninjas. Their models sang and their balance sheets balanced. By comparison, my future seemed limited. I was in my prime...
by Navin Thukkaram | Jan 28, 2025 | Newsletter
Last month at an event in Newport Beach, I gave a keynote to the usual crowd of software CEOs and investors. But one founder really stood out. A 64-year-old Mexican-American entrepreneur, without funding or formal education, had built a large Hispanic grocery chain...
