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...
by Navin Thukkaram | Jan 1, 2025 | Newsletter
What Decision don’t you See? When I got divorced 20+ years ago, the hardest part wasn’t ending my marriage. While that was emotionally awful, the hardest part was seeing that divorce was an option at all! It was an Unseen Option. [spoiler: the pic of Ace of Base...
by Navin Thukkaram | Dec 12, 2024 | Newsletter
“I’m past my prime.” Four words that echo through midtown offices, locker rooms, and quiet moments of self-reflection. It’s a phrase loaded with resignation, as if acknowledging the end of our best years. Society has sold us a simple but...
by Navin Thukkaram | Oct 21, 2024 | Newsletter
We recently gathered eight men at Akera in Upstate New York for Valhalla Ascend VI, my 2-day retreat geared for those seeking to expand beyond typical societal rules and expectations. We traded the usual conference BS for something different: 2-hour forest hikes...
