Kunal Shah

Kunal Shah on winning in India, second-order thinking, the philosophy of startups, and more

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Opening
LENNY RACHITSKY (00:00:00): Microsoft, Adobe, Alphabet, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, even Starbucks, the CEOs of these companies were all born in India and immigrated to the US. KUNAL SHAH (00:00:08): A lot of CEOs have done well because they follow the “dharma” of the founders quite well. KUNAL SHAH (00:00:13): “These are the principles that were given to me and I'm going to sustain this and make it even bigger....

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Low-ego framing
Alphabet, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, even Starbucks, the CEOs of these companies were all born in India and immigrated to the US. KUNAL SHAH (00:00:08): A lot of CEOs have done well because they...

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
LENNY RACHITSKY (00:02:23): A big thank you to Cyan, my ET, for making the connection to Kunal. LENNY RACHITSKY (00:02:27): LENNY RACHITSKY...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.

Return warmth
LENNY RACHITSKY (00:44:49): And so I appreciate you getting into all these little elements. LENNY RACHITSKY (00:44:53): Is there anything else around the Indian...

Matches the guest's warmth and keeps the social temperature generous.

Low-ego framing
LENNY RACHITSKY (00:05:44): I don't know if I even said the name. KUNAL SHAH (00:05:46): Yeah, it's called the Delta 4 framework, but I think it's...

Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.

Accept praise cleanly
CHITSKY (01:17:59): Kunal, you are wonderful. LENNY RACHITSKY (01:18:01): Thank you so much for being here. LENNY RACHITSKY (01:18:03): Two final questions. LENNY RACHITSKY (01:18:03): Where...

Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.