entrepreneur, author, investor

Gurbaksh Chahal

Three exits north of $400M. Twelve patents. Two and a half decades of building. The unfiltered record: essays on ambition, resilience, and the craft of the self-made life.

“If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it -- teach yourself to be impatient.”

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3: exits
$400M+: value created
12: patents
25+: years building

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a pilot needs a way out

a customer trial cannot give an honest answer when leaving creates another project. design the return path before the pilot begins.

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your old strength may become a new weakness

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do not confuse peace with surrender

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you can be grateful and still want more

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the strongest brand has a memory

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Building global businesses

Currently Founder & CEO of AuraOne and The Chahal Foundation.

A serial entrepreneur with 25+ years building global businesses.

Previously founded RadiumOne (acquired by Nexxen), BlueLithium (acquired by Yahoo!), and ClickAgents (acquired by ValueClick).

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