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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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ThoughtsMotivational

what my parents understood about risk

my parents came to america with twenty-five dollars. people love that sentence because they know the ending.

Jul 16, 20263 min read

CareerBusiness

loyalty is not obedience

if everyone agrees with you, you do not have a loyal team. you have an expensive echo chamber.

Jul 14, 20263 min read

BusinessEntrepreneurship

the customer never owes you attention

the customer does not give a damn how hard you worked on the product. that hurts founders because we know the cost. the missed weekends. the bugs. the version we threw away. the money that disappeared before the idea finally worked.

Jul 6, 20263 min read

Motivational

the next chapter does not need permission

the past is evidence. it is not a judge.

Jul 4, 20262 min read

Culture

stop turning every scar into content

pain does not owe the public a lesson. some experiences need language. some need justice. some need to be shared because silence protects the wrong person. and some need time before anyone decides what they mean.

Jun 27, 20262 min read

Motivational

rest is not the same as retreat

exhaustion can make quitting look like clarity. when judgment is tired, every problem feels permanent. a difficult week becomes a failed career. one conflict becomes a broken relationship. a slow result becomes proof that the entire plan was wrong.

Jun 15, 20262 min read

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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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