A three-way VC-Founder-Journalist ecosystem of greed, power hunger-fame is contributing to the current Tech Fallout
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A three-way VC-Founder-Journalist ecosystem of greed, power hunger-fame is contributing to the current Tech Fallout

Greed consumes VCs at all times, which is understandable given the nature of their business. And, of course, they are numerically obsessed. When everyone starts to think they’re all “great,” they lose sight of what it takes to build real businesses, which require much more than just numbers to function. When you look back, you’ll…

Bite The Bullet
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Bite The Bullet

1999 was a year which I remember only too well, and for two reasons. The first being that it was the year when I started ClickAgents, the business that was one of the turning points of my entrepreneurial journey. It was also the year when the Columbine High School Massacre shook the very fabric of…

Gurbaksh Chahal: Ambition—Belief—Courage—Determination—Ethics: MY A TO E PLAN FOR SUCCESS
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Gurbaksh Chahal: Ambition—Belief—Courage—Determination—Ethics: MY A TO E PLAN FOR SUCCESS

Many up and coming entrepreneurs often ask me for my rules for success. They seem to think that as they set out on their entrepreneurial journey there should be a road map charting each step of the way. They imagine it’s like driving from San Francisco to New York and having their own personal navigator…

AI Helps or Hinders Entrepreneurship: Gurbaksh Chahal Debunks Myths

AI Helps or Hinders Entrepreneurship: Gurbaksh Chahal Debunks Myths

While the view isn’t entirely unfounded and things AI can do today were once considered Utopian, but it is a change which should be celebrated rather than doubted. While artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way over the years, misconceptions and, more importantly, mistrust around it still linger. It is widely believed that humans…

Gurbaksh Chahal | False Positives: How Social Media is About to Kill Your Career

Gurbaksh Chahal | False Positives: How Social Media is About to Kill Your Career

A few months back, I saw a post by Ray Newal from Techstars that really resonated. “One of the biggest threats to founders today is false positive signaling. It’s easy to mistake the popularity of posts on social media, or the receipt of unknown or unanticipated awards as signs of success. Be very clear, the only…

Gurbaksh Chahal | Why Celebrity Sponsored Posts Shouldn’t Exist

Gurbaksh Chahal | Why Celebrity Sponsored Posts Shouldn’t Exist

Celebrity endorsements are not a new marketing concept. It is a time-honored marketing tool, dating back as late as 1930s for radio advertising, 1950s for TV advertising and as recent as 1990s for the internet. This framework hinges on borrowing a celebrity’s star power to build product awareness. The strategy behind celebrity endorsements are to…

Gurbaksh Chahal | The Many Ways You Can Make a Difference

Gurbaksh Chahal | The Many Ways You Can Make a Difference

Saying everyone can make a difference is a blanket statement, but it’s true. The world is big and there is something everyone can do. Gurbaksh Chahal targeted the bigger issues: eradicating sex trafficking, improving third-world education, and raising awareness of cultural issues have been the targets of The Chahal Foundation since its creation. However, not all of…

The Story Of Gurbaksh Chahal by Forbes.com: Mental Tenacity As Fuel For Success

The Story Of Gurbaksh Chahal by Forbes.com: Mental Tenacity As Fuel For Success

As first appeared on Forbes.com by Melissa Thompson. Gurbaksh Chahal, a successful American-Indian internet entrepreneur who in 2007 sold his company to Yahoo for $300 million, leads the fight against discrimination with the Chahal Foundation. I recently wrote about how entrepreneurs deal with setbacks. There’s little doubt that the life of an entrepreneur is often full of adversity…

Gurbaksh Chahal | Entrepreneur.com’s Interview during a Q&A Special for Mother’s Day.

Gurbaksh Chahal | Entrepreneur.com’s Interview during a Q&A Special for Mother’s Day.

There is no job as thankless and selfless than that of a mother. On my Facebook today, I thanked my mother for giving me the gift of life and for always being there for me. My mother is an incredible person who sacrificed a very comfortable life in India, but gave up to raise her four children…

Gurbaksh Chahal | Fear of Failure is the Mother of Defeat

Gurbaksh Chahal | Fear of Failure is the Mother of Defeat

Think of one universal quality that is shared by every successful man or woman in history. Is it ambition? Hard work? Luck? Insightfulness? Probably. But there’s one more thing that is imperative to succeed: fearlessness. How Gurbaksh Chahal Overcame Failure and Found Success “Be fearless. The road to success is paved with failures. If you’re…

Gurbaksh Chahal | How Being Vulnerable Allows You to Succeed in Life

Gurbaksh Chahal | How Being Vulnerable Allows You to Succeed in Life

Having a rough morning? Place your hand over your heart. Feel that? That’s called purpose. Don’t ever give up. Everyone struggles with insecurities. They make us vulnerable. And, they either make us or break us. We all have them, after all we’re humans. It’s how we deal with them that separate us. We have this inner voice…

Gurbaksh Chahal | Let’s End Child Sex Trafficking. #BeASuperHero

Gurbaksh Chahal | Let’s End Child Sex Trafficking. #BeASuperHero

In India every hour, two girls under the age of 15 are forced into sexual exploitation with little hope for freedom. The human trafficking industry is among the fastest growing criminal activities. In fact, it is a multi-billion dollar industry with complex global networks. Child trafficking is a serious problem and continues to plague the…

Gurbaksh Chahal | How to Prepare for a World with Artificial Intelligence

Gurbaksh Chahal | How to Prepare for a World with Artificial Intelligence

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) now being seen as an essential tool in various sectors, it is important for our generation to incorporate innovative dynamic learning needs into our global education system. But when cutting-edge sectors evolve at lightning pace, it is not always possible for traditional sectors to change at the same speed. My company,…

Gurbaksh Chahal | Don’t Walk like you own the World, Walk like you don’t care who Does.

Gurbaksh Chahal | Don’t Walk like you own the World, Walk like you don’t care who Does.

It’s true, the most successful individuals in the world have the most struggling stories. It’s not that they’re looking for trouble, but pursuing the things they are pursuing in life puts them in some complicated situations. Believe me there is no book out there that says, “You’ve just become successful, if so, here all the things…