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What is the secret of successful startups? Why does one startup become a billion-dollar, worldwide phenomena while others clamor for survival? The Startup Genome Report reveals in depth about what makes Silicon Valley startups successful. Coauthored by researchers from UC Berkeley & Stanford, its other contributors include Steve Blank, the Sandbox Network, and 10 accelerators from around the globe. Crack the innovation code of them Silicon Valley Founders here! © 1. Founders That Learn Are More Successful Startups that have helpful mentors, track metrics effectively, and learn from startup thought leaders raise 7 times more money and have 3.5 times better user growth. 2. Pivot Is Good Startups that pivot once or twice times raise 2.5 times more money, have 3.6 times better user growth, and are 52 per cent less likely to scale prematurely than startups that pivot more than twice or not at all. A pivot is a structured course correction designed to test a new funda

Consider this: You have 30 seconds to diffuse a bomb. The clock is ticking away. You have to choose between two wires. 20 Seconds. Pressure is mounting. 10 Seconds. People are panic stricken. 5 seconds. You begin to panic too! One cannot stress the importance of being calm in stressful situations enough. The following list will elicit some helpful steps to combat stress and keep calm. 1. Identify Stress:  Is your heart pounding because of your speeding vehicle or because you need to catch your flight in an hour's time? Clear your head for a moment and just think about the origin of your stress. The human brain is such an expert at solving problems that when directed, it uses all its energy to ease it out. Focusing on the real source causes the brain to discharge its stabilizing hormones to get the situation under control. 2. Choose Your Response:  If you cannot relate to the origin of your stress, you can definitely alter your response strategy. Depending upon the type o

Q: How to be happy when you are lonely? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You should feel the freedom! (Laughter from the audience) Look at the birds, how they fly. What is lonely? When there is nobody to bug you, nobody to ask you where did you go? What did you do? Whom did you look at? No control, no obligation, nothing! It is like being a free bird, just jump around like a bird. You want to put some music on and dance, do it! What do you mean by lonely? Just having a partner does not take away your loneliness, mind you! There are millions of people who have partners, soul mates, who have fallen in love and married the same person, and yet they feel lonely! Many may not come out and tell you honestly, but if you ask the ideal couples, "Tell me one secret, do you ever feel lonely or anything like that?" They will say, "Yes!" The only people who don’t feel lonely are the ones who are connected with the being, with the self. One who is established in the self feels no loneli

It was in the 1930s that the concept of positive thinking as a tool to success was first introduced to the world. Since then, much has been said and written about the importance of maintaining a positive mental attitude. Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) is defined as the “philosophy that having an optimistic disposition in every situation in one’s life attracts positive changes and increases achievement.” Positive self-talk and affirmations are touted as some of the key concepts used by business people and athletes to stay focused on their goals. PMA is so ingrained into some of us that we do not hesitate to dish out that familiar line of advice to our distressed neighbours, “Be Positive.” Critics of this theory, however, say that positive thinking is not the secret of success, but only the result of success. In his characteristic style, Sadhguru debunks theories and philosophies, questioning the need to classify situations as positive or negative instead of seeing them just the wa

In today's fast-paced world, we are all in a hurry. In a hurry to get to where we are going, in a hurry to get successful, in a hurry to get things done. We get dejected when things don't happen our way, when results are not achieved instantly. It's a race and we are scared of being left behind. The age of  achievement has decreased. Fifteen-year-olds are developing codes and selling websites. By the time you are 25, you have a company of your own. Or you are an accomplished musician who has traveled the world. People are doing too much in too little time. Only some people. And that is scaring the hell out of us. If at 25, you are still slogging it out in a 9-to-6 job, you feel worthless. All your friends are getting married and posting pictures of their honeymoon to New Zealand or some exotic destination you can't even afford to think of in the next 2 years. Time is running out; the world is running past you and you…you find yourself struggling to even get up

God Knows "I can't pretend to be what I'm not. God knows what I am inside and why I am doing these things. So you don't have to make anyone believe you, if you have full conviction and surrender everything to God. He who is traveling within you can see your actions. Offer all to Him; every action you perform, everything you do, do it for His sake. You will be ever free from all duality and attain eternal peace and harmony."

LOVE VERSUS ATTACHMENT From what I have noticed over the years, a lot of people suffer because they are attached to things, to people, ideas, places… They can’t seem to allow things to just happen, they can’t allow people to just come and go in their lives, and they want to control everything and everyone. Why? Because they are attached to all of these things. They are attached to the work they do, to their minds, to their egos… they are attached to everything and everyone.It  is very important for us to learn that, with attachment comes pain, with attachment comes sadness, suffering, bitterness and anger, with attachment comes unhappiness. Nothing is yours to keep, not even your mother or your father, your spouse or your children, your friends, your bank accounts or your career. You must learn to love them, value them, to be grateful for their presence in your life, to be grateful for the time you spend with them, but when the time comes, to let them go, to let them all go, w