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2 Money Blocks Startup Founders Must Banish

By: Dipa Sanatani December 9, 2020December 10, 2020

Leadership, The Business Timesfinance, Leadership, money, money block, startup, startup founder8 Comments

Once you overcome these blocks, you can embrace money with open arms.

What are the key ingredients of a successful business?

By: Dipa Sanatani October 18, 2020October 24, 2020

Singapore, The Business Timesbusiness strategy, corporate world, sales, scaling a business, small business, startup, startup founder, viable business7 Comments

“From both the perspective of someone who is working for, and someone who is buying from a large corporation, they eventually fail to fulfil the needs of their employees or customers. I believe this is fundamentally due to the ever-changing nature of needs of … all humans.”

The Leader’s Partner | The Alpha Behind the Alpha

By: Dipa Sanatani September 8, 2020December 9, 2020

Diversity and Equality, Leadershipcofounders, entrepreneurs, Leadership, partnerships, relationships, startup founder, women leaders2 Comments

In the darkness of being abandoned, I found my way. Freed from the shackles of being second-in-command, I became the leader of my own life. And for a long time, that was enough. Till the day came when I found myself with a second-in-command.

The Crossroads of Creativity and Commerce | Soul not for Sale

By: Dipa Sanatani June 17, 2020December 9, 2020

Leadership, The Business Timesartists, editor, merchants, publishing, sell out, soul, startup founder, the creative processLeave a Comment

As the Editor-in-Chief of Mith Books, I lead a team of writers. I’ve now had the opportunity to work with, meet and interview creatives from all fields — artists, musicians, and even dancers. Despite the choice of art form, we are all on the same journey. With each interview I conduct and with each article I edit, I discover one universal truth about ‘us’ over and over again.

The Startup Team that Learns from Life

By: Dipa Sanatani June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

Investments, Leadership, Lifelong LearningBarack Obama, jk rowling, Leadership, learning-by-doing, lee kuan yew, Oprah winfrey, startup, startup founder, team building7 Comments

As startup founder, I believe the most important thing is having a team that loves to learn. Startups begin with a spark — an idea, a belief, a vision. They spring into existence to do something that not many other companies are doing. No matter how great your business idea may be, you won’t get very far if you don’t have the right people to turn your ideas into reality.