Archive - Harsh Batra

How Nike Sold a Bad Shoe and Won

Most founders wait for perfect. Don't be one of them.

Feb 22 • Harsh Batra

The University that pays you to learn

And what it should change about how you hire, develop, and sell.

Feb 15 • Harsh Batra

Have no fear so that serendipity can find you

Serendipity only finds moving targets. How James Dyson risked his home to win, and why you need 'no fear' to let luck find you.

Feb 8 • Harsh Batra

Be permanently dissatisfied like Dyson

"Permanent dissatisfaction" sounds like misery. For James Dyson, it was a competitive advantage. Here is why you should never be satisfied.

Feb 1 • Harsh Batra

January 2026

Alex Hormozi vs Tony Robbins: Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure

Read the notes from the Alex Hormozi and Tony Robbins conversation on shifting from 'Push' motivation to 'Pull' energy, and why your vocabulary is the…

Jan 25 • Harsh Batra

If you please everyone, you lead no one

I gave a presentation last week on how far we have come and how far we will go.

Jan 18 • Harsh Batra

The problem with being 'right'

We all hold biases.

Jan 11 • Harsh Batra

2026 Won't Make You Happy But Work Can

If you ask people what they want from life, the most common answer is: I just want to be happy.

Jan 4 • Harsh Batra

December 2025

Build A Mind So Strong It Scares People

I was recently listening to a podcast titled “Build a Mind So Strong It Scares People.” In it Alex Hormozi was reflecting on the death of his mother.

Dec 28, 2025 • Harsh Batra

Hard Choices, Easy Life. Easy Choices, Hard Life.

In every difficult moment ask yourself what is a hard choice and what is an easy choice and you will know instantly what is right.

Dec 21, 2025 • Harsh Batra

Great Talent Is The Ultimate Growth Hack

I spent the whole week with executive management in a conference room, mapping out how we’re going to scale disproportionately over the next five years.

Dec 14, 2025 • Harsh Batra

Most People Want You To Fail

I listened to Abhishek Manu Singhvi, one of the most articulate and successful lawyers in the country.

Dec 7, 2025 • Harsh Batra

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