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Sachin Dev Duggal, Engineer.ai CEO On Vacations Says About Travelling

sachin dev duggal, sachin dev duggal engineer.ai, engineer.aiBeing a founder of one of the early cloud computing companies, Nivio, founder and CEO of Engineer.ai, an active investor in 20 technology startups, and a serial entrepreneur since the age of 17, Sachin Dev Duggal is constantly on the move. The 36-year-old, however, ensures his annual calendar includes several breaks, to unwind with his family. “It’s essential to know when you need to pause.

Travel is a creative way to let the soul expand. You need to be able to shift to a lower gear often, else you will just burn out,” says Sachin Dev Duggal.

He’s always on the go: He recently had breakfast in Singapore, lunch the next day in Tel Aviv, dinner the following day in Tokyo, and returned home to enjoy Sunday brunch with his two-and-a-half-year-old son, Aramnäya, in Los Angeles.
Sachin Duggal says he has the ability to learn new things and enjoy cities in shorter bursts, despite the intensity of travel. “I have landed in a location only to find the meeting was cancelled or bumped into a childhood friend in a different country and reconnected. Those moments are all precious.” He sees travel as a book, with each trip a new chapter. “You cannot think of trips in isolation — some chapters will be about relaxing and thinking, some about intensity and pushing your boundaries.

Travel helps him better understand unique markets, which is hugely beneficial for business, he says. “Travel gives you an appreciation for , where your target audience or business partners come from. It helps to understand their points of view and the manner in which they conduct business.” Duggal believes there is a better transfer of knowledge between stakeholders of different backgrounds when people are well-travelled.

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