Being 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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