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Insights by Sandeep Kejriwal

S/N ratio for leaders: Jobs – 80, Musk – 100 (10 January 2026) — Kevin O’Leary scores leaders on signal-to-noise: Jobs near 80, Musk near 100. Clarity, focus and discipline in one blunt metric — and the question of where you stand.
Chasing unicorn dream, but running an expensive hobby (22 December 2025) — Fundraising is not revenue, and valuation is not value. If your unit economics don’t work without capital, you may be running an expensive hobby, not a business.
The Disaster of Growth Without Governance (11 December 2025) — From Byju’s to BluSmart, India’s startup failures keep tracing back to weak governance. The red flags are consistent, and spotting them early protects capital, jobs and reputation.
If cash isn’t king, your growth is a ghost. (4 November 2025) — Three financial blind spots that quietly kill startups: confusing profit with cash, scaling broken unit economics, and trusting LTV:CAC over the CAC payback period.
How Do I Say ‘No’ to My Colleagues and Others? (31 December 2017) — After 150+ coaching engagements, the most common gap I see is the inability to say no. The fear is real; the risk mostly is not, and a precise, respectful no earns respect.
When Chopin Sounded Different on Two Pianos (28 August 2016) — The same Nocturne, played by two pianists, felt entirely different. A conductor’s answer and a lesson at MIT Sloan led to one idea: a leader’s first job is to make sense.
The Financial Acumen That Blew Me Away (18 December 2015) — A paan-stall owner with a seventh-grade education explained his unit economics, margins and savings plan better than finance graduates I have managed. What does formal education really teach?
Does India’s CSR Law Apply to Multinationals? (10 August 2014) — Section 135 does reach foreign companies with a branch or project office in India. Why group-level CSR does not substitute for local compliance, and what boards should check.
Coaching — Transforming Perspectives (26 June 2014) — Coaching works through better thinking, not ready-made answers. What a well-run engagement looks like, and the situations where an outside, structured perspective earns its keep.
The Pillars of Corporate Governance (17 December 2013) — Governance is easy to define and hard to practise. Why disclosure is the discipline that makes values, systems and transparency real, from the OECD to SEBI’s guidelines.
Coaching vs. Mentoring (15 November 2013) — A mentor draws on where they have been; a coach draws out where you can go. Neither is superior. Each solves a different problem, so choose accordingly.
Do You Need a Coach? (5 September 2013) — Even highly capable leaders benefit from an outside perspective. When coaching matters most: at senior levels, at plateaus, in career changes and at any inflection point no course prepares you for.
India’s Dichotomy: A Ruined School Facing a Sprawling Mall (8 October 2012) — A government school of 800 children sat opposite one of Bangalore’s biggest malls. How a sustained School Adoption Program raised the Grade-X pass rate from 39% to 60%.
The Case for Eco-Friendly Buildings (7 February 2012) — From a 2011 Times of India interview: why LEED certification matters less as a badge than as a discipline, and what large facilities owe the cities around them.