Author: Jaideep Rao

Reflecting On The Eventful, Impactful, Celebratory 30 Days That Passed By!

Reflecting On The Eventful, Impactful, Celebratory 30 Days That Passed By!

I was just reflecting on how the events in the past 30 days have unfolded and how I responded to them. I spent around 15 days traveling to Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad, and spent rest 15 days on ground. I am super excited about restarting […]

Program KnowYourStar – Moving From “Who We Are” To “What We Can Contribute”

Program KnowYourStar – Moving From “Who We Are” To “What We Can Contribute”

Story of program KnowYourStar will continue… Till we ensure that every child in India has role models to look up to, be inspired from, get in touch with… and every child sets off on a path of becoming a role model, while inspiring their community […]

10 Reasons Why Social Entrepreneurship Is Failing In India

10 Reasons Why Social Entrepreneurship Is Failing In India

I have a friend and mentor (let’s call him Mr. ABC) who runs a social enterprise with close to three digit employees and India-wide presence. They have touched millions of life and transacted crores of rupees for over double digit years now! In my recent […]

#RoleModelTalks – Valuable Lessons From Smita Vats About Organic Scaling Of Organisations

#RoleModelTalks – Valuable Lessons From Smita Vats About Organic Scaling Of Organisations

I have known Smita Vats for a couple of years now and every time I meet her she has an interesting story to share. Right from why South and North-Indian style of writing differ to why Wuzu is performed in a certain manner. She is […]

Studying Taaza Thindi To Understand The Secret Behind Scaling With Quality

Studying Taaza Thindi To Understand The Secret Behind Scaling With Quality

I have been fascinated by Aravind Eye Care model for quite a while and made couple of visits just to understand it more deeply. It has been my subject of discussion with those who have seen Dr. V/Aravind more closely- spent hours just to scratch […]

Jaideep 2.0 : Acknowledging The Strong Hive We Have Co-Created This Year

Jaideep 2.0 : Acknowledging The Strong Hive We Have Co-Created This Year

The year 2017 is coming to an end. Personally, it has been a year of transformation on many fronts. Before I sit in silence (Vipassana) to welcome the next year, I thought I would reflect on the year-long journey. But before that, I have to […]

Jaideep 2.0 : Rich In So Many Forms Of Capital Today But The Bill-Paying One

Jaideep 2.0 : Rich In So Many Forms Of Capital Today But The Bill-Paying One

A couple of days ago, I poured my heart out about my 15-month no-salary journey that ended with a simple question – CAN YOU HELP? Messages of support, inspiration and appreciation poured in from both expected and unexpected places. Our trust account was fed with […]

Jaideep 2.0 : Survival Story Of 15 Months Without Drawing A Salary

Jaideep 2.0 : Survival Story Of 15 Months Without Drawing A Salary

Most of you know me as an ex-SAP employee who crazily quit his job to pursue the quest of unlocking the potential of rural students using stories of role models and an upskilling program. Or as a key member committed to serving the PwD (People […]

Jaideep 2.0 : The Next Big Thing Starts With Many Small Stories

Jaideep 2.0 : The Next Big Thing Starts With Many Small Stories

When my friends ask me what the next big thing for KnowYourStar is, I respond to them with tales of many, many small things that are making our journey so incredible! We really believe in doing small things with great love because they are beautiful, […]

Jaideep 2.0 : Innernet Stories From My BIG Family

Jaideep 2.0 : Innernet Stories From My BIG Family

What an eventful month April has been! It’s so overwhelming to hear that my monthly reflection has helped some of you count your own blessings and celebrate how fortunate we all are. Thank you! I feel the reason why we share this emotion can be […]

Jaideep 2.0: Heartpreneur Does A #MarchToEmptiness

Jaideep 2.0: Heartpreneur Does A #MarchToEmptiness

The month of March has been a whirlwind of a #MarchToEmptiness tour for me- Bangalore-Delhi-Baroda-Ahmedabad-Jaipur-Delhi-Bangalore! 🙂 I thought that I should reflect on my journey and also share my learnings. You will probably see my personal life and professional life—as the CTO (T may stand […]

Jaideep 2.0: My story of turning Heartpreneur

Jaideep 2.0: My story of turning Heartpreneur

I had heard that there are many monks in the Himalayas who meditate deeply and pray for the well being of this world. I had never believed it because I used to only believe what I saw. Fast forward two months – now I see […]


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