Actionable DreamsGaurav Munjal

That one dream.

First step is the most difficult…

• Thought of the dream being too big

• Failure to act

• Criticism from the loved ones

• What if…Maybe…it’s too early/late

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel

• Start a company

Yes, I have failed…• Resonance. Failed.

• Flat.to in college. Failed.

• Unacademy for the first two years. Failed.

• Dozens of blogs since 10th standard. Failed.

• Couple of YouTube Channels currently. Mostly Failed.

• My first novella in school. Failed.

Failure is the only way you will succeed.

Given it’s coupled with Persistence.

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person!

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel

• Start a company

It wasn't easy.

7th October ‘11

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money!

• Work as a Programmer with Google

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel

• Start a company

FashionamaSubscriber base of more than 1.1 Million people

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google!

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel

• Start a company

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google Directi

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel

• Start a company

What it takes?• Letting go of Turbo C++ to begin with ;)

• More than ~350 days of programming, 2-3 hours everyday

• Giving up on a lot of distractions

• Programming contests: ACM ICPC, TopCoder, CodeChef

• Lots of “rounds” of interviews

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google Directi

• Change the way education is being imparted!

• Write a novel

• Start a company

Unacademy• Started as a college project

• Recently crossed 17k+ subscribers,1.2 million+ views and 10k+ daily views

• More than 276 videos on the channel

• Lots of small failures

• One of India’s fastest growing educational channel, long way to go

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google Directi

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel!

• Start a company

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google Directi

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel novella!

• Start a company

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google Directi

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel novella

• Start a company

My teenage dreams• Meet SRK and JKR in person

• Start a blog that makes money

• Work as a Programmer with Google Directi

• Change the way education is being imparted

• Write a novel novella

• Start a company: Flat.to

Flat.to

Flat.to

• Failed first time in college

Flat.to

• Failed first time in college

• Took another year to rebuild and launch again

Flat.to

• Failed first time in college

• Took another year to rebuild and launch again

• Everyday you encounter plethora of issues

Flat.to

• Failed first time in college

• Took another year to rebuild and launch again

• Everyday you encounter plethora of issues

• But it’s worth it…

April ‘14Flat.to gets acquired by India’s largest real estate portal

First step is the most difficult…

• Thought of the dream being too big

• Failure to act

• Criticism from the loved ones

• What if…Maybe…it’s too early/late

• But taking the first step or not, makes all the difference

Out of Comfort Zone

• Starting something new

• Asking that girl for coffee

• Standing your ground not going with the crowd

• Give your brain two minutes :-)

Excuses

More than anything else we become so confident about our excuses.

Excuses?

If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.

What’s the worst thing that can happen?

That one dream.

That one dream. What’s the smallest thing you can do today to become a step closer towards your dream?

That one dream. What’s the smallest actionable item that will

help you achieve your dream?

That one dream. How can I convert my dreams into actions?

That one dream. How can I make my dream into an actionable

dream?

–Steve Jobs

“Because the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones

who do.”

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• Don’t come up with excuses, reach out

Thank You