Gaurav Munjal: Massive entrepreneurial impact requires completely rejecting work-life balance
Gaurav Munjal · Ep #5 | EdTech What’s Broken, What’s Next? With Nikhil, Ronnie Screwvala , Gaurav Munjal & Jay Kotak · Nikhil Kamath · Jun 11, 2023 · at 36:12
Gaurav Munjal, co-founder of Unacademy, debates the necessity of work-life balance with Nikhil Kamath, Ronnie Screwvala, and Jay Kotak during an entrepreneurship discussion.
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“I have been a fan of this notion that if you have to be truly, truly big, and if you have to create something that impacts, creates a huge impact, I hate balance. I mean, I believe that you do enough so that it's utility. You figure out a way to balance family, health, etc. But you have to go all in. If you have to create something truly, truly, truly big if you have to create something very good, it's fine. I think balance is fine.”
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