Startup Careers, Business Mindset & Decision-Making Insights ft. Jay Gudhka
How to evaluate a business idea beyond hype? What habits separate successful business people from the rest? And what does it really take to build and sustain a business? In this episode, Jay Gudhka, Senior Director (Business), Snabbit, shares practical insights on startup careers, business thinking, and long-term sustainability, drawing from real experience inside an early-stage company. Whether you’re early in your career, working in a startup, or planning to build something of your own, this discussion breaks down how business thinking applies to both careers and companies. Follow: TYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tyc_india Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/u/TYC_India Threads: https://www.threads.com/tyc_india DirectX LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/directx-by-brandtouch Disclaimer: The views and opinions shared by our guests are their own and don’t necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or the brand. We’re all about open, honest conversations, but that doesn’t mean every perspective shared is the full picture. #StartupCareers #BusinessMindset #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship #SustainableBusiness #StartupLife #BusinessThinking #CareerAdvice #EarlyStageStartups #BuildingInPublic #FounderMindset #LongTermGrowth habits of successful business people, business vs job mindset, startup jobs vs corporate, how to sustain a business, business decision making, career in startups, long term business growth, founding team mindset, business lessons from startups.
Video Chapters
- 0:00 Jay Gurka’s journey through the startup world
- 1:45 How early curiosity shapes professional ambition
- 4:10 Turning engineering failures into commercial success
- 5:45 Why joining the right company at the right time changes everything
- 7:45 The true value of education: People over curriculum
- 9:15 Repositioning your career baselines with curiosity
- 10:45 The logic behind taking disproportionate risks
- 12:15 Navigating speed and sacrifice in the startup grind
- 14:05 Beating procrastination to stay competitive
- 16:10 A new framework for defining what a startup is
- 18:25 How to evaluate a founder's vision
- 22:20 Why conviction outweighs data in early-stage decisions
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0:00 Jay Gurka’s journey through the startup world 1:45 How early curiosity shapes professional ambition 4:10 Turning engineering failures into commercial success 5:45 Why joining the right company at the right time changes everything 7:45 The true value of education: People over curriculum 9:15 Repositioning your career baselines with curiosity 10:45 The logic behind taking disproportionate risks 12:15 Navigating speed and sacrifice in the startup grind 14:05 Beating procrastination to stay competitive 16:10 A new framework for defining what a startup is 18:25 How to evaluate a founder's vision 22:20 Why conviction outweighs data in early-stage decisions Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (473-startup-careers-business-mindset-decision-making-insights-ft)
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0:00 Introduction to Jay Gurka and his impressive startup growth stories 0:55 Professional success and the decision to invest back into markets 1:45 Jay describes himself as a curious kid with big dreams 3:40 Favorite foods apps and why Jay is a night person 4:10 Moving from engineering failure to a successful career in commerce 5:45 How joining Misho became a major game changer for Jay 7:45 Why the people at school matter more than the curriculum 9:15 Using curiosity to reposition goals and baselines in your career 10:45 Taking disproportionate risks to achieve disproportionate outcomes in life 12:15 The intense speed and personal sacrifices required in startup journeys 14:05 Letting go of procrastination to maintain a strong competitive advantage 16:10 Defining a startup as solving broken problems with limited resources 18:25 Buying into the founder's vision when joining a young startup 22:20 Why founder conviction is more important than just looking at data Timestamps by StampBot 🤖 (473-startup-careers-business-mindset-decision-making-insights-ft)