In high school, I went viral. Hundreds of millions of views a month, millions of followers, and I was on the verge of making a million dollars overnight. It looked like every teenager's dream. It turned out to be the worst thing that ever happened to me, and it taught me one of the most important lessons of my life.

In this episode of Building Blocks, I tell the full story. Growing up as an Indian kid in Georgia who just wanted to fit in, going viral on TikTok in high school, and pouring everything into an NFT project I was sure would make me millions overnight. Then the market crashed, the company collapsed, and my whole sense of self collapsed with it.

These are the biggest takeaways:

• Why tying your identity to proving yourself will eventually break you

• The difference between tying your identity to your business and tying it to an outcome

• How a total collapse can be a blessing in disguise, and the Steve Jobs idea behind it ("...you can only connect the dots looking backward...")

• Why building for yourself, instead of trying to impress other people, is what actually makes people buy from you

If you are young, ambitious, and chasing the next big win to prove something to the world, this one is for you.

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