In this talk Manasij reflects on his life as an entrepreneur. The talks arcs the journey of Manasij building a world class optimisation for an NP Hard problem that solved an age old conundrum in the manufacturing domain to building, scaling and eventually selling his startup. He touches upon the scope of mathematical structures that are neglected in the everyday problems that have immense optimisation potential for building large-scale applications for the underserved industries. Manasij then discusses his rich experience of working with dozens of billionaires and celebrated successful people, who despite their success and wealth, seem to be unhappy. He asks the thought provoking question - what is happiness? And what is the evidence and metrics on which one can chart a happier path in one’s life? This talk is for all - students and faculty and delivered with a dash of humour and promises to be an entertaining talk because Manasij believes that boring people is a sin.
Manasij Ganguli is a 2X founder with a $13M = INR 100 Crore exit in 2019 - living in New Delhi, India. He has spent 23 years in tech building 3 startups. Manasij has written a best selling book that is about to become a movie. He is a speaker at TEDx, a runner, drummer for his rock band, mountain biker, author and a paragliding pilot. He is a globetrotter with 70 countries under his belt and an avid fan of books, music, arts and movies.