ServiceNow
Senior Staff Software Development Engineer
Vishal Rao (Sir prefix / -ji suffix)
Angel Investor / Qualified Purchaser
Angel Investor / Qualified Purchaser
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Experience
Principal Software Engineer
BladeLogic
Senior Product Developer
Endeca
Senior Software Engineer
Founder
Employee
Education
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Look at my very detailed LinkedIn Profile: http://vishal.in
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Q&A
What's your favorite non-business book?
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield. It's my favorite non-business book and also the most uncomfortable book I ever read.
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Exactly what I am doing right now.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Introduction to Microeconomics. It has helped me develop mental models to explain/understand pretty much anything in life involving people.
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Most people don't know what they're talking about. Evaluate ideas on their own merits...not on others' judgements.
Time is precious. All minutes matter. Strive to live each minute with a definite purpose.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
I provide several options on http://vishal.software
Pick one.
If you are a founder of a potentially billion dollar company, please fill out the form at http://vishalventures.com
Perhaps I can invest my money and/or advice in your endeavor.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Scrooge McDuck, Andrew Carnegie, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, Fred Luddy, Jeff Bezos, Jeff Lawson
What's your super power?
I think thoughts that others are either unwilling or incapable of thinking.
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Excise ambiguous relationships from my life.
What words of wisdom do you live by?
“In the long run, we find what we expect. We shall be fortunate then if we expect great things.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Skeptics never did the impossible.” — Vinod Khosla
“Being realistic is the most common path toward mediocrity.” — Will Smith
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
I am motivated and inspired by the idea of creating something out of nothing. I believe this is the highest form of creative expression. It allows humans to bridge the animal kingdom to something more sublime and even divine.
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