This weeks thoughts:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Hi, I'm Kaivan Dave - an operator, builder, and designer who is obsessed with building products and services that transform people's lives. I enjoy building brands that not only deliver on the promise, but also make a positive impact on the world and the people. I believe that success is not just about achieving financial goals, but also about making a positive difference in the lives of customers and communities. Feel free to connect with me on IG and LinkedIn.
My Work:
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📌 Started as a marketing specialist, activating all marketing channels myself as an IC, and now lead a team of 40+.
👤 On the board of directors (BofD) to provide insight and ensure the business is moving in the right direction
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Growth certifications:
- Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, Executive Education Program (The Practical Innovator 2022)
- Chicago Innovation Awards (2022)
- Outpace, Managing High Performing Team & Executive Coaching (2021 - 23)
- Reforge, Advanced Growth Strategy (2020-21)
- Klaviyo, eCommerce Analytics (2020-21)
Weekend Project:
✨ Awesome Coffee: The World's Healthiest Protein Coffee
Reading List, 2024:
- A Happy Pocket Full of Money
- My Hanuman Chalisa
- Think and Grow Rich (Rereading now)
- Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Achieving Calm (Reading now)
Reading List, 2023:
- Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire
- Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
- The Quantum Leap Strategy
- As A Man Thinketh
- The Surrender Experiment
- What’s in it for Them?
- The Magic of Thinking Big
- Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power the World’s Most Successful People (next on the list)
- When Breath Becomes Air
Reading List, 2022:
- 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy (I could not start this book. Very hard read)
- The Business Playbook: How to Document and Delegate What You Do So Your Company Can Grow Beyond You
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
- Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat
- The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
- $100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No
- The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
- The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
- A Happy Pocket Full of Money
- Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work
- A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
- The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
- Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
Reading List, 2021:
- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
- Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits!: 4 Keys to Unlock Your Business Potential
- No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
- The Rhythm of Business
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works
- Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
- The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
- Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life
- The Secret of Secrets: The Secrets of the Golden Flower
- 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think
- Blue Ocean Shift
- Greenlights
- Born a Crime
- The Innovation Stack
- Selling Naked
- Unfu*k Yourself
- Bhagavad Gita - Chapter 9
- Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter