Make Dissent Useless

Leadership signals that quietly break a culture

Apr 5 • Adi Agrawal

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March 2026

Be A Heat Sink

Real Leadership Is Adding Surplus Value

Mar 29 • Adi Agrawal

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Bias for Moments

Memories and experiences need to be created with intention

Mar 15 • Adi Agrawal

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The Delight Gap

From a Hospital Waiting Room

Mar 8 • Adi Agrawal

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February 2026

Being Right

Success and the Price of Accuracy

Feb 28 • Adi Agrawal

The Branding Cartel: Startups Need Mechanics, Not Magicians

Field Notes from a Builder

Feb 24 • Adi Agrawal

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The Flak Jacket

A True Story of Leadership, Being a Dad, and the Cost of Being Right

Feb 15 • Adi Agrawal

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This Is For Me

The sentence that finally sounded like the customer

Feb 9 • Adi Agrawal

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Abu Dhabi Felt Familiar

What I learned at Machines Can Think from a young founder, two very different investors, and a question that followed me home.

Feb 1 • Adi Agrawal

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January 2026

The Unfair Advantage That Never Retires

The mind doesn’t retire. It de-trains.

Jan 25 • Adi Agrawal

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The Quiet Power of Truth

A habit that makes people trust you

Jan 18 • Adi Agrawal

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Life Inside A Job

Lessons for early-career leaders choosing between impressive and sustainable

Jan 11 • Adi Agrawal

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