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The Diary of a Creative Entrepreneur

Hey, I'm Pranav. I'm a writer and creative director for a Silicon Valley based startup. If you're an ambitious creator or established startup founder, sign up below to get access to my weekly deep-dives on how to make your mark as a creative entrepreneur.

What is happiness?

The Diary of a Creative Entrepreneur Hello my friends, The past couple of weeks have been incredible. I celebrated my 28th birthday, completed my Swedish national exam, and started working alongside a new healthcare startup. That’s what I thought I’d be writing to you about today: birthdays, milestones, and a list of reflections on what’s made everything possible. However, whilst on a vacation with my girlfriend over the weekend, she asked me a question that I haven’t been able to get out of...
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Why I ended my 1010 day writing streak

The Diary of a Creative Entrepreneur On the 27th of May, I made a decision I never thought I would: I stopped writing online. For two straight years, I published something on Twitter every day. The streak became a part of who I was, and in many ways became a metric for progression and a badge of honour for my discipline. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, the joy in the process had disappeared. If you've ever been engrossed by something you love, you know how difficult it is to think...
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How To Sell

The Diary of a Creative Entrepreneur How To Sell Happy Sunday friends. Welcome to the third and final edition of this week’s newsletter series. In case you missed it, I’d highly recommend reading How To Redesign Your Life and How To Write before you get started. Today, I'm going to walk you through the four fundamental principles of starting, sustaining, and scaling your business as a creative entrepreneur. Let's go. Building an Offer An offer is what you provide your client in exchange for...
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How To Write

The Diary of a Creative Entrepreneur How To Write I’ve been writing my entire life, and for the past year, writing for a living. I consider myself ridiculously lucky to have transitioned from one profession to another. I love the freedom of expression behind writing. I love how it clarified my thinking and most of all, I love the satisfaction of putting together the perfect series of words in the right sentences. Today, I’m spilling the secrets and condensing some of the most valuable pieces...
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How To Redesign Your Life

The Diary of a Creative Entrepreneur How To Redesign Your Life One of my closest friends once gave me the worst advice I could have ever asked for. During one of our calls, he said to me I was going down the wrong path by pursuing writing. I think of that moment often. Hearing a friend suggest I might not be cut out for what I wanted to do felt like a punch in the gut. It hadn’t occurred to me before, but stepping away from medicine meant starting from scratch. If I wanted to make things...
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