{"id":232111,"date":"2025-02-05T05:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T05:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/how-anupam-mittal-manifested-his-dreams-to-create-shaadi-com-and-become-a-shark-tank-icon-but-theres-a-catch\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T05:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T05:23:07","slug":"how-anupam-mittal-manifested-his-dreams-to-create-shaadi-com-and-become-a-shark-tank-icon-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/how-anupam-mittal-manifested-his-dreams-to-create-shaadi-com-and-become-a-shark-tank-icon-but-theres-a-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"How Anupam Mittal manifested his dreams to create Shaadi.com and become a Shark Tank icon, but there&#8217;s a catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-117935193,imgsize-27264.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Anupam Mittal manifested his dreams to create Shaadi.com and become a Shark Tank icon, but there&#8217;s a catch\" title=\"How Anupam Mittal manifested his dreams to create Shaadi.com and become a Shark Tank icon, but there&#8217;s a catch\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"24\"><a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/anupam-mittal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anupam Mittal<\/a>, founder of Shaadi.com and a judge on <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/shark-tank-india\" rel=\"noopener\">Shark Tank India<\/a>, has weighed in on the ongoing debate around <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/work-life-balance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work-life balance<\/a> and <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hustle-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hustle culture<\/a>. In a recent LinkedIn post, he emphasised that <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/career-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career success<\/a> is determined by outcomes, not the number of hours spent working.<!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->Reflecting on his own journey, Mittal recalled his early career at <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/microstrategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MicroStrategy<\/a> in Boston, where he was offered a $55K salary\u2014far below the $80K market rate. \u201cDid I sulk? Negotiate? Complain? Nah,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI felt shit but I took it.\u201d Instead of focusing on the disparity, he focused on growth and took on responsibilities beyond his job description.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:share:7292421585385226244\" height=\"1865\" width=\"504\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"Embedded post\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Climbing the Corporate Ladder Through Dedication<\/h2>\n<p>Mittal\u2019s strategy soon bore fruit. \u201c1 year later \u2192 I was in at HQ in DC helping build a new startup division from scratch. 2 years later \u2192 Director of Strategic Partnerships ~ $200K + crazy stock options,\u201d he shared. His rapid rise within the company underscored his belief that success is about aligning with meaningful outcomes rather than merely tracking work hours.<\/p>\n<h2>The Work-Life Balance Debate: Productivity vs. Burnout<\/h2>\n<p>The debate on work hours and productivity resurfaces regularly. \u201cHustle culture is toxic,\u201d some argue, while others insist, \u201cWork smarter, not harder.\u201d<!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2-->Mittal acknowledges both perspectives. \u201cLook, burnout is real. Balance matters,\u201d he wrote, but he added a crucial distinction: \u201cThe best people don\u2019t count hours. They align to outcomes.\u201d His stance challenges the idea that shorter workweeks guarantee success, suggesting that those who focus on results rather than time commitment achieve more.<\/p>\n<h2>Core Principles Behind Mittal\u2019s Career Growth<\/h2>\n<p>Mittal credits his success to three key principles:<\/p>\n<p>Relentless, Disciplined Work \u2013 \u201cNo \u2018ye uska kaam hai, ye mera kaam hai.\u2019 If something needed doing\u2014inside or outside my department\u2014I did it. If I saw trash lying around, I picked it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questioning Everything \u2013 \u201cWhy are we doing this? Is there a better way?\u201d This mindset led him to think like an entrepreneur even as an employee.<\/p>\n<p>Taking Ownership \u2013 \u201cAaj kal, I hear a lot of folks say \u2018ye toh naukri hai, khud ka karenge toh josh se kaam karenge.\u2019 But \u2018being an owner\u2019 follows \u2018taking ownership\u2019 NOT the other way around.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Mittal\u2019s Cheat Code for Career Success<\/h2>\n<p>Towards the end of his post, Mittal summarised his philosophy in a simple mantra: \u201cManifest like a baba. Work like a beast. Party like an animal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned against getting caught up in the hustle vs. balance debate without taking action. \u201cWarna zindagi hustle vs balance ke memes dekhte nikal jayegi,\u201d he wrote, implying that life could pass by just watching such discussions rather than actively making progress.<\/p>\n<p>His insights highlight a results-driven, ownership-oriented approach to career growth\u2014one that blends ambition with discipline while acknowledging the importance of balance.<br \/><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/how-anupam-mittal-manifested-his-dreams-to-create-shaadi-com-and-become-a-shark-tank-icon-but-theres-a-catch\/articleshow\/117935193.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anupam Mittal, founder of Shaadi.com and a judge on Shark Tank India, has weighed in on the ongoing debate around work-life balance and hustle culture. In a recent LinkedIn post, he emphasised that career success is determined by outcomes, not the number of hours spent working.Reflecting on his own journey, Mittal recalled his early career [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-117935193,imgsize-27264.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[4968,62708,181428,4084,3816,181431,1703,181427,19738,49127,154273,23508,181429,181430,181432,27813,13666,113,111731],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232113,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232111\/revisions\/232113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}