Explained Answers by Manoj Gupta
Why cant most people handle having power and leadership?
Because power doesn’t change people. It reveals them. I’ve seen it too many times in corporate life: the quiet team player who suddenly becomes a manager and turns into a dictator. Or the brilliant high performer who collapses under the pressure of being responsible for others.
What is the most important message you share with young people about finding their true purpose in a rapidly changing world?
Because purpose isn’t something you go out and “find.” It’s something you create by the way you live.
What are the most valuable things I can do or learn in a corporate product manager job before leaving to found my own startup?
You don’t actually “control” anyone, yet you’re expected to make progress. That experience is priceless. Because when you start your own venture, you’ll live in that same tension daily: limited resources, conflicting opinions, uncertainty about the future.