Episode 2 · Shiv Mohan Dutt

Startups, Careers & Building Something That Matters

An exploration of entrepreneurship, Wall Street, investing, technology, career decisions, failure, and what it means to build a meaningful life.

Course designed by Akshat Bhaskar.

This classroom page expands on ideas from the Episode 2 conversation with Shiv Mohan Dutt, who studied mathematics at Princeton, worked at Goldman Sachs, then left high finance to build technology companies across the United States and India.

The episode is candid about both sides of that path: the pull of building something of your own, and the real cost, including uncertainty, failure, and burnout. The resources below take those threads and turn each into something you can learn from, think with, explore, or teach. Nothing here romanticises entrepreneurship or offers financial advice. The aim is to help you make your own decisions with clearer eyes.

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START HERE · ACTIVITY

Would You Take the Leap?

A scenario with no right answer. Weigh a job offer against a startup idea and see the trade-offs each path carries.

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LEARN

Student-friendly explainers.

THINK

Questions, thought experiments, and challenges.

EXPLORE

Reading lists and further resources.

TEACH

Worksheets and classroom-friendly materials.