Episode 8
How to Make Accurate Life Decisions - w/ Utpal
Utpal is a co-founder at Digger, but perhaps more notably, a life-long cricket fanatic. He has played semi-professionally in India and continues to play club cricket in the UK as of May 2024, and has also co-founded The Cricket Revolution, which is a product for cricketers to leverage to get better at the sport.
Who this is for
- You want to make the thing real enough that strangers can see it, use it, or buy it.
- You would rather hear Utpal's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Make Accurate Life Decisions - w/ Utpal
- He has played semi-professionally in India and continues to play club cricket in the UK as of May 2024, and has also co-founded The Cricket Revolution, which is a product for cricketers to leverage to get better at the sport.
- We discuss: What it takes to make it as a professional cricketer (generalizable to making it at a pro-level of any sport out there) Applying for and getting accepted for a Masters of Sport-Biomechanics at one of the top universities in the world in that field - Loughborough University, UK Living, conducting research and playing club cricket in the UK Applying for Founders’ Associates positions and what that entails Spearheading growth of a tech start-up company as its co-founder Using a simple “optimizing for most fun” at each decision level in life to get best results In keeping with our theme of learning from someone just two steps ahead instead of an expert.
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Utpal is a co-founder at Digger, but perhaps more notably, a life-long cricket fanatic. He has played semi-professionally in India and continues to play club cricket in the UK as of May 2024, and has also co-founded The Cricket Revolution, which is a product for cricketers to leverage to get better at the sport. One striking theme underlines Utpal’s remarkable life-journey thus far - his belief that when faced with making an important life-decision, the outcome that guarantees the most fun is the best option to pick. We discuss: What it takes to make it as a professional cricketer (generalizable to making it at a pro-level of any sport out there) Applying for and getting accepted for a Masters of Sport-Biomechanics at one of the top universities in the world in that field - Loughborough University, UK Living, conducting research and playing club cricket in the UK Applying for Founders’ Associates positions and what that entails Spearheading growth of a tech start-up company as its co-founder Using a simple “optimizing for most fun” at each decision level in life to get best results In keeping with our theme of learning from someone just two steps ahead instead of an expert.
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