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Ashwin Gulati—Soul Venture: A True Life and Death Journey into the Startup Culture
Ashwin Gulati—Soul Venture: A True Life and Death Journey into the Startup Culture

Tue, Mar 25

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Hunt Room in the Meadowlands Building

Ashwin Gulati—Soul Venture: A True Life and Death Journey into the Startup Culture

An invaluable guidebook, a compelling memoir, and a canny indictment of our success-driven culture, Soul Venture dares us to tackle the hard questions — and find unexpected answers.

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Time & Location

Mar 25, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Hunt Room in the Meadowlands Building, Dominican University of California 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901, USA

About the event

Soul Venture lays bare the myths, ambitions, and harsh realities of an irresistible culture with untenable odds. Through captivating interviews, revealing case studies, and his own odyssey of self-discovery, author and startup veteran Ashwin Gulati reveals the unspoken truths behind nearly every start-up failure as well as the rare success. He explores the blurred lines between personal life and business practices that take a toll on so many, affecting friendships, marriages, self-worth, and sex lives.

This isn’t your typical business book. You might even con sider it a wake-up call. The hard truth is that 97% of start-ups are destined to fail. Even Jensen Huang, cofounder of the $3 trillion tech giant Nvidia, confessed he would never go through i t again. So why do entrepreneurs keep lining up? Why do venture capitalists continue to encourage them? What exactly isn’t working?


About the Author

Ashwin Gulati has launched international ventures, helped…

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