Fotando Global

Founder & CEO

ReBroker.ai

Rebroker.ai is SaaS platform with thoughtfully-designed tools that help real estate companies grow their business by easily engaging with their external sales collaborators. Offering people-friendly inbuilt agreements, AI description creator, flexible commission sharing, white label of collaborators properties, QR code visit registrations, turning digital interactions into human connection. Our goal is to make real estate sales partnerships easy and profitable. Launching in 2023 Rebroker.ai aims to generate more than 500 million Euros in sales between its users by 2026.

Co-founder & CTO

eWorks

Developing Rebroker.ai - Real Estate Sales Partnership facilitator app at Esade´s Accelerator program eWorks, a selective program that aims to identify and support high-growth ideas and help entrepreneurial projects develop efficiently. At eWorks we receive inspiration, support and help to accelerate projects in different ways, with the aim to create outstanding businesses that can have a positive impact in our society. eWorks operates inside the Esade Entrepreneurship Insitute: a research institute dedicated to academic excellence in the field of entrepreneurship and related disciplines through research, teaching, new venture creation and outreach activities.Developing Rebroker.ai - Real Estate Sales Partnership facilitator app at Esade´s Accelerator program eWorks, a selective program that aims to identify and support high-growth ideas and help entrepreneurial projects develop efficiently. At eWorks we receive inspiration, support and help to accelerate projects in different ways, with the aim to create outstanding businesses that can have a positive impact in our society. eWorks operates inside the Esade Entrepreneurship Insitute: a research institute dedicated to academic excellence in the field of entrepreneurship and related disciplines through research, teaching, new venture creation and outreach activities.

In-house entrepreneur - Esade eWorks Accelerator Program 

Mailtrap

Senior Product Manager

CloudCall

As a Product manager at Cloudcall i was responsible for Salesforce integration and customer self service portal.

Key responsibilities:

- Aligning key stakeholders
- User research / Customer Feedback
- Competitive analysis
- Contribution to Product Strategy and OKRs
- Quarterly Roadmap planning
- Collecting and monitoring key product metrics
- UI/UX prototyping
- Product backlog management and refinement
- Support Salesforce ISV partnership
- Cooperation with marketing department

Tools: Mixpanel, Segment.io, Prodpad.com, Google Data Studio, Figma

Product Manager

As a Development team lead  at Cloudcall i was responsible for leading and growing the development team

2 Fronted developers, 2 Salesforce developers, 2 QA engineers. 

Collaboration with Product Owners to clarify business needs. Code review. Release management. Architecture planning and refactoring.

Tools: JavaScript, Node.js, React.js, Angular.js, Mongo DB, webpack, ES6, CSS3, HTML5, Jira, AWS.

Scrum process facilitation and improvement. 
CI/CD Implementation.
Driving team KPIs growth.
1-on-1s with team members and manage personal goals.

Development Team Lead

As a Senior Software Engineer at Cloudcall i was responsible for development and delivery Telephony and IM/SMS integration for Salesforce. Jenkins scripts. Environment: JavaScript, Node.js, Angular.js, Mongo DB, webpack, ES6, CSS3, HTML5, Jira, AWS.

Senior Software Engineer

Altoros

As a Senior Software Engineer at Altoros i was responsible for webapps development, coordination of project activities and ensure that all project phases are followed and documented properly. Developed single page applications using Angular 2.0, Ionic, Typescript, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap. Had  daily communication with remote development team.

IT-SNAMI

As a Development team lead i was responsible for hiring, engineering team management. Was responsible for design and development of web sites, web applications and applications for mobile devices. 
Took part in the development of technical specifications, UX/UI prototypes of the interface and requirements for technical architecture. Implementing a client and server application. 

PHP Yii2 Framework / Node JS / Angular JS / MySQL

Development Team Lead / Co-founder

Sitemania.by

As a Co-founder of Sitemania Agency i participated in hiring and engineering team management. I was responsible for  development of lightweight modular CMS for small and medium business.
Took part in the development of technical specifications, UX/UI prototypes of the interface and requirements for technical architecture. Implementing a client and server application.
PHP Yii2 Framework / MySQL

LWO (Light Well Organization)

As a Software Engineer in LWO i was responsible for web client for ATM development (JavaScript), a web client of the online payment acceptance system on the card, a web client of the internal project management system. Integration with external API.

Took part in development of the client application "The system of selling tickets for vehicles through ATMs" to work on ATM (JavaScript MVC + Java Applet). Communication with an external online payment server and transport schedules.

Software Engineer

Freelance, self-employed

Websites design and development 

Joomla, Wordpress, Prestashop

Founder @ Fotando Global 🌍 | I help business leaders build AI & software solutions| I assist startup founders in progressing from idea to MVP/MLP 🚀 & beyond | Advisor | LEANSTACK Certified Coach

Most early-stage B2B SaaS founders I talk to struggle with the same challenge - turning an idea into a scalable product without wasting time or money - I know this pain firsthand - having invested more then €30k in an MVP without validation, only to find there wasn’t enough traction.

They dive straight into building without validating their ideas, and before they know it, they’ve burned through budgets, launched features no one uses, or missed the market entirely.

Second-time founders face survival bias. They’ve seen success before, but they rely on outdated strategies that no longer work in today’s fast-moving SaaS and AI-driven landscape.

What’s the cost?

Missed Opportunities - Slow execution lets competitors move faster and steal market share.

Execution Gaps - Without technical expertise, building scalable systems becomes a bottleneck.

Overbuilding - Pouring resources into features too early - without validation - leads to costly pivots.

I’ve spent 15+ years in the tech industry - starting as a web developer, growing into product management, and eventually becoming a founder myself.

I know what it takes to validate ideas, build MVPs, scale and avoid costly mistakes because I’ve been there.

Here’s how I help founders launch smarter and scale faster:

Framework-Driven Execution - Proven methodologies like LEANSTACK to test and validate ideas before heavy investments.

Rapid Prototyping - Delivering MVPs in just 2-week cycles to demo and get feedback quickly (min. €10k budget)

Agile Cross-functional Development team - Building scalable Tech solution (from €50/h)

Strategic Partnerships - Acting as a fractional Tech CPO, bridging technical execution with business strategy so you don’t have to choose between speed and quality.

If you’re working on your first idea - or scaling your second - let’s talk.

Book a free discovery call via my featured section or DM me directly.

Vladimir Ovsyanikov

If I could go back, I wouldn't change a thing.

Not even the toughest mistakes.

Started out as a developer. Shifted to product manager. Took the leap to founder.

Every move ia a complete mindset overhaul - each one packed with its own set of failures.

- As a developer: I believed great products sold themselves.
- As a product manager: I assumed every decision was driven by bulletproof data.
- As a founder: I learned nobody really has it all figured out.

Every wrong turn, every risk, every misstep… it shaped where I am today.

Biggest lesson is the hardest moments are define you. Easy paths teach you little (or nothing).

Looking back, sure, part of me wishes it had been easier. Maybe a shortcut, a clearer map, a faster route.

But true growth is that only comes from struggle.

No books, no mentors, no advices can match what you learn by making real decisions… facing real failures… and finding your own way forward.

So if you're stumbling, second-guessing, making mistakes - good.

That's where the real magic happens.

Uladzimir Ausianikau

CEO @ Fotando Global | 0→1 Startup partner | €2M+ in client revenue

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AI is rewriting the rules. Time-to-market is the edge.

Most founders miss it. (Recap from a convo this week.)

They outsource for months.
On paper it may looks fine. Team in place, tickets moving, code shipped...

Then something breaks in production. Silence.
Developers get shuffled between projects.
No bond with the founder. No urgency on deadlines.
9 to 4.

This is where startups WILL lose.

Fix it by shipping fast and cheap.
Not because v1 matters.
Because shipping exposes the truth:

1. Does the channel work?
2. Is the ICP accurate?
3. Does the offer convert?

If you don't move fast, AI won't wait.
Competitors won't wait.
The market won't wait.

Ship in weeks. Learn in days. Adjust in hours.

I use #Claude as a CEO every day.

This update is amazing.

1. Claude for Chrome → In your browser. Summaries. Form fills. Busywork handled.

Now in beta for all Max users. Add to Chrome.

2. Claude for Excel → Work in-sheet. Pivot tables, charts, file uploads, quick-open add-in.

3. Better file outputs → Higher-quality docs, decks, sheets, and React/HTML prototypes.

4. Long chats (finally) fixed. Claude auto-summarizes earlier messages so you rarely restart.

If you use the browser or spreadsheets and have not tried  #Claude yet - give it a try 👍

Most scale-ups treat innovation like VCs in the '90s.

Pick a "big idea." Pour all resources into it. Hope it works.

Modern VCs don't play that game.

They build portfolios.

Because predicting winners is almost impossible.

Even with perfect research, 67% of product bets fail.

Yet most CTOs still try:

"We're all-in on AI personalization for 6 months."

Six months later: "Market wasn't ready. Now, AI analytics."

Another 6 months. Another bet...

Meanwhile, their competitor?

Tested both ideas in 8 weeks.

Shipped the winner before you finished your research.

THE COSTS:

Sequential Innovation:
→ 12 months to test 2 ideas 
→ $500K fully-loaded costs 
→ 50% chance you start with the wrong bet 
→ Competitor: 6 months ahead

Parallel Innovation:
→ 8 weeks to test 3-4 ideas
→ $150K in validation costs
→ Market tells you what wins
→ You ship by month 3, not month 12

You can't research out of uncertainty.

The only way to reduce risk is to test faster and kill bad ideas sooner.

Companies using portfolio thinking find winners 3-4x faster than those perfecting one idea at a time.

Real story: A scale-up was set to gamble 6 months on a single AI integration.

We showed them another way.

They found a revenue stream in 7 weeks - without betting the company.

AI-native companies.

Not just a buzzword. A fundamental shift.

I keep asking myself:
What if Fotando Global ran with AI as its operating system - not a side project, but the core of how we work?

Here's why i think this matters:
AI now handles 80% of the routine, manual, and boring. What's left? The edge cases, the deep context, the expert calls.

But even that 20%? It doesn't need to be full-time anymore:
- Experts could move from employees to specialized contractors
- Serving 10–20 clients, not just one
- Higher hourly rates, but fewer jobs on payroll

btw - I start testing this shift.
Broke down a growth playbook to be turned it into daily actions, let AI drive the framework for a B2B startup. Dream.

Months of work can be done in days.

So what is a company, really?
Not just people in roles - a system that's easy, efficient, scalable.

It's a little scary ...  but It's a lot exciting.

Here's the real question:
What does it actually take to run a company where AI is at the core?

Would you make the leap? Are you doing it already?

Opened my calendar this morning.

Found 6 meeting invites from people I've never heard of.

Random webinars. 
Sales demos. 
"Quick sync" requests from complete strangers.

Completely insane.

Turns out, Google Calendar's default setting lets anyone with your email add events directly to your calendar?

Anyone.

Here's the 2-minute fix:

→ Open Google Calendar
→ Settings (gear icon) → "Event settings"
→ Find "Add invitations to my calendar"
→ Change from "From everyone" to "Only if the sender is known"

That's it. Now only people in your contacts or organization can book time with you.

Your calendar is your time. Protect it.

Has anyone else been hit with random calendar spam lately?

Your last startup’s success might be the reason your next one fails.

Second-time founders fall into the survival bias trap:

1. They trust past successes too much.
2. They reuse old playbooks without questioning them.
3. They ignore the failures they never saw.

In WWII, researchers studied bullet holes in returning planes, trying to reinforce those areas.

Until they realized… The real problem was the planes that never made it back.

Second-time founders do the same thing.

They base decisions on what worked last time - not what actually works today.

How to break out of survival bias:

1. Expand your data set.

Don’t just study success. Study failure.

What didn’t work for others is just as important as what did.

2. Slow down decision-making.

Your brain wants to connect the dots fast.

Challenge assumptions and gather different perspectives before making a call.

3. Get external input.

Bring in different skill sets - marketing, UX, technical, product.

AI can also help surface insights you might overlook.

The smartest founders structure their decisions.

They document their thought process, list out risks, and stay adaptable.

Because yesterday’s success doesn’t guarantee tomorrow’s results.

Just enrolled in Decision-Making with ChatGPT on Maven - excited to learn live with Cassie Kozyrkov in this cohort-based course. 

Starts in 9 days if anyone in my network is interested in joining!

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Decision-Making with ChatGPT by Cassie Kozyrkov on Maven

Speed of learning is the new unfair advantage.

I learned that the hard way.

After helping clients avoid costly AI mistakes, I realized I was doing a version of the same thing - moving fast without stepping back.

So I did something uncomfortable: I enrolled in Stanford GSB's Digital Transformation and AI Playbook.

Not for another certificate.

For a better operating system for my company and for our clients.

Founders fall into this pattern. I did too:
- Execution gets loud.
- Assumptions go unchecked.
- Learning becomes confirmation.

My "two monkeys" showed up. The strong monkey runs fast. The smart monkey needs structured thinking time.

This program forces the pause button. Frameworks. Case work. Hard questions.

If you're honest: when was the last time you learned something that challenged your playbook instead of validating it?

(Link to the program in comments if you're curious)

MD Coaching and Consulting

Founder & Executive Coach

Consulting support for tech organizations that want to develop a coaching culture to enhance strategic alignment, decision-making, and collaboration and improve team dynamics and overall team performance.

Transformation Consultant

International Coaching Federation

Director of Partnerships | ICF-RAC

Marketing & Communications Manager | ICF-RAC

Community Engagement Manager | ICF- RAC

Flow Research Collective

Performance Neuroscience Coaching Certification

Positive Intelligence

https://www.positiveintelligence.com/science/

Mental Fitness Coach

Medium

Contributing Author

North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH)

Member of the Board of Advisors

International LEAP Network

Executive Member

NetApp

Spearheaded a $10M+ digital and agile transformation initiative, modernizing legacy systems and driving organizational growth. Led a high-performance team of 30+ professionals across analytics, support, and digital transformation functions.

Key Achievements:
• Executed seamless cloud migrations, ensuring business continuity and scalability in the digital landscape
• Implemented data-driven decision-making, standardizing KPIs and enhancing cross-functional data literacy
• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and agility, boosting operational efficiency by 30%
• Developed innovative digital solutions through strategic vendor partnerships, increasing customer satisfaction by 25%
• Drove cross-departmental collaboration, breaking down silos and accelerating decision-making processes

Strategic Resource Optimization:
• Reorganized team structure based on individual strengths and project requirements, resulting in a 25% increase in productivity
• Implemented targeted hiring strategies to fill critical skill gaps, enhancing overall team capabilities
• Introduced process improvements that reduced project delivery times by 20% and increased resource utilization by 15%

Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-faceted digital and agile transformations that consistently exceed business objectives. 
Championed cultural transformation, instilling agile mindsets and practices across the organization while optimizing resource allocation for maximum operational efficiency.

Senior Manager, Digital Operational Excellence

Led NetApp's Women's Development Initiative, creating comprehensive professional growth programs for women across all career levels. Designed and implemented targeted learning experiences including executive coaching, leadership development, and allyship programs. Established a strategic approach to support women in tech through volunteer opportunities, succession planning, and leadership training, driving organizational diversity and individual career advancement.

Head of Learning and Development - WIT

Led transformative initiatives to shift from project-centric to product-centric operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to drive outcome-based delivery. As Engineering Manager, improved product launch efficiency, reducing post-launch defects by 50%. 

In a dual role as Program and Product Manager, established SME management process, decreasing customer support requests by 30% and increasing customer satisfaction scores by 25%. Consistently delivered innovative AI & ML solutions and drove organizational change while prioritizing customer needs.

Senior Engineering Program Manager - Transformation Office

Kaiser Permanente

As an Agile Coach, successfully implemented Scrum methodologies and fostered an agile mindset across the leadership and scrum team. Coached product owners in effective backlog management and story writing, while guiding teams through sprint estimation processes. Mentored future Scrum Masters and educated management on agile principles. Key achievement: Led an all green team through the full product development lifecycle of a web-based healthcare app, from concept to launch, utilizing Agile practices to ensure project success.

Agile Coach and Project Manager

Cisco

Established and transformed Testing Center of Excellence by establishing quality-driven practices that reduced defects and improved product performance. 
Led multiple test teams, implemented standardized testing procedures, and drove continuous improvement through agile methodologies. 
Delivered high-quality products more efficiently, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and significant cost savings for the organization.

Solution and QA Manager (multiple projects)

With 20 years of leadership experience across Software and Product Development, Change Management, and Agile, Digital, & Organizational transformation, I've navigated complexity and driven innovation throughout my career. 

My journey has taken me across different continents, domains, and roles, teaching me to embrace change as an ally rather than viewing it as an obstacle.

I led numerous transformation initiatives including establishing two testing Centers of Excellence, spearheading Agile transformations for multiple organizations, leading digital and culture transformations, and executing technology modernization programs.

As I was moving in and out of various roles, coaching and mentoring was the only constant in my career. From leading people first change initiatives to investing in their personal and professional growth, I was clear on the kind of problems I wanted to solve. So, I made a decisive move into coaching, becoming an ICF certified executive, leadership and peak performance coach. 

Now, as a Founder and Executive Coach, I bridge the gap between human potential and strategic innovation.

I’ve helped my clients with:
 breaking through career and revenue plateaus 
 starting new businesses and side hustles 
 upleveling leadership impact and emotional resilience 
 building collaborative team environments 
 moving teams from survival based behaviors to thriving cultures 
 identifying and honoring personal and professional non-negotiables

How did I do that?

Through my bespoke programs meeting each client where they are in their unique circumstances. 

Unlike one-size-fits-all approaches, we customize strategies for each client, team, or organization for their unique challenges.

My technology experience combined with coaching expertise in executive, leadership, and peak performance creates a powerful partnership that delivers measurable results.

If you're feeling stuck or navigating a leadership shift, let's have a quick, no-pressure conversation. 

📅 Book a free 15-minute call for yourself or your team: https://calendly.com/coach-minu/15-minute-clarity-call

Meenu Datta

The leadership skill your MBA missed.
The one that prevents burnout.

If you’ve ever tried to push harder and felt it backfire, you’re not alone.

When performance feels heavy, most leaders add more:

More effort. More hours. More pressure.
More strategy sessions. More check-ins. More oversight.

More involvement in decisions three levels down.

It feels logical: when it’s not working, do more.
But many leaders I work with who’ve sustained high performance for 15+ years learned a counterintuitive move:

Subtraction.
Not less ambition - removing friction.

The executives who thrive aren’t adding capacity; they’re clearing blockers:

↳ The meeting that could be async. 
Your time isn’t the limit - your attention is.

↳ The decision your directors can own. 
You’re not helping - you’re creating over-reliance.

↳ The project you keep rescuing. 
Some lessons click only when we let outcomes speak.

↳ The habit of being the loudest expert. 
If you do all the thinking, the team leans on you and learns less.

Sustainable success doesn’t come from doing more.
It comes from protecting what matters.

You can start with these to begin with:

- Cancel one recurring meeting.

- Hand off one type of decision you’re still holding.

- Let one low-impact project end.

Letting go isn’t easy. It’s leadership, not laziness.

The question isn’t “What else can I add?”
It’s “What am I carrying that’s no longer mine?”

Clear the path. What’s strong will flourish.

💡What’s one belief you had to unlearn to lead at your next level?

🔁 If this helped, feel free to share it with a leader who might appreciate it.

 📈 Follow Meenu Datta for more on leadership & personal growth.

Executive & Leadership Coach for Fortune 500 Leaders | Break Plateaus. Build trusted teams. Lead with real influence - without burnout | 20 yrs in tech | Neuroscience-informed | ICF-Credentialed

She was a Director.

Smart. Capable. Respected.

Yet completely exhausted from trying to prove she belonged.

We worked together for six months.

I didn't teach her new tactics.
I didn't give her a framework for influence.
I helped her see what was actually in the way.

The pattern of playing small.
The constant proving.
The exhausting rush.

She stopped all of it.
And no, I don't do magic.

She showed up for herself.
She decided enough was enough.
She went above and beyond for herself, not just for her projects.

Now she leads with her full capability.

She decided that when it comes to her values, strengths, and aspirations, she's going to call a spade a spade and not underplay.

She stopped censoring herself and owned her extroversion as an asset.
.
You inspire me, J and I enjoyed working with you. 

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👋 Hi, I'm Meenu Datta. I work with people who are committed to their growth and know the importance of healthy mindset and habits. They are extraordinarily honest with themselves. Genuinely ready to change their situation and do the work to change it. If that's you, and you're ready to stop playing small in 2026, message me.

Thinking about giving up this year?

You might be one moment away.

Your whole life can shift with:

→ One chance.
→ One idea.
→ One person who believes in you.

✨ Sometimes that person is you.

The hard part?
Progress doesn’t always look like progress.

Things feel quiet before they click.

Setbacks show up right before new doors open.

People doubt you before they understand you.

Growth feels slow for a long time… then it moves fast.

If you’re still showing up, you’re not stuck.
You’re building momentum behind the scenes.

You already have proof of your own strength:
You’ve survived every hard day so far.
You’re still here. You’re still trying.
That’s not an accident. That’s your power.

👉 What if you’re closer than you think?
👉 What if the next “yes” is already on its way?

Keep going.
The moment that changes everything rarely comes with a warning.

🔖 Save this for the days you’re tempted to stop.
✉️ Send it to someone who might be closer than they realize.
✨ Follow Meenu Datta for more that moves you forward.

Most people never truly reinvent.

Reinvention - inside and out - is your edge.

It’s not just a new job or a new look.
It’s real change, within and around you.
That’s how you keep growing, instead of quietly stalling.

Especially if you’re a high performer, the signs are easy to ignore.

You know it’s time when:

↳ You feel stuck, even while “winning on paper.”
↳ You keep hitting the same walls in different roles.
↳ You daydream about new ways to add value.
↳ Burnout and exhaustion feel normal now.
↳ Your values and your work no longer match.

These aren’t minor issues. They’re signals for change.

Reinvention has two parts:

✓ External Reinvention
↳ Shift your role, environment, or scope.
↳ Seek new challenges, new teams, new ways to work.
↳ Upgrade your habits, your network, your visible brand.

✓ Internal Reinvention
↳ Reconnect with your core values.
↳ Get honest about what truly matters now.
↳ Build new mindsets, beliefs, and energy to match.

One without the other doesn’t hold for long.

Reinvention isn’t a one-time event.
It’s a habit. A way of leading yourself.
A path to growth that actually lasts.

When life feels too tight for who you’re becoming, that’s your cue:
It’s time to reinvent.

🔁 If this hit a nerve, pass it to one leader who needs this today.

➕ And if you’re feeling ready for reinvention, follow along here - I write for leaders exactly like you.

Most leaders never admit this.

Sunday night hits different when you're in the wrong role.

I've worked with senior leaders in large complex organizations for 20 years and now in coaching Fortune 500 executives & leaders, I see the same pattern:

Most dismiss Sunday anxiety as "Monday blues."
We all tell ourselves successful people push through.

But not all Sunday dread is the same.

Some is your brain shifting from rest to performance mode. 
Normal transition stress that fades by Tuesday. 
You find your rhythm. Parts of work still excite you.

Other times, it's your soul waving a red flag.

I ignored mine for years. Told myself discomfort meant growth. That I needed to be tougher.

Here's what I learned the hard way but you don't need to:

Monday Dread looks like:
→ Resistance that fades once you start working
→ Anxiety about specific meetings or deadlines
→ Energy returns by Tuesday afternoon
→ Some projects still light you up
→ Weekends actually restore you

Role Exhaustion looks different:
→ Physical symptoms every Sunday afternoon
→ Can't name one thing you're looking forward to
→ Fantasizing about disappearing completely
→ Success feels hollow and meaningless
→ Vacations don't help anymore

Monday dread needs boundaries and recovery.
Role exhaustion needs change.

No amount of self-care fixes misalignment.

Your body keeps score. Physical symptoms. 
Chronic fatigue. That knot in your stomach. 
These aren't weakness, they're intelligence.

I see leaders stay too long because admitting exhaustion feels like failure. 
But isn't staying in the wrong role or place failing too?

Consider what your body is telling you:

Maybe you need a role redesign.
Or a team change.
Perhaps that promotion or move you're avoiding.
Or that scope conversation you keep delaying.

✖️ The point isn't to quit today.

✔️ It's to stop gaslighting yourself about what you already know.

👉 What if your resistance is actually intelligence?

🔁 Send it to someone trying to figure out the difference.

What steals your time, your focus, and your peace?

And makes you miss life's bigger picture.

The trap of perfection.

I used to spend hours tweaking tiny details. I thought it made my work better. In truth, it just made me tired and slow.

The world rewards people who get the big things right, not those who obsess over the small stuff.

Every decision has a few things that matter most. Usually, it’s just three to five key factors. If you know these well, you can make good choices fast.

I learned this the hard way. I would research every angle, every possible outcome, every tiny risk. I thought I was being smart. But I was just wasting time.

Research shows that after a certain point, learning more about even the important things gives you less and less value. 

This is called diminishing returns. 
The first hour you spend learning gives you a lot. 
The tenth hour gives you almost nothing new.

Perfectionists ignore this. 
They keep digging, keep tweaking, keep worrying. 
They miss deadlines. They burn out. 
They lose sight of what matters.

The best performers focus on the vital few. They get clear on what matters most. They go deep, but only until the returns start to fade. Then they move on.

Here’s how I changed:

→ I list the three to five most important things for every big decision.
→ I learn these inside and out.
→ I stop when I notice I’m just repeating myself or chasing tiny gains.
→ I let go of the urge to make every detail perfect.
→ I make progress in iterations.

This shift changed my life. I get more done. 
I feel less stress. I make better decisions.

Perfection is not the goal. Progress is.
Progress is made in iterations.

You do not need to know everything. 
You just need to know what matters.

Let go of the rest.

Your time and energy are too precious to waste on the margins.

P.S.: What's one habit you let go of in 2025 that will serve you in the next year?

🔁 Repost to nudge someone to hit 'send'.
➕ I'd love to connect with fellow recovering perfectionists.

70% of CEOs say they feel lonely (HBR).
But maybe “lonely” isn’t the right word.

In the carousel, I shared 3 patterns 
I see again and again with senior leaders:

1️⃣ The Transition Gap
2️⃣ The Information Shift
3️⃣ The Relationship Change

All three are normal - they happen when you move up.
But knowing which one you’re in changes what might help.

Here’s what I’ve seen work for each 👇

If it’s newness (The Transition Gap):
Give yourself time - at least six months.
Build one real connection at a time. Don’t rush it.

If it’s the information shift:
Start asking different questions.
Less “What’s the update?”
More “What am I not seeing?” - and then wait for the answer.

If it’s the relationship change:
Find people outside your company who get it.
Peer groups. Coaches. Mentors.
People with no stake in how you see them.

So maybe it’s not loneliness.
Maybe it’s transition. Or distance. Or a role shift.

Either way, you’re not the only one feeling it.

Which one feels closest for you?
I’m genuinely curious what’s true for you right now.

🔁 Repost to help someone through a lonely promotion
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The Loneliness of Leadership Blind Spots

Got harsh feedback recently?

Here's what I learned after 20 years in tech
and coaching tech leaders:

You can't control what they say about you.
But you own what happens next.

Adam Grant calls it the "second score."

Most people defend or disappear when criticized.
The ones who rise, do something different.

They evaluate themselves on the improvement made in response to the criticism, focusing on learning and growth instead of staying stuck in their initial reaction to that criticism.

They ask one question: 
"What's the ONE thing I could improve?"

Simple move.
No drama. 
No defensiveness.

Your second score shapes everything:
- Whether people invest time giving you feedback
- Whether you're seen as coachable or difficult
- Whether doors open or quietly close

The first score stings for a moment.
The second score builds your reputation for years.

P.S.: How do you rate yourself on the "second score"?
🔁 Share if you believe response matters more than reaction.

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👋Hi, I'm Meenu Datta and I coach high performing tech leaders who are action takers and are ready to step out of the situation that's keeping them stuck and making them restless. If enough is enough and you're ready to do something about the feedback you know you need to take action on, I'm ready to talk.

The worst advice I see leaders follow is this:

"Don't say anything until you have a clear answer."

This sounds safe. It sounds smart. 
It sounds like you’re protecting your team from chaos.

Here’s what really happens:

Silence does not create calm.
Silence creates speculation.

People fill the gaps with their own stories.
Rumors spread. Anxiety grows. Trust erodes.

Your team does not need a silent captain.
They need to know you’re steering the ship - even through the fog.

Swipe to see what changes when you lead through the turbulence instead of waiting it out.→

Don't wait to communicate until you have final clarity.

When your energy dips, everything feels heavier.

You can reset faster than your brain believes.

High-performers don’t usually need more strategy on weekends.
They need a simple way back to center.

So instead of pushing through, try a reset menu you can pick from.

When your mind is noisy (overthinking):
→ Do a 5-minute brain dump
Get everything out of your head and onto paper.
Clarity starts once the clutter has somewhere else to live.

When your chest feels tight (anxious):
→ Breathe for 3 minutes
Slow inhales, slower exhales.
Bring your attention back to now, not ten steps ahead.

When your body feels heavy (tired):
→ Lie down or nap for 20 minutes
This isn’t laziness, it’s depletion.
Short rest beats another hour of low-quality effort.

When your mood is low (sad):
→ Move gently
Stretch, walk, or sway to music.
Emotion shifts more easily when your body does.

When everything feels urgent (stressed):
→ Walk without your phone
Give your nervous system some quiet.
Perspective needs space, not more input.

When you’re stuck in the scroll (doom loop):
→ Log off for an hour
Constant input blurs your own thoughts.
Step away so your mind can hear itself again.

When you feel done (burned out):
→ Read a few pages of something nourishing
No pressure to “improve.”
Just a calm re-entry into yourself.

The real win isn’t feeling amazing all the time.
It’s knowing how to get yourself unstuck, faster and kinder.

Small reset. Big shift.
That’s self-leadership in real life.

👉 Which reset are you choosing this weekend?
🔁 If this nudged you to pause, pass it on to someone who needs the same reminder.

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