# Harsh Batra One story each Sunday for people who build and run companies and want useful ideas to win in business and life. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why proof always comes second](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/why-proof-always-comes-second) _2026-08-16_ Airbnb sold cereal to survive, and I called myself the best before a single record year backed it up. Proof isn't the start. It's the result. ## [What would an 8-year-old version of you think of you now?](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/would-you-rather-be-the-worlds-best) _2026-08-09_ Warren Buffett's Inner Scorecard test, and why the only opinion of you that actually matters belongs to your eight-year-old self. ## [6 qualities from 4 studies on self-made millionaires](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/i-checked-myself-against-4-studies) _2026-08-02_ Four studies found 6 traits shared by self-made millionaires. I checked myself against every one. Do you have what it takes to build wealth from zero? ## [How a Grain Trader Became Russia's Most Wanted Man](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/how-a-grain-trader-became-russias) _2026-07-26_ The mental model that turned a grain trader into a war commander. ## [You have to be better than free](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/you-have-to-be-better-than-free) _2026-07-19_ When copies are free, what's still worth paying for? Kevin Kelly's eight answers, with Tim Ferriss's examples of people who built on them. ## [The solution to anxiety and hopelessness is a quest](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/the-solution-to-anxiety-and-hopelessness) _2026-07-12_ Anxiety comes from too many options with no priorities; hopelessness from too few. A quest resolves both. Hormozi and Ed Sheeran on finding yours. ## [The infinite game I keep playing](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/the-infinite-game-i-keep-playing) _2026-07-05_ inite games end when someone wins. Infinite games only end when you stop playing. A hard month reminded me which one I'm in. ## [Mental Models for Building a Business](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/mental-models-for-building-a-business) _2026-06-28_ These models come from the SXSW talk by Mohnish Pabrai. Applied together they have a compounding impact that make 1+1+1+1 = 1111 to give you an edge. ## [The Elon Musk principles I copied](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/elon-musks-principles-for-work-and) _2026-06-21_ I came across a video of Elon Musk that summarises how he thinks. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FlpH1qLfPLcB) _2026-06-21 ยท **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [The mistakes that cost the most](https://insights.harshbatra.com/p/the-mistakes-that-cost-the-most) _2026-06-14_ Buffett says his most expensive mistakes weren't bad bets. They were good bets he didn't make. Munger had a name for it: sucking your thumb.