Shreyans Kokra

1. How should I introduce you?

From the very beginning, I have been a nerd, an avid reader, a passionate person- in that order.

A designation 

CEO of Canvaloop

An adjective (What is your superpower?)

Reading

2. What does your work aim to say/do?

The work aims to set standards and show the path for bringing about true sustainability in the fashion industry.

3. What are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life?

Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb ( any of the 5 books from the ‘Incerto’ series ), The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, The Invasion That Never Was by Michel Danino

4. How has failure or apparent failure set you up for later success?

Made me realise that success doesn’t come by shootting an arrow in the dark and hope it hits. It comes by walking/running and flying along a maze going through the right pit-stops.

5. If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it - metaphorically speaking, getting a message to millions, what would it say and why?

You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake – You are the same decaying organic matter as everything else.

6. What is the best or most worthwhile investment you’ve ever made? 

1 year doing my masters in US was the best investment of money, time and energy.

7. What would you (if you could) tell yourself when you were 18? What advice would you ask your younger self to ignore?

3 advices I would give – don’t take yourself seriously; make decisions out of facts and not fear; no one is an adult – everyone is figuring it out as it goes.

1 advice to ignore – life decisions are irreversible.

8. When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, what do you do? 

I submerge myself in a TV series at night – get up and take a digital detox- just walking in fresh air and not thinking anything.

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