https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/ Essays by Saksham Sandhu on AI, ambition, startup building, hiring, and the founder’s mind. en-IN Tue, 05 May 2026 18:05:52 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/building-in-india/bootstrapping-for-5-years-in-india https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/building-in-india/bootstrapping-for-5-years-in-india Bootstrapping a startup in India is not romantic. It teaches constraint, sales, hiring, survival, and the difference between belief and denial. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/founder-mind/conviction-vs-delusion https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/founder-mind/conviction-vs-delusion From the inside, founder conviction and delusion can feel identical. Here’s how to tell the difference before your ego burns the company down. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/ai-hiring/candidate-cheating-ai-interviews-trust https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/ai-hiring/candidate-cheating-ai-interviews-trust AI will make candidate cheating easier and detection harder. Here’s why trust, integrity, and signal will define the future of hiring. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/ai-hiring/why-resumes-are-a-broken-signal https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/ai-hiring/why-resumes-are-a-broken-signal Resumes reward formatting, keywords, and exaggeration more than real ability. Here’s why hiring needs better signals than CVs. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/writings/the-answer-isnt-silencing https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/writings/the-answer-isnt-silencing Trying to silence your mind often makes it louder. Learn how to stop ruminating without fighting thoughts, beyond meditation, mindfulness, and the monkey mind. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/writings/why-your-mind-never-shuts-up https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/writings/why-your-mind-never-shuts-up Why overthinking and rumination happen, how thought loops form, and what your racing mind reveals about the brain, attention, and identity. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/writings/mind-will-conclude https://www.sakshamsandhu.com/writings/mind-will-conclude How self-deception, confirmation bias, and cognitive distortions shape your conclusions — and why the mind protects the ego more than the truth. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000