#AskDushyant Reflections on Technology, Memoir & Thoughtful Living
I built NextStruggle because existing platforms were not enough to express myself. It is a self-developed thinking engine where ideas are written, structured, and compounded into long-term value. By owning both the platform and the process, I turn experience into a scalable knowledge system. As a tech founder, Iām evolving this into the AskDushyant AI personaābridging human thinking with machine intelligence. āThinking, built as a system, scales beyond the individual.ā
Even the richest person are crushed under 'Loan Burden', @subhashchandra latest example.
Thatās the harsh truth, Iāve lived too.
With loan burden, every risk becomes reckless. #Leadership #Innovation #FinancialWisdom #AskDushyant #NextStruggle
On 15 December, I set out on one of my most audacious adventures, riding my Harley Davidson from NCR to Indoreāover 850 kilometers in a single day. This long-distance bike ride tested every rule riders usually avoid. My ride began in winter fog, racing uncertainty about reaching on time, a firm decision not to postpone, and a night-highway throttle adventure. With over 18 years of solo bike riding experience, I trusted my planning and my mental and physical resilience to pursue an almost impossible feat never heard in bike riding. The Morning That Tested Commitment The day began with Delhi…
Over the past two decades, I have had the privilege of engaging with thousands of professionals, entrepreneurs, students, technologists, and curious minds. Whether through corporate discussions, startup mentoring, technology consultations, social media interactions, or simple conversations over a cup of tea, one thing remained constant: People had questions, and they were seeking practical answers grounded in real-world experience. Many of those conversations eventually became part of the #AskDushyant initiative, where I openly shared perspectives on technology, leadership, business, personal development, travel, and philosophy. Over time, the volume of questions grew significantly. While I genuinely enjoyed every interaction, one challenge became…
I have done many adventurous things in life, but nothing matched the adrenaline rush of riding a Harley Davidson on open roads. That belief changed completely when I decided to learn horse riding in April 2025 at Uma Public School, Greater Noida. The horse riding school had some of the finest and most powerful horses I had ever seen. To start with i want to make statement with old saying that if you can ride a horse, you can control the state, and I experienced it firsthand. On my first day, I made the classic beginner mistake of leaning forward…
In Part 1, I wrote about the warning signs that appear when good employees quietly disengage. The bigger question is: What should leaders do when they see those signs? The…
Most good employees do not suddenly decide to quit. The resignation letter is usually the final step in a much longer process. Before they leave, something changes. They stop sharing…
For a years now, “AI” and “the cloud” have been almost synonymous. Every prompt, every inference, every model call has traveled to a data center, been processed on massive GPU…
Somewhere in your organisation right now, someone on your team has connected an AI agent to a shared drive, a CRM, or a customer database ā and IT has no…
For the last few years, AI in the workplace has played one role consistently: the assistant that waits for a question. You typed a prompt, it typed back an answer,…
For the last three years, the AI conversation lived entirely inside a chat window. In 2026 Whoever sees Nvidia Events, Now say AI is walking out the door ā literally,…
Iām Dushyant Gadewalā#AskDushyant, a small-town dreamer turned tech entrepreneur and advisor. From chasing cricket dreams and Indian Army SSB interviews to riding solo across India, my journey has been fueled by passion, curiosity, and a relentless drive to explore the unconventional.
My professional foundation was laid at NIT Rourkela, where I graduated in Computer Science & Engineering in 2006āan experience that shaped my problem-solving mindset and long-term view of technology.
Over the last two decades, Iāve lived and worked through the GurgaonāNCR startup ecosystem, experiencing it across multiple cyclesāearly-stage experimentation, rapid scale-ups, and acquisitions. My journey spans hands-on roles at Travelguru (Desiya), Vriti Infocom, and Nagarro, where I operated in fast-moving environments that demanded product-first thinking and execution at speed.
In 2010, I joined PeopleStrong as an early member of the core technology team, where I played a hands-on role in shaping the platformās foundational product architecture. Over nearly a decade, I had the opportunity to see the organisation scale into one of Indiaās leading HR technology companies. Importantly, this journey gave me perspective not only as a technologist, but also as a shareholderāincluding exit participation in its April 2025āGoldman Sachsāled transactionāand, therefore, a front-row view of how disciplined long-term technology and product decisions compound into sustainable enterprise value.
These experiences ultimately came together in the founding of ArcTop Labs, my own venture recognized under the #StartupIndia DIPP7405 initiative. Here, I apply everything learned from the startup trenchesābuilding scalable, resilient technology platforms designed for real-world business impact, not just launch-day success.
In 2022, after two decades in the industry, I stepped away from full-time employment #RetireAt40 to pursue work rooted in freedom, creativity, and long-term impact. Now, I guide students, startups, and businesses as a tech advisorāhelping them align technology with vision, growth, and strategic clarity.
Through my blog, NextStruggle, I share personal memoirs, tech insights, and social reflections drawn from a life of experiments, risks, and reinvention.
Letās connect if you’re building, transforming, or simply seeking clarity in your tech journey.
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Always Prepared for Building The Next, One Struggle at a Time.
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