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The Hardest Pivot Was Not the Idea. It Was Me - Season 16 (Japan, Feb 2026)

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Sanjay Tripathi explains how running with asthma taught him the rhythm and process needed to survive startup loneliness.

Sanjay Tripathi, co-founder of BriskPay, shares his journey from corporate executive to startup founder, revealing that the hardest pivot wasn't changing his business model but fundamentally changing himself. He discusses the loneliness of entrepreneurship, the importance of resilience learned through marathon running, and how he discovered his startup idea through a structured 90-day founder test.

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