Vijay Sharma

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TEDx Talk : Not Every Problem Needs a Solution

A TEDx talk about Zen koans, business paradoxes, and the questions that don't have answers. Sometimes the breakthrough comes not from solving the problem, but from accepting that it can't be solved.

Featured in Happiest Health

I spoke with Happiest Health magazine about burnout - why it quietly catches the most dedicated people off guard, and why we've collectively mistaken rest for weakness.

Building Mental Health Solutions in India - The 5-Layer Problem

Building Mental Health Solutions in India is much harder than building for the world. Why? Because you're solving 5 problems simultaneously.

If You Can Build Mental Health Tech in India, You Can Build It Anywhere

If you can build mental health tech that works in India, you can build it anywhere. Why? Because in India, you're not just building technology. You're building tech that people actively hide from colleagues due to stigma.

People Don't Leave Companies, They Leave Bosses. Really?

We all hear this very frequently. HR folks love it and leadership consultants preach it. But I feel it's only half true.

Enterprise Software Lesson from SAP

At age 26, I was probably one of the youngest Product Owners at SAP. I remember during my initial months, I was so excited to show our enterprise clients a "brilliant" new feature design. Clean interface. Minimal clicks. Very startup-ish. But our clients hated it.

Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication

In boardrooms, I'm generally the guy who says "Why don't we just..." when everyone else is building castles of complexity. People look at me like I missed something obvious.

Speaking at NIT Allahabad - This Generation is Different

What an incredible experience delivering a session at NIT Allahabad. Their curiosity. Their hunger to learn. That raw, unfiltered go-getter attitude that refuses to wait for permission.

All Writing

Not Every Problem Needs a Solution (TEDx)Why Your AI Strategy Might Be Doomed (It's Not the Tech)2 Minutes & 19 SecondsPeople Don't Leave Companies, They Leave Bosses. Really?Building Mental Health Solutions in India: 5 LayersIf You Can Build Mental Health Tech in India, You Can Build It AnywhereWhat Nobody Tells You About Being a CTOBrilliant People vs Experienced PeopleThe Music Is Not in the NotesWelcome to Indian Family TherapyIn India We Don't Say 'I Am Stressed'The Privacy Paradox in Mental Health TechMost Startup Advice Is American Advice. It Doesn't Work in India.Enterprise Software Lesson from SAPSimplicity Is the Ultimate SophisticationWhy Smart People Read Dumb BooksBest Practices Are Just Average PracticesBe the Person Who Can Figure It OutPerfectionismMost Innovation in Mental Health Is Just NoiseDon't Listen to the CustomersAll HealthTech Companies Are Going to Become HospitalsIs AI Replacing Parents?Competing With StigmaEngineers and TherapistsDear Therapist, You Are Competing With a JyotishiIs Curing Somebody a Good Business Model?Mental Health: The Corporate Checkbox ProblemFirefighters Are Great, But...The Bangalore Startup EnergyBangalore Airport Is a Mall With a RunwayAre You Building a Feature or Replacing a Budget Line?Wheels on Suitcases Came After Putting Man on the MoonWhy Software Will Never Be BuglessVanilla Is Not VanillaKaam Kaisa Chal Raha HaiMy First Campus: The Startup That Taught Me EverythingSilver Oak HealthSilver Oak Health AI HackathonSpeaking at NIT Allahabad on EntrepreneurshipFeatured in Happiest Health: On BurnoutEconomic Times Excellence Award 2025Restart India HackathonThe Covid Analytics Dashboard

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