What Gardening Taught Me About Being a Good Startup CEO

The day after I gave my farewell speech and passed the reins of TrackR, my first startup, to new leadership in 2017, I found myself with an abundance of something that I never had before — Time.

Time to think.

Time with family.

Time to surf.

Time to work on passion projects.

Time for a new hobby.

My mother was always a gardener and so is my mother in law. My closest friends were always raving about their gardens and how much joy it brought them. I didn’t think much of it until I found myself with an abundance of time and young kids that I wanted to spend time with outside. So with the help of my mother in law, I started a modest garden which has now grown to a serious hobby for me.

I enjoy the meditative act but also my gardening has taught me how to be a better CEO. Here are 3 things I’ve learned and applied.

Foundation is Essential

Initially, I thought gardening was all about the actions of watering, sunlight, and spacing of plants when I initially screwed up the most essential…