Mapping One Street at a Time

Rahul Singh and Naresh Kumar Agarwal

Chapter 12 in You Know the Glory, Not the Story:25 Journeys Towards Ikigai, 2021, pp 179-193 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Son of a father who led India’s Light Combat Aircraft project — Tejas, Manik Gupta grew up with a love for computers, and surrounded by technology. An early entrepreneur, he rented out books at 50-paisa a book, and joined a friend in selling fridge magnets to shops. After Junior College and University in Singapore, he co-founded a company BuyItTogether, and worked at Hewlett-Packard. Manik helped millions map and travel their journey through his work in Google Maps and as Chief Product Officer at Uber.

Keywords: Ikigai; Purpose; Engineering; Motivation; Resilience; Singapore; India; Finding Yourself; Jobs; Career; People; Family; Home; Life; World; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Cause; Corporate; Academia; Non-profit; Filmmaking; Dance; Writing; Arts; Monkhood; Growing Up; University Life; The Person; Values; Beliefs; Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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