#AskDushyant Reflections on Technology, Memoir & Thoughtful Living
Many people consider retiring before 40 an impossible goal. But with patience, resilience, and a willingness to challenge conventional paths, I managed to make that vision real. In the speed of modern life, reflection becomes rare, yet it is reflection that turns experience into wisdom. These writings are a chronicle of those moments â struggles and breakthroughs that remind us, âEvery journey carries stories deeper than the milestones we celebrate.â
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Rebel in me support the right to protestânot the chaos around it. Violence, anarchy, political drama, and social media attention-seeker only weaken the cause. Students keep the protest peaceful. Keep it purposeful. That's how real change begins. #Democracy #PeacefulProtest #AskDushyant #NextStruggle
In 2013, I embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to the Maha Kumbh Mela, an extraordinary spiritual event held every 12 years at the Sangamâthe confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers at Prayagraj. My nomadic yearly ritual of taking 1-2 weeks off for bike adventures had already taken me to various corners of India, but this time was special. Maha Kumbh is the worldâs ultra largest spiritual gathering, drawing almost half billion of devotees from every corner of India and around the world. Earlier i had only heard stories from old Bollywood movies about this grand event…
Every tech enthusiast dreams of building a powerful machine, and for me, that dream turned into reality. As a CSE graduate from NIT Rourkela with 20+ years in the tech industry, I always wanted a system that could handle high-performance computing and AI workloads. Building my SuperComputing AI cum Gaming Rig became more than just assembling partsâit was a personal passion project that tested my patience, technical skill, and love for hardware. Inside My Custom-Built Supercomputer The journey started with carefully chosen components: a Ryzen 9 processor with AM5 socket, high-frequency 64GB RAM, AIO liquid cooler, blazing-fast 2TB NVMe SSD,…
My professional life is deeply shaped by startup experiences in Gurgaonâs booming startup culture. Although I worked with several traditional corporate offices, my heart always leaned toward my first startups Desiya Online Travel. While passing out of college, I dreamed of working at companies born in basements or garages like Apple, Google etc. That dream became reality at my very first company, Desiya Online Travel Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon. We truly worked at a basement startup, operating from founder Amit Tanejaâs DLF Phase 2 bungalow. Desiya was transforming the travel and hospitality industry, especially hotel bookings, long before it became mainstream…
Modern technology is built on distributed systems. From global cloud platforms and financial networks to social media platforms, AI infrastructure, and enterprise applications, almost every large-scale digital product depends on…
The technology industry celebrates creation. New features. New platforms. New integrations. New possibilities. Every roadmap meeting begins with ideas about what can be added next. Product discussion brings another opportunity…
For more than three decades, Adobe Photoshop has been one of the most influential tools in creative history. It transformed how designers edited images, manipulated visuals, created advertisements, and delivered…
The next wave of artificial intelligence will not belong to those who merely use foundation models. It will belong to those who adapt them. As generative AI transforms industries ranging…
Why Business Leaders Are Betting AI, Imagine a manufacturing plant that operates 24Ă7 without shift rotations, manual supervision, or production downtime. The machines communicate in real time, AI systems optimize…
Imagine a Factory That Never Sleeps, operating 24Ă7 without lunch breaks, shift changes, or even lights switched on. Machines communicate with each other in real time. Robotic arms assemble products…
Iâm Dushyant Gadewalâ#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 2006âan experience that shaped my problem-solving mindset and long-term view of technology.
Over the last two decades, Iâve lived and worked through the GurgaonâNCR startup ecosystem, experiencing it across multiple cyclesâearly-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 platformâs foundational product architecture. Over nearly a decade, I had the opportunity to see the organisation scale into one of Indiaâs leading HR technology companies. Importantly, this journey gave me perspective not only as a technologist, but also as a shareholderâincluding exit participation in its April 2025âGoldman Sachsâled transactionâand, 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 trenchesâbuilding 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 advisorâhelping 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.
Letâs connect if you’re building, transforming, or simply seeking clarity in your tech journey.
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