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From Doctor to Tech Founder to Therapist. One Man's Unlikely Journey | Dr. Tarique Sani


About this episode

Dr. Tarique Sani is an MBBS doctor, professor of forensic medicine, certified CBT therapist and founder of SaniSoft — a tech company he built from one computer in his bedroom in 1997 and ran for two decades. His journey started when he was charging patients 10 rupees in a 12x12 clinic while the vegetable vendor across the street made more money than him in a day. With a baby on the way and 80 rupees left in the bank, he turned to the one thing he had loved since age 14 — computers.

In this episode he talks about: - How he built SaniSoft from scratch with no business knowledge, no clients and no money - Running a company with his wife as co-founder — the fights, the boundaries, the lessons - Why he came down with clinical depression at the peak of his success — and how CBT saved him - How he went from patient to certified CBT therapist treating Fortune 500 CXOs - What his 15-year-old son told him that changed how he looked at his business forever - Why sharing knowledge is the only true legacy you can leave behind

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Connect with Dr. Sani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariquesani/

Connect with Piyush LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piyushthacker/ Website: https://thinkonic.com/

Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:32Who is Dr. Tarique Sani?
  3. 3:30When the vegetable vendor earned more
  4. 5:00The turning point
  5. 8:00Building SaniSoft from scratch
  6. 13:0080 rupees left in the bank
  7. 21:00Running a business with your spouse
  8. 24:00Depression at peak success
  9. 28:00How CBT saved him