Vishen Lakhiani | |
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 Lakhiani at A-Fest Portugal 2019 | |
| Born | 14 January 1976 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Education | Bachelor of Engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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| Title | Founder & CEO |
Vishen Lakhiani (born 14 January 1976) is a Malaysian entrepreneur, [1] [2] author, and motivational speaker, of Indian descent. [3] He is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley and the author of two books: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and the Badass. [4]
Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Lakhiani attended Malaysian government school. After graduating from high school, he moved to the United States and attended the University of Michigan where he received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2001, he moved to Silicon Valley. [5]
Mindvalley is an educational technology company co-founded by Vishen Lakhiani and Michael Reining that publishes products focused on personal spiritual development and lifelong learning,[ vague ] such as the meditation app Omvana. [6] Founded in New York City in December 2002, Reining and Lakhiani were forced to relocate Mindvalley to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2004 when the United States declined to renew Lakhiani's work visa. [7] Mindvalley is an education company that offers teaching programs on mindfulness, meditation, personal growth, fitness, and health.
In late 2020, Mindvalley added a course, hosted by Lakhiani, on the Silva Method for accessing altered states of mind and intuition. [8]
Dealmates was a Malaysian-based e-commerce site that Lakhiani founded on 1 November 2010 with Patrick Grove as part of a joint-venture between Catcha Group and Mindvalley. [9] [10]
Blinklist was a social bookmarking service, allowed users to organize their bookmarks based on keyword tags, see how others rated their bookmarks and view recently added, popular, or hot public bookmarks. The site has been turned into a tech-related blog featuring stories about startups and apps. [11]
In May 2016, Vishen Lakhiani published the self-help book The Code of the Extraordinary Mind through Rodale, Inc. In the book, Lakhiani argues that a person's outlook on life is shaped by conditioning and habit, offering ten laws to help readers break free of this mindset. After its release, the book reached No. 10 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous . [12] [13] [14]
In 2020 Lakhiani's second book, The Buddha & the Badass, was published by Penguin-RandomHouse. The book peaked at number No. 1 on the Wall Street Journal Business Hardcover List [15] and No. 9 on the New York Times How-To list. [16]
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