Araash Ahuja
I study finance, systems engineering, and music at Penn. I'm 20, and I love to play golf and squash, eat good food, and listen to rap, house, and jazz.
This past summer I was at ICONIQ, learning how great companies are built and how investors think about growth. Before that, I tinkered with startups, sneakers, and a few half-finished projects that taught me a ton. Now, I am working on a few projects of my own, including this site!
Reading
Check out the books I'm currently reading, have completed, or plan to read.
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Interesting People
A few people I've read about who have shaped how I approach life.
- Aaron Swartz
He had a rare mix of technical brilliance and moral clarity, and he treated the internet as a public good worth fighting for. It is a shame what happened to him.
- Swami Vivekananda
His ideas combine discipline, spiritual confidence, and service into something very practical. I like how he frames strength and self-mastery as achievable prerequisites for doing meaningful work.
- Chris Hohn
He's interesting to me as an example of focused, fundamentals-driven investing paired with really commendable intentions. I have learned through many that people who have good intentions tend to have great results.
- Suchir Balaji
What stands out to me is his willingness to think independently and speak honestly in a space that moves fast and rewards conformity. I'm intrigued by people who can be both technically deep and principled.
- Kid Cudi
His work is a reminder that the best art often comes from being emotionally transparent and non-performative about struggle. Music and art is a reminder to me that building things need taste, not just logic.
- Bhagat Singh
Revolutionaries and startup founders may honestly have comparable levels of clarity. I'm interested in how conviction, sacrifice, and long-term thinking can shape a life, as his was.