My books

Silicon Valley Secrets: They Don’t Want You to Know — How $1B, $10B, $100B Startups Get Built

Discover the untold truths, hidden playbooks, and game-changing strategies behind the world’s most successful startups. In Silicon Valley Secrets, PK takes you on a bold, eye-opening journey through the startup ecosystem, exposing the real reasons why some companies thrive while others fail miserably.

This is not just another book about startups—it’s a masterclass in thinking differently, building fearlessly, and creating lasting value. Whether you’re a first-time founder, an aspiring entrepreneur, or a seasoned investor, this book will transform how you approach business.

What You’ll Learn:

• The Secrets of Success: What separates billion-dollar startups from the rest—and why most founders never hear these truths.

• Neuroscience Meets Business: How to hack your brain and your customers’ minds to build a product they’ll never leave.

• The Investor Playbook: Why investors fund shallow ideas and what it takes to make them bet on yours.

• Hard Truths About Startups: Why work-life balance is a myth, failure is overrated, and traction matters more than talent.

• Retention, Distribution, and Survival: Master the pillars of startup success and scale your business against all odds.

Packed with humor, raw honesty, and actionable advice, Silicon Valley Secrets challenges everything you thought you knew about startups. With viral memes, sharp critiques, and deep philosophical insights, this book is as entertaining as it is enlightening.

Mastering Product-Market Fit: The Ultimate Guide to Building & Sustaining a Winning Startup

Every startup dreams of achieving Product-Market Fit (PMF), but very few truly understand what it takes to find, sustain, and scale it. Many companies celebrate too early, only to fail post-PMF, unable to retain users, manage growth, or adapt to changing market dynamics.

This book is a deep dive into the science of PMF, breaking down how different types of businesses—consumer apps, subscription-based products, SaaS companies, marketplaces, and three-sided platforms—must approach PMF differently. Packed with real-world case studies, insights from failed and successful startups, and actionable frameworks, this book will teach you:

• How to achieve PMF in different business models (B2B, B2C, SaaS, marketplaces)

• Why many startups fail even after finding PMF—and how to avoid that fate

• How to measure, validate, and sustain PMF with real data, not assumptions

• The neuroscience behind habit formation and how it impacts retention

• Pricing strategies, network effects, and enabler-driven PMF pitfalls

• Lessons from iconic startups like Uber, Facebook, and Clubhouse on PMF successes and failures

PMF is not a one-time achievement—it’s an ongoing battle. This book will help you navigate the challenges at every stage, ensuring that your startup doesn’t just find PMF—but thrives beyond it.

If you're a founder, product manager, or investor, this book is your roadmap to building a product that people truly love and can't live without.

Marriage is the most significant decision of your life—but are you truly prepared for what comes after the vows? Most people enter marriage with love and hope, but few understand the deep science, psychology, and neurochemistry behind lasting happiness in relationships. This book unveils the hidden forces that shape love, bonding, attraction, and long-term fulfillment in marriage.

Whether you’re planning to get married, already married, or struggling in your relationship, How to Prepare for Marriage and After… will equip you with powerful insights on:

1. The neuroscience of love and emotional bonding

2. Why some marriages thrive while others fail

3. How to rekindle lost happiness and sustain it for life

4. The role of neurochemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin in relationships

5. Practical strategies to avoid common marriage pitfalls

6. Understanding the deeper “why” behind love, attraction, and long-term commitment

Most people believe that love, loyalty, and care are the keys to a successful marriage, but they rarely understand why they work—or what happens when they fail. This book takes you beyond generic advice and into the fascinating science of relationships, offering a fresh perspective on how to build a truly happy, fulfilling, and lasting marriage.

If you are in love, engaged, newly married, or even facing challenges in your relationship, this book is for you.