Rishab Motgi
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Writing

• What Actually is an AI Agent? (October 2026)
  A model call is not an agent. The model is the decision-making part; the agent is the entire system around it.
• The Same Fight (July 2026)
  I saw a TikTok about the link between trauma and ambition. I didn't want it to be true, so I looked into the research — and then I saw it all over my own family.
• I Am the Experiment (April 2026)
  There are four research chemicals in my fridge right now. I don't know if this is smart. That's kind of the point.
• Knowing When to Let Go (March 2026)
  Everyone loves to talk about starting a company. No one talks about ending one. We shut down Ryft, and honestly, I felt relief.
• Rebuilding My Why (November 2025)
  Losing someone changed how I see time. This is how entrepreneurship became the way I turned that pain into purpose.
• Conviction > Capital: Why Startups Die Before They Begin (November 2025)
  Most startups don't die because the idea was bad. They die because no one truly believes. Conviction isn't pitched — it's proven.
• What Writing Taught Me About Thinking (November 2025)
  I never understood the point of writing blogs. Building a startup changed that — writing is how I anchor myself when everything is uncertain.