Adi Kotecha

Hello, my name is Adi. Welcome to my home on the Internet.

Some things about me:

  • I grew up in the Bay Area, and currently live in Brooklyn, NY
  • My favorite things to do are play tennis, go on long runs, practice yoga / meditation, dance to live music, and spend time with loved ones
  • I like to read and write. You can find a collection of my book reviews here, and I occassionally write blog posts on Substack.
  • For work, I'm a director of finance at Bolt (fintech for e-commerce retailers)
  • I also angel invest. Select investments include Ambient, Nashpoint, Sapien, Spot, and Terraformation

    • A few lists:

  • Favorite authors - Ursula Le Guin, Haruki Murakami, Ted Chiang, Khaled Hosseini, David Foster Wallace, Elif Shafak, Sally Rooney
  • A collection of short form content I've bookmarked can be found here
  • Places on my travel bucket list - Patagonia, New Zealand, and Sub-Saharan Africa

    • What I believe:

  • The mind is an excellent servant, but a terrible master; attempting to develop mastery over mind is a worthy goal
  • The man in the arena is worth 1,000x more than the critic
  • Love in the heart of man is a shrine to God on Earth
  • Reward is amplified by effort
  • Prioritize process over outcome - hedonic adaptation makes outcome chasing have terrible returns


    If you'd like to connect, can reach me at aditya.kotecha123 [at] gmail.com