The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Saturday, July 11, 2026
Arvind Jain describes his entrepreneurial drive as stemming from a fear of losing rather than a thrill of winning. He believes this constant worry about what could go wrong is what fuels his persistence and success, even after achieving significant milestones like the IPO of Rubric.
“I think I would probably say the latter. I'm always worried about what can go wrong and that keeps me up at night.”
“It's only the paranoid survive.”
“Rubric, it was a phenomenal success, public company state, and you're one of the co-founders. It doesn't change with time.”
“No, because I think number one, like every time you do a new company or start a new project, it's sort of like starting from scratch in my opinion.”