Insights From the Inside
Your past is a chapter, not the whole story. Who you choose to become today is what truly defines you.
Abel Kalpi Nand Prasad, also known as Abel Prasad and Kalpi Prasad, is the founder of Renown Lending, sharing insights on leadership, private capital, resilience and business growth in Australia.
Lessons From the Fall Podcast
Pressure doesn’t break founders overnight — it builds slowly, silently and internally. In this episode of Lessons from the Fall, Kalpi Prasad unpacks the hidden weight of running a business, how...
Ego does not always look obvious. Sometimes it looks like confidence, ambition, or leadership. But unchecked ego can cost more than we realise. In this episode, I talk about the real cost of ego...
In the opening episode of Lessons From The Fall, I reflect on the mindset that led to my collapse — ambition that outpaced judgement, ego that went unchecked, and pressure I convinced myself I could...
Blog
In-depth commentary on property markets, policy shifts and private capital across Australia.
Technology's most significant changes to how we think aren't the dramatic ones. They're the gradual shifts in memory, reading, navigation, and attention — happening so slowly we don't notice until...
Ten years ago, a small business in Adelaide needing $200,000 had two options: bank or family. Today there are at least eight. Here's what's changed and why it matters...
The businesses that borrow well do it before they have to, when they still have choices. Here are the five most common borrowing mistakes — and how to fix each...
Cooking
Seasonal recipes inspired by comfort and curiosity.
This Mediterranean snapper tray bake features a whole snapper rubbed with fresh herbs and spices, baked over golden potatoes with cherry tomatoes, olives and capers...
These Southern Fried Prawns are coated in seasoned crispy batter and served with a creamy dill and chive ranch sauce. A crowd-pleasing seafood recipe that's easy to make and packed...
This Spicy Sugar-Grilled Salmon with Zucchini Salad combines perfectly charred salmon, grilled vegetables, cannellini beans and fresh herbs for a nutritious and flavour-packed meal...
Short Stories
Short fiction, personal narratives, and stories from the edges of business and life.
She hadn't left her house in eight months. The bird that arrived on her windowsill was on fire — and completely calm about it. Twelve centimetres, it turned out, was...
He could fix anyone's wounds except the ones he'd watched himself make. Then an old man in a garden centre told him he had the hands — for the old...
The moths came in the first October after Liam died. By the eighth night, they had arranged themselves into a path — and at the gate, Maree found something waiting...