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.
Most cities were not designed. They accumulated — layer upon layer of competing decisions, geological...
You've tried to build a good habit, watched it fall apart by week three, and...
The best managed team you'll ever encounter has one distinctive quality: it functions brilliantly even...
Cooking
Seasonal recipes inspired by comfort and curiosity.
This pork san choy bau salad is a fast and flavour-packed dinner made with pork...
This kung pao spaghetti with prawns combines bold Asian flavours with pasta for a quick...
This linguine with no-cook puttanesca sauce is a fresh, fast, and flavour-packed pasta recipe perfect...
Short Stories
Short fiction, personal narratives, and stories from the edges of business and life.
A banker. A knife. A single page of calfskin that — once removed — becomes...
When Crassus offers to buy Aemilius's debt at par value, Sura understands the real price...
The Forum smelled of money and fear. When Rome's most powerful creditor arrives at a...