I visited magician 16 years back. Sitting in the first row waiting for the unexpected. Not sure if it was the photons from the spotlight or neon clothes that hit my eyes first. The magician bowed with big black hat in one hand. Aaaaand suddenly he pulled a rabbit out of it!! That was the moment my brain started overclocking. He did tricks after tricks for the next 60 minsMy eyes were enjoying it, but the mind was in denial. I was not ready to accept that natural rules can be bent (disturbing experience). One day while purchasing books for the class, I came across "101 magic tricks". The cover page had the same rabbit. I immediately bought it (after convincing dad as to why magician's secret is important for my growth). I binge-read it, AND it was simple. I felt foolish and disturbed (again) to discover magic does not exist. My mind was free from this puzzle, but I felt that voidAnother .My home is a few miles away from a popular city (Chandigarh). One of my cousin came to Chandigarh (along with PC) for higher education. He would come on weekends to use it. I can't let this smart calculator sit idle on weekdays. So I hacked it (or maybe just asked my cousin for password through my mom, again for my growth). And I was again in the same magic show. It had Britannica & within weeks I was expert on Bermuda, UFO, Area 51, Black Hole. One time my cousin left a Robert Lafore C++ book. I declared myself God after printing "Hello World". That was my intro to the world of creation via coding & I was printing inverted pyramid on screen within weeksYet another .After my graduation, I was introduced to Intellectual Property (patents). Shakespeare felt easy after scanning patent on day 1. I came across writing that is designed not to transfer knowledge. Over years I gathered how to read patents and make sense of Greek letters disguised as English. And realized it's the future's magic show script! Suddenly time travel was possible, I could see what would happen in the future clearly by staring at patents.Looking backIt's been 10 years since I was introduced to the IP world. During this time, I was lucky to work with people smarter than me. Since it's the technology of the future, I am building the Lego blocks of the coming time with my team of Hackers. Our products are removing the barrier of entry to the world of patents and upgrading everyone to be the Shakespeare. 16 years ago, the magic show went for 60 mins for eyes, but for brain, it is still going on. Only this time, I am on stage & It's my pursuit of how to build products that feel magical!