I moved to Bengaluru after working for years in Silicon Valley. The intense work culture shocked me.

Soni now lives in Silicon Valley and runs his healthcare startup, Suki, but visits India often.

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• Punit Soni moved to Bengaluru, India, in 2015 for a new exec role after a decade in Silicon Valley.
• Soni, who was born in India and moved to the US in 2005, said he struggled to settle in Bengaluru.
• He said the work culture was intense in India compared to Silicon Valley's more holistic approach.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Punit Soni...