CEO of two startups Jyoti Bansal shares ‘cheat code’ for productivity [Video]

It can be hard enough avoiding burnout with one full-time job. Try working two at the same time.

That’s the reality for Jyoti Bansal, 46, the current founder and CEO of two successful software startups: Harness, founded in 2017 and most recently valued at $3.7 billion in 2022, and Traceable, which launched in 2019 and was valued at $500 million in May, Bansal told TechCrunch at the time.

Startup founders are already at high risk of burnout and other mental health issues, thanks in part to their stressful jobs and the uncertainty of success for new businesses. 

So how does Bansal manage to stay healthy and productive while running two fast-growing startups? It helps that he’s built a successful company before: In 2017, he sold his first software startup, AppDynamics, to Cisco for $3.7 billion.

But Bansal, who is also a co-founder and partner at VC firm Unusual Ventures, tells CNBC Make It the secret to his ability to run two …