I helped found Shazam, now I write crime novels: Job hopping is a joy
Long gone are the days of life-long jobs and thank goodness – job-hopping is a joy, writes Shazam-investor-turned-play-director Ajay Chowdhury.
Ajay Chowdhury, a Shazam investor and former director, now writes crime novels and directs plays. In his career, he has had over a dozen full-time jobs and more than twenty directorships. Unlike his father, who worked for the same bank in India for 40 years, Chowdhury values satisfaction and growth over stability. His career has been a series of "questionable diversions," but each time he creates something that didn't exist before.
In his latest thriller, "Eden Falls," a tech trillionaire attempts to weaponize AI. The novel was nearly derailed by allegations of AI use, but Chowdhury denies the claims. While writing novels gives him control, directing a play exposes him to the uncertainties of others' interpretations. Chowdhury has also served on the board of Historic Royal Palaces and based his first heist novel, "The Patriot," at the Tower of London.
He enjoys London's Akash Tandoori restaurant, which inspired the setting of "Tandoori Knights" in his crime novels.
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