Nobody tells you this when you start building something. Most founder mistakes don’t feel like mistakes. They feel responsible. That’s why they’re hard to catch. Nobody wakes up and says, “Today I’ll slowly sabotage my company.” What usually happens is…
After spending time across operationally intensive businesses and now thinking deeply about technology-enabled systems, I’ve arrived at a view that feels increasingly difficult to ignore: Most business problems are not intelligence problems. They are execution translation problems. For years, businesses…
Most of us grow up believing life should follow a clear path. The idea is simple – if you know where you are going, you will get there faster. But real life rarely works that way. Almost everyone reaches moments…
(Reflections after attending the AI Impact Summit India, 2026) I recently attended the AI Impact Summit India 2026 in my home town New Delhi. Like most AI gatherings today, the conversations kept returning to familiar topics compute, GPUs, large models,…
Working with your own family can feel like the safest and most natural path. It offers trust, familiarity, and a sense of continuity. You step into something that already belongs to you, something built by people who care about you.…
This was my second trip to the Udupi coastal region and somehow, it felt like coming back to a story that was still writing itself. Unlike the last time, I decided to take a bus from Belagavi to Brahmavara,a small…
After a long time, I spoke to my old college roommate and a dearest friend, Javith. We hadn’t caught up in years. But one short conversation was all it took for a flood of memories to come rushing back, memories…
I recently caught up with a childhood friend..Just one of those casual, overdue catch-ups. We talked about life, work, the usual things… and somewhere along the way, we started reminiscing about the Janmashtami celebrations we used to organize as kids…
Some trips are about the sights. Some, about the people. And then there are those rare ones, quiet, unscheduled journeys that leave you full, without trying too hard….That was Miraj for me. My recent two-day trip to Miraj was my…
Reflections from a conversation that stayed with me. A thought that sneaked in during a conversation. We were sitting with Mr. Kamal Pasha (Founder of Golden Group)the kind of person who doesn’t speak to impress, but when he does speak,…