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I’m no political commentator, so take this as an amateur attempt.From 2014 to 2019, India’s Modi wave went from Big to Bigger. With the 2024 election results, instead of it becoming the Biggest, we are probably seeing this as Modi… Continue Reading →
Apple’s Microsoft moment is coming along. Microsoft was the company with the maximum OS lock-in* during the 90s. Think of it as iOS’s consumer lock-in, but MSFT had it on consumer AND enterprise. With Apple:On the one hand, you have… Continue Reading →
AI models reached human-parity in Handwriting and Speech recognition in roughly 18 years (1998-2016), Image recognition in 8 years (2009-2016), proficiency in High School & College subjects in 5 years (2018-2023), and Code Generation in 3 years (2020-2023). Where will… Continue Reading →
While it’s easy to flame tech startups founders about their losses, we have to recognise that any innovative endeavour comes with inherent risks and uncertainties. Case in point: The Las Vegas Sphere’s first quarter loss of $98.4.This is especially painful… Continue Reading →
It seems like Instagram’s Threads is emerging as a strong contender and a potential threat to the long-established Twitter platform. Instagram Threads, the standalone messaging app, has been gaining significant momentum recently, and its unique features distinguish it from Twitter… Continue Reading →
I had a few people take a quick glance at today’s ET front page. Then asked them to guess the brand. • 2/3 guessed Kajaria Tiles• 1/3 guessed Tata Capital (& Kajaria as the 2nd choice). What a massive (no additional spend) win… Continue Reading →
Adobe acquiring Figma for $20 Bn smacks of overpaying, right?This is acquisition price is 50x of current Figma ARR of $400 Mn Before you yell “over-paid” or “great deal”, let’s SWOT this: S:• Time spent on mobile/digital is growing 11%… Continue Reading →
I come from two Indias. My take on this as a startup founder and entrepreneur in India.
Zomato doing a Vaccination drive for their delivery partners. Hope more companies do this. The Frontline teams are the audience that needs this asap.