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Early whispers from folks is that GPT-5 is about to drop something big. And for startup founders, this kind of news fuels new startup dreams. I’m hearing that GPT-5 isn’t just going to be an upgrade to 4; but will… Continue Reading →
I called someone whom I had last spoken to in 2010. He heard my name & immediately said Vinit RFID*. I was an entrepreneur in my 20s, but he made it a point to remember me. ??I must have made… Continue Reading →
I’m unable to stop viewing reels. Reels on cycling, comedy, movies, or pranks Insta’s algo owned my time. Every. Single. Day. So much so, that it left little time for other sources of info. For me, there was only one… Continue Reading →
The best founders are also great negotiators. However, the best founders recognise that fundraising is only a tiny part of growing your biz. Over-negotiation, esp. on points that have low probability of occurrence, or low commercial outcome, shows lack of… Continue Reading →
Technology was the worst in 2023.It was the worst in 2022.It was the worst in 2021.It was the worst in ____.(Put in any previous year, that assertion remains valid) Technology previously was worse than today.It will be better tomorrow than… Continue Reading →
Google won’t be unseated by Bing. It will be unseated by ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc. Android/iOS won’t be unseated by another mobile OS. They will be unseated by a Voice/VR OS that uses AI to give outcomes with minimal user input…. Continue Reading →
Want to “start up”? What type of startup? Why you?To answer these questions, first, identify your strengths. How do you do this? I use a method called Triangulation to help potential founders recognise their superpower and unique differentiation. Start with… 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 →
Over coffee, Sumit Suman observed that PMF for Indian SaaS startups was simple to identify: Check if the founder/cofounder has moved to the US. I expand on the idea as to why this move is valuable: Customer Insights on Steroids:… Continue Reading →
The various epochs of the technological world took a previously constrained resource and caused it to become unbundled, mass-producing and widely distributed. Early 1800s: Industrial Revolution, unbundling Labour as a resourceLate 1800s: Oil/Electricity, unbundling Energy as a resourceMid 1900s: Software,… Continue Reading →