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In an avg YCombinator cohort FinTech went from 7% to 24% in 11 yrs. I’m intrigued that this growth is exclusive of Blockchain, cleanly sidestepping irrational exuberance My take: While Regulators in India & US are both catching up with… 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 →
I used ChatGPT to explain the impact of AI to 1st year students.
Here’s an excerpt of a talk I gave at CMR Institute Of Technology last month
The more I play with various AGI tools (ChatGPT, Jasper, etc), the more I realize the importance of an ability to ask good questions It is getting easier and easier to get answers from machines. It’s framing the question that takes… Continue Reading →
Google’s 140,000 employees use OKRs.
As do Amazon. Linkedin. Spotify. Slack. Baidu. GoPro. DropBox. Asana.
The list of startups that have implemented OKRs reads like a list of the world’s highest-performance teams.
I was reading Fred Wilson‘s (of Union Square Ventures) most recent blog post about FTX and felt it was valuable enough to share my summary here: •The recent FTX incident has called into question the reliability of many crypto exchanges, and has left people… Continue Reading →
Finding investors for your sustainability startup is easier than you might think.
There are a growing number of angel investors and VCs who are interested in startups in this sector.
Before beginning on your fundraise journey, make sure you have some important thoughts in place.
Everyone wants in on India’s Gaming startup story.Founders, Angels, VCs, Big tech,Media Co’s. Everyone. Who is the Indian “gamer”?Where do they play?Which games?What devices?Correlation between household income and IAP spend? This quick video answers so many questions. But, more importantly,… 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 →
Dear Founders and Startup teams,The Circles help us getting further ahead tomorrow than where we were yesterday. The Boxes are short interludes. Keep track, but don’t make that your main focus. PS: Yes, I know – someone will comment that… Continue Reading →