Published inThe Authors·PinnedTransformative Power of 20 Minutes -How A Simple Routine Can Heal YouYou are Screwed. Your boss is unhappy. Your team is not cooperating. Your best client found a frivolous excuse to quit. Your competition won big. The recession is officially in. Your bank rejected your remortgage. Your debt is up. Your wife is pissed. And you missed your health insurance premium…Stress Relief5 min readStress Relief5 min read
PinnedWho Will Set The Generative AI Agenda?Who will manage to control the supply side? Who has the resources? How will the Generative AI landscape evolve? Who will be the big Suppliers and who will lay the agenda? Who will become the digital worker bees? We only know who will be the consumers. Generative AI is a…Generative Ai1 min readGenerative Ai1 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedThe Whispering Tree of BengaluruAnd there launches my first published book on Amazon — Here is my first book. And this is what triggered it. On a summer afternoon in 2015, I was driving alone by car along the west coast from Mangalore to Goa. As I reveled at the scenery, I suddenly felt something odd. The next minute, the landscape changed as in…Bengaluru2 min readBengaluru2 min read
PinnedThere is Nothing Soft about Soft PowerHow to Market a Country with a 5000+ year legacy? — When American political scientist Joseph S. Nye, coined the term ‘Soft Power’ in 1980, he defined it as a ‘subtle persuasive approach to international political relations involving the use of a nation’s cultural, historical and diplomatic influence’. …Soft Power5 min readSoft Power5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·PinnedHow Faith WorksFaith is seeing the light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness Location: High in the Himalayas Elevation: About 8780 feet Temperature: About 5 deg Fareneheit (-15 deg C) Fourteen members of the Indian army unit headed by a Major were walking uphill to the camp where…Faith In Action4 min readFaith In Action4 min read
Apr 29Lead Generation 101 For StartupsIf you are just beginning to go to market, this one is for you This Video Tutorial — called Lead Generation 101 — For Startups was made for our younger audience, and first-time entrepreneurs or those interested in getting a quick hang of lead generation marketing. This gives an overview…Lead Generation3 min readLead Generation3 min read
Apr 26The Value Of AuthenticityMy story as a teenager trying to belong and why it is still relevant today When I was a high school kid, Bata was the default shoe brand in India. And there were some other unknown brands but school shoes (both black and white) were mostly the forte of Bata. …Authenticity7 min readAuthenticity7 min read
Apr 18Generative AI/AI Tech Impact On Jobs Will Be SignificantRaju was a migrant worker from a small town near Tumakuru who had never worked in an office. His father’s farms were not productive due to the lack of water and there were few jobs in his village. He came to Bengaluru by bus one day to find a job…Tonsepai6 min readTonsepai6 min read
Apr 15The Brass Oil LampThe pain and anguish of a nation torn apart by an act of political engineering by exiting colonialists played out on the streets every hour of every day. It was well over six years since the colonial looters had been nudged out of our shores but the wounds remained raw…Brass7 min readBrass7 min read
Mar 23How To Win Video Surveillance As A Service (VSaaS) in Emerging Markets?While some technology solutions hit an inflection point early and then take off on a hockey stick curve, depending on various environmental (country-specific) situations they will need pruning and tweaking for real growth to happen. …Vsaas2 min readVsaas2 min read