Every company has its own version of the “secret sauce.”
It might be a piece of intellectual property, a supply chain partner, a machine, or even an AI framework from a large vendor. At first glance, these look like commodities—always available, always affordable. But history has shown us that what looks abundant today can…
Founders don’t get the luxury of calm waters.
The world throws storms, and our job is to sail through and still find new harbours.
The latest wave is particularly heavy. The U.S. has piled on steep tariffs for imports from multiple countries, slapped a $100,000 fee on each H-1B visa, and is even debating a…
Recently in a podcast interview, Jason Citron, founder and former CEO of Discord, shared an approach to management that struck me as both simple and transformative.
In most companies, product reviews involve lengthy meetings with multiple stakeholders. At Discord, Jason flipped this model.
Instead of live demonstrations filling up calendars, his product managers send…
The UK government recently published an evaluation of Microsoft 365 Copilot after running a pilot across 1,000 employees in the Department for Business and Trade. The findings are refreshingly honest—and deeply relevant for founders.
The results show Copilot is very good at what I call the “work hygiene” layer.
Drafting emails, summarising meetings, cleaning…
A recent study from the non-profit Pew Research Center caught my attention. Analysing the browsing behaviour of 900 US adults, the study found Google's AI Overviews are reshaping how people interact with search results.
When an AI-generated summary appears on Google's search results page, users are almost half as likely to click on traditional website…
AI can be your rocket booster or your critical point of failure.
In modern workflows, AI has moved from experimental to essential. If the model or the service you depend on stalls, or if bad actors weaponize AI to probe and disrupt your infrastructure, your operations freeze.
Forward-thinking founders and business leaders are starting to…
For most of my career, I have watched software interviews change with the times. In the early days, interviews were formal. Dress codes were strict, and the process was one-sided. The interviewer asked questions, and the candidate answered. There was little room for personality or questions about work-life balance.
Over the years, things have shifted.…
(The below article is an excerpt from my upcoming book "The Founder Catalyst". DM me to get added to the first access list)
Most founders wait for clarity before making big decisions.
The truth?
Clarity never comes first—action does.
Uncertainty is the default state of entrepreneurship.
✔ You won’t always have complete data.
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We often speak of the future as if it’s something far away.
But the way our next generation is learning has already changed—and  I saw the trend unfold right in front of me.Â
A few days ago, I was interviewing students from a college in Chennai for summer internships. These were second-year engineering students, specialising…

