We live in a new reality. We have all suddenly found ourselves with new orders of time, space, and being on our hands, and the fear of an uncertain future casts a gloomy shadow over our lives. Countless questions and thoughts are racing through our minds, adding anxiety to the already challenging reality of living in the time of Covid-19. In the recent years, I have been practicing meditation, embarking on yoga retreats, and reading and pondering about its philosophy and impact on the brain. One profound realization for me was how meditation can help us overcome negative thoughts and…
Today I was granted my Dutch citizenship. Now, I possess two nationalities. As contradictory as it may seem, the sense of no belonging to any nation has been slowly blossoming and ripening within me in the past few years. I wrote this short piece in praise of cosmopolitanism — being citizen of the world — while I was in the mindset of my meditation retreat in India on a sunny morning. On this special day, I have decided to post it online.
Where are you from? What is your nationality? This is a cliché question, often heard in everyday life…
My takeaways from leading a large-scale AI initiative at a major multinational and teaming up with an early-stage startup
Collaborations between big corporations and startups are the latest buzz, but few corporations are willing to take the risk and engage early-stage startups as a supplier. In 2017, I was offered a unique opportunity to lead a large-scale AI initiative at a major Dutch multinational in partnership with an early-stage startup. Beyond the huge scale and cutting-edge domain, this project was of a particular interest for me — as an ex-startup founder — to understand the collaboration dynamics in practice. …
