Manifesto for Modi: Laying the Foundation for India to become the 3rd Global Super PowerOver the last 5 years, the Indian government has made progress on many fronts — expanding access to banking to the rural population…May 27, 2019May 27, 2019
Scaling a start-up: It never gets easier; you just go fasterWhen you start a company, the initial challenges tend to be around hiring your first few employees, raising capital, and most importantly…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Founders rarely start companies because they want to manage people or scale teams.In the early days, founders often are able to manage by sheer force of will. And until 50 employees, or so, the founders often know every…Nov 9, 20181Nov 9, 20181
What start-up founders can learn from Mahatma GandhiLast Friday, I was standing on stage, at the Annual Akshay Patra Gala, facing hundreds of Indian immigrants who had gathered to celebrate…Oct 3, 2018Oct 3, 2018
Slack just raised money at $ 7 B valuation, but will it be around in 5 years ?Slack recently raised $ 427 M at a valuation of $ 7.1 B. In ~ 8 years, the company has grown to 8 M daily active users (DAUs) and more than…Aug 24, 20181Aug 24, 20181
People First Leadership: Lessons from Dheeraj Pandey @NutanixI recently sat down with Dheeraj Pandey, founder, chairman and CEO of Nutanix, one of the fastest growing enterprise companies of the past…Aug 23, 2018Aug 23, 2018
Should India Ban Facebook and WhatsApp ?Ban Facebook! Are you nuts ? Can’t even imagine a world without WhatsApp! How dare you even suggest such an idea! As a libertarian who has…Aug 5, 20181Aug 5, 20181
Is MarTech dead ?For several years, MarTech has been out of favor. AdTech in particular has become a waste land. And then out of the blue, there have been 3…Jul 22, 20181Jul 22, 20181
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my new podcast, “How to B2B a CEO.”My guest for the inaugural episode is Jyoti Bansal, founder and CEO of AppDynamics, which was recently sold to Cisco for $3.7 billion. This…Jul 11, 20181Jul 11, 20181
What does the $250 M Series A for Automation Anywhere mean for Enterprise Start-ups ?In the last week, my twitter feed has been filled with stories about how Automation Anywhere (AA) has raised a $250 M Series A to “automate…Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018