ashu gargManifesto 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…6 min read·May 27, 2019----
ashu gargScaling 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…5 min read·Dec 17, 2018----
ashu gargFounders 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…3 min read·Nov 9, 2018--1--1
ashu gargWhat 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…4 min read·Oct 3, 2018----
ashu gargSlack 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…3 min read·Aug 24, 2018--1--1
ashu gargPeople 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…2 min read·Aug 23, 2018----
ashu gargShould 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…3 min read·Aug 5, 2018--1--1
ashu gargIs 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…3 min read·Jul 22, 2018--1--1
ashu gargI’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…2 min read·Jul 11, 2018--1--1
ashu gargWhat 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…3 min read·Jul 4, 2018----