KNOW is now at a place where we are setting up a hiring “machine” of sorts. …

In my daily role as Employee #1** of my startup, I have the distinct privilege of working with some smart, really young people — high school interns, college interns, fresh graduates and the like. …

If your Facebook feed is anything like mine, it’s inundated by stories about the terrible things happening in the US, about people leaving for Canada, and even about America’s demise. Doubtless there are some crazy things happening in the US, but I for one believe that the period between the…

About 9 months after I left my corporate job to become a founder, I took some time out to critically self-evaluate my intrinsic entrepreneurial skills. Like everyone else, I realized I had several strengths, but also a few noticeable weaknesses — shortcomings that in my opinion hurt my chances of…

I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was in a giant, nondescript, hall in a school in Chennai, India. I must’ve been about 14 years old. My brother Srinath Sridhar was sitting right next to me. …

I had a casual chat with another startup founder recently where the conversation veered at some point towards AI and the classic examples of Amy Ingram (x.ai) and other scheduling agents. At this point the conversation got even more interesting! A big side effect of the digital proliferation are the…

Last night I had the privilege and pleasure to dine with my father’s Surgery Professor, Dr. MS. A legend in every which way, I had heard many stories about him over the years both from my father and his friends from medical school. Every single person, without question, spoke about…

The last week has been the quintessential startup experience. A part of me felt like I was back in college, which was a ton of fun but at the same took a bit of getting used to. I’m working with a couple of college kids to build Uniloops (http://uniloops.com)—an application…

McKinsey teams in the overwhelming majority of cases are a crack outfit. If you throw in the high-stakes, long travel and the non-stop pressure, then it’s actually a miracle that these teams function as well as they do. As a startup founder I’m constantly thinking about team performance and more…