PinnedHow to use OpenAI to not get disrupted, a SaaS founders guidePlatform shift underway You are experiencing the fastest platform shift of all time. What’s a platform?” Well, it’s not the technical term developers typically use. Instead, think of a platform as a space where people interact and exchange things. Before Amazon and Flipkart, physical street shops dominated the shopping scene. Prior to eBay…SaaS13 min readSaaS13 min read
Jun 16Every enterprise needs an AI strategy, how to build yours?Most boardrooms are discussing AI strategy now, and they are as clueless as a penguin trying to fly. Every few years an unknown phenomenon shows up in the world and poses a challenge to well laid out plans. COVID was that phenomenon three years ago. Last year it looked like…AI16 min readAI16 min read
Apr 22Investors wont fund your AI startup and they probably shouldn’t.ai in your startup does not make it an AI startup. Every few years, a new trend emerges, capturing the collective imagination. It stirs a frenzy, spawning conferences and reports, birthing startups and luring investors. Picture a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean, with pirates gathered in a dimly lit…SaaS11 min readSaaS11 min read
Apr 4Absolute beginners guide to making sense of key AI terms in 2023Thanks to the explosion of ChatGPT, several terms that are used in the field of AI meant for researchers are getting thrown out into more mainstream conversations. If you are in this conversation and don’t know these terms it can trigger an alien feeling that is a cocktail of impostor…OpenAI15 min readOpenAI15 min read
Dec 8, 2019Product Nation, first decadeNation means an imagined community. It stokes a certain pride in every human who belongs in it. Prefix it with Product and that makes it even more elite. In business terms it means climbing up on the value chain. Which in turn means more margins, more visibility and more power. …Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
Published inSaaSBoomi — India’s Largest Community for SaaS Founders·Jan 24, 2019Exits are hiddenMost startups die, only a few exceed expectations and become successful beyond imagination. These successful ones become the talk of the town, while the failed ones quietly fade away into the background. Nevertheless, it is the story of the moderately successful ones that get buried on the other side. …SaaS4 min readSaaS4 min read
Dec 23, 2018Best Indian Founderof 2018 or the entire last decade 2008–2018 Is Undoubtedly Lee Fixel of Tiger Global. Every founder attempts to create value. It is not that hard. If money is handed out for a purchase, it is bound to create a consumer surplus. …India3 min readIndia3 min read
Dec 15, 2018Happy Feet SaaSChange is easy to miss, hard to get right. Policymakers take pride in thinking that they create markets. Many believe that the 1992 World Bank report which called India as likely software superpower was responsible for the creation of $150bn IT services industry. In emergent systems like markets, it is hard to say which inputs change the outcome. Internet…SaaS3 min readSaaS3 min read
Dec 2, 2018When Mario plays SoccerCan he become a Super Mario? Everything about the future is so clearly visible when looked through the rearview mirror. Wish I knew what influenced outcomes for a tech startup founder in India. When you look back decade-long to sketch the picture from 2007 till now, leaving out the frenzy…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Nov 23, 2018Great marketers create TED, Bad marketers create FUDNN Taleb, Naval & Seth Godin are top thinkers of our time. What distinguishes Seth from others is his ability to take original difficult ideas and visualize it for a commoner. …Marketing4 min readMarketing4 min read
