Rishabh SrivastavainThe StartupDear journalists, AI is coming for your jobsThe news industry has been haemorrhaging jobs throughout the last decade. In the United States, the number of people employed in newsrooms…5 min read·Oct 24, 2019----
Rishabh SrivastavaWhere is growth in India coming from?TL;DR: Sector-specific data, satellite imagery, and vehicle registration data provide some answers7 min read·Aug 15, 2019--1--1
Rishabh SrivastavaWhat’s in a name? Plenty of possibilities for analyticsTL;DR: Names can be used to estimate affluence, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, and more6 min read·Jul 28, 2019--3--3
Rishabh SrivastavaDoing sales without being a jerk — lessons learntTL;DR: Add more value than you extract. Build real relationships. Follow up humanely.3 min read·Jul 28, 2019----
Rishabh SrivastavaGreat content does nothing in the face of bad strategy — lessons from The Content TrapContent is a curse. It causes you to think you can make what’s going to delight users. It causes you to ignore their contributions. It…5 min read·Jul 25, 2019----
Rishabh SrivastavaNo Silver Bullets: A Playbook for Digital PublishersPublishers today face a paradoxical challenge. Revenue and profitability outlooks for the industry are shaky – even as it reaches record…5 min read·Jul 22, 2019----
Rishabh SrivastavaWords are not enough — using sharp visual elements to create stories worth consuming“The most poorly read stories, it turns out, are often the most “dutiful” — incremental pieces, typically with minimal added context…6 min read·Jul 22, 2019----
Rishabh SrivastavaDigital publishers must take their destiny in their own hands with owned-and-operated platformsDon’t ever tether your business to the benevolence of a third party. – Jim VandeHei, Co-Founder of Axios and Politico5 min read·Jul 22, 2019--1--1
Rishabh SrivastavaBootstrapping a Data/API company in Asia from 0-80M+ monthly requests in 2 years — lessons learntTL;DR: I learned how to work at scale, had relative freedom, and got a decent amount of money as a bootstrapped solo entrepreneur. However…6 min read·Jul 19, 2019----
Rishabh SrivastavaWhy Type-A people might want to sleep more: a summary of Why We SleepMatthew Walker’s Why We Sleep has been one of the most impactful books I’ve read this year. Was first made aware of the book on Peter…6 min read·Jul 18, 2019----