VenkatDon’t start a tech product startupSoftware industry is in a somewhat similar state as the demographies of some of the rich and developed countries (Germany, Japan etc) are…Aug 28, 2016Aug 28, 2016
VenkatHow I exited my social worldsI’m always surprised when I look back at a social world that I was once part of, about how I used feel strong about my reputation etc, but…Aug 7, 2016Aug 7, 2016
VenkatBlockchains can’t stop counterfeitsThere is a great hope that a blockchain would put a check to the counterfeit market. But actually blockchains could turn out to be the…Jul 29, 2016Jul 29, 2016
VenkatinDecentralize.TodayYou don’t understand blockchainAs if I understand it!Jul 14, 2016Jul 14, 2016
VenkatThe Philosophical TigerYou know, blockchain solves the double-spend problem. Oh, is it? What is the problem?Jul 4, 2016Jul 4, 2016
VenkatInventing the Future? Don’t do that.I keep coming across this poetic quote “Best way to create future is to create it” — attributed to various personalities such as Alan Kay…Mar 17, 2016Mar 17, 2016
VenkatOn Structure, Relations and SequencingCommunications might need some structure, data might need some relations, and code may need to run in sequence. The opposite is also…Feb 27, 2016Feb 27, 2016
VenkatYou probably don’t need queuesWhy do you think you need queues? Ah, you want all that decoupling, scalability etc offered by queues. Alright, let’s take a closer look.Feb 11, 2016Feb 11, 2016
VenkatTwitter is the opposite of NodeJSIt is possible to see Twitter and NodeJS as ecosystems in which nodes (people, systems or functions) consume alerts and emit alerts. This…Dec 16, 2015Dec 16, 2015
VenkatBeing clever is being childishI think dolphins were supposed to be close cousins to humans in their ability to think and act. But they were not too childish as humans…Nov 14, 2015Nov 14, 2015
