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Unrealized Potential: How Telecommunication Companies Are Missing Out on Emerging Tech Investments
Unrealized Potential: How Telecommunication Companies Are Missing Out on Emerging Tech Investments
Incumbent telecommunications, despite billions in revenues as oligopolies, have taken a relatively risk-averse approach to investing
Sanjeev Arora
Oct 30
The Obvious Challenge of Generative AI — How Energy Investments are as Crucial as AI Advancements
The Obvious Challenge of Generative AI — How Energy Investments are as Crucial as AI Advancements
AI’s capabilities grow at an unprecedented rate, so too does its energy demand.
Sanjeev Arora
Oct 2
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Write for Second-Level Thinking Publication
Going Beyond The Obvious
Sanjeev Arora
Sep 8
Inspiring Product Strategy Rooted in Quality and Dedication: Uncle Nearest Whiskey and Its Founder
Inspiring Product Strategy Rooted in Quality and Dedication: Uncle Nearest Whiskey and Its Founder
Led by visionary Fawn Weaver, embarked on a groundbreaking journey in an industry long dominated by established conglomerates
Sanjeev Arora
Aug 28
Non-Obvious Investing: Personal Insights, Tips, and Mindset Shifts for New Retail Investors
Non-Obvious Investing: Personal Insights, Tips, and Mindset Shifts for New Retail Investors
Most people should view investing as similar to life: unpredictable. As in life, you start on a path and adjust to manage uncertainties
Sanjeev Arora
Jul 5
Transforming Biology and Drug Discovery: AlphaFold 3 and HealthTech Companies to Watch
Transforming Biology and Drug Discovery: AlphaFold 3 and HealthTech Companies to Watch
AlphaFold 3, Google’s DeepMind unveiled an AI model that goes beyond proteins to a broad spectrum of biomolecules
Sanjeev Arora
Jun 11
Adapting Not Imitating: How Fintechs Can Drive Banking Innovation in Canada 🇨🇦, part 2 of 2
Adapting Not Imitating: How Fintechs Can Drive Banking Innovation in Canada 🇨🇦, part 2 of 2
Fundamentally, for over 20 years, consumer banking products have remained unchanged in North America.
Sanjeev Arora
May 16
Tune out the noise on Neobanks in Canada, part 1 of 2
Tune out the noise on Neobanks in Canada, part 1 of 2
Banks contribute to economic value, address market inefficiencies, and enhance the quality of life through employment and commerce
Sanjeev Arora
Jan 17
Stablecoins: Finally bringing stability, trust, and innovation to Cryptocurrencies and Web3
Stablecoins: Finally bringing stability, trust, and innovation to Cryptocurrencies and Web3
What is a Stablecoin? A type of digital asset that maintains a stable value by tying it to another asset, such as gold or the U.S. dollar.
Sanjeev Arora
Oct 17, 2023
Unlocking Innovation: Rethinking Luxury Hotels and Residences
Unlocking Innovation: Rethinking Luxury Hotels and Residences
Enhance guest experiences, prioritize privacy, and foster quality time with loved ones will be some of the key differentiators to succeed
Sanjeev Arora
Sep 18, 2023
Restoration Hardware (RH) — Disrupting the Luxury Hotels, Residences, and Travel Industry
Restoration Hardware (RH) — Disrupting the Luxury Hotels, Residences, and Travel Industry
How visionary leader, Gary Friedman, CEO, Restoration Hardware (RH) is strategically reinventing luxury travel.
Sanjeev Arora
Aug 29, 2023
India’s path to resilient growth with its global open payment network
India’s path to resilient growth with its global open payment network
India’s Payments Sector and Infrastructure— National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and product RuPay, Immediate Payment Service, UPI
Sanjeev Arora
Aug 9, 2023
Future of mobility is here — Electric Vertical Takeoff & Landing Aircraft (eVTOL)
Future of mobility is here — Electric Vertical Takeoff & Landing Aircraft (eVTOL)
eVTOL aircraft take off vertically like a helicopter but are powered by electric motors instead of conventional combustion engines
Sanjeev Arora
Jul 5, 2023
Fintech Canada 🇨🇦 – how EQ Bank products are more attractive than other neobanks?
Fintech Canada 🇨🇦 – how EQ Bank products are more attractive than other neobanks?
Covering EQ Bank (a trade name of Equitable Bank) and the value of their products and overall banking experience for Canadian consumers
Sanjeev Arora
Apr 26, 2023
Fintech-How WISE built a profitable real-time payments product without the real-time rails (RTR)
Fintech-How WISE built a profitable real-time payments product without the real-time rails (RTR)
Wise solved the problem of instant international money transfer with an innovative digital product powered by complex underlying technology
Sanjeev Arora
Apr 4, 2023
Neeva — search engine, a brief product experience review
Neeva — search engine, a brief product experience review
Neeva user experience, search relevancy issues
Sanjeev Arora
Jan 29, 2023
The Metaverse Technology: What It Is and Is Not
The Metaverse Technology: What It Is and Is Not
The term metaverse refers to the open, persistent, real-time, interoperable, virtual world that could be built using web3 technologies.
Sanjeev Arora
Dec 4, 2022
Solutions, Part 2 of 2- How can The New York Times and other news outlets grow their subscribers?
Solutions, Part 2 of 2- How can The New York Times and other news outlets grow their subscribers?
High-level Digital Product Innovation Strategy for The New York Times and other news outlets
Sanjeev Arora
Nov 6, 2022
Fintech Investments — Prime Time for Real-Time Payments and the Economic Opportunities
Fintech Investments — Prime Time for Real-Time Payments and the Economic Opportunities
Real-time payment systems in US & Canada and the related economic opportunities
Sanjeev Arora
Oct 15, 2022
How can The New York Times and other news outlets grow their subscribers and product value? 1 of 2
How can The New York Times and other news outlets grow their subscribers and product value? 1 of 2
This is part 1 of the 2 series article with a high-level Digital Product Innovation Strategy for The New York Times and other news outlets
Sanjeev Arora
Sep 4, 2022
Deepmind’s AlphaFold AI system solved biology’s biggest problem
Deepmind’s AlphaFold AI system solved biology’s biggest problem
AlphaFold has predicted the three-dimensional shape of almost all known proteins.
Sanjeev Arora
Aug 7, 2022
Future of mobility — Underground transportation and cargo delivery
Future of mobility — Underground transportation and cargo delivery
Project 1, LOOP , Last Vegas and Project 2, Cargo Sous Terrain, Underground logistics system, Switzerland
Sanjeev Arora
Jul 13, 2022
Grocery Retail — Last-Mile and Rapid Delivery Chaos in North America
Grocery Retail — Last-Mile and Rapid Delivery Chaos in North America
Last-mile delivery, also known as last-mile logistics, is the transportation of goods from a distribution hub to the door of the customer
Sanjeev Arora
Jul 13, 2022
How can Hopper become the first travel and fintech super app in the west?
How can Hopper become the first travel and fintech super app in the west?
Hopper currently offers travel booking for flights, hotels, homes, and cars.
Sanjeev Arora
May 29, 2022
Canadian Depositary Receipts- CIBC’s innovative stock trading product for 🇨🇦 Canadian investors
Canadian Depositary Receipts- CIBC’s innovative stock trading product for 🇨🇦 Canadian investors
CDRs are designed to make it easier for Canadians to access publicly listed US companies, in CAD dollars, with a built-in currency hedge
Sanjeev Arora
May 11, 2022
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