Author Vinit B
Looking back to the mid-90s, knowing Visual Basic and building GUI apps was suddenly insufficient. Developers like me had to quickly learn HTML, CSS, and other technologies. Soon, the proliferation of PHP and JavaScript (Ajax!) necessitated yet another round of… Continue Reading →
In an avg YCombinator cohort FinTech went from 7% to 24% in 11 yrs. I’m intrigued that this growth is exclusive of Blockchain, cleanly sidestepping irrational exuberance My take: While Regulators in India & US are both catching up with… Continue Reading →
I had a few people take a quick glance at today’s ET front page. Then asked them to guess the brand. • 2/3 guessed Kajaria Tiles• 1/3 guessed Tata Capital (& Kajaria as the 2nd choice). What a massive (no additional spend) win… Continue Reading →
I used ChatGPT to explain the impact of AI to 1st year students.
Here’s an excerpt of a talk I gave at CMR Institute Of Technology last month
The more I play with various AGI tools (ChatGPT, Jasper, etc), the more I realize the importance of an ability to ask good questions It is getting easier and easier to get answers from machines. It’s framing the question that takes… Continue Reading →
Google’s 140,000 employees use OKRs.
As do Amazon. Linkedin. Spotify. Slack. Baidu. GoPro. DropBox. Asana.
The list of startups that have implemented OKRs reads like a list of the world’s highest-performance teams.
The sunk cost fallacy is a cognitive bias that leads us to make suboptimal decisions.
It occurs when we place too much importance on the money or time we have already invested in something, even if it is no longer the best option.
I was reading Fred Wilson‘s (of Union Square Ventures) most recent blog post about FTX and felt it was valuable enough to share my summary here: •The recent FTX incident has called into question the reliability of many crypto exchanges, and has left people… Continue Reading →
Finding investors for your sustainability startup is easier than you might think.
There are a growing number of angel investors and VCs who are interested in startups in this sector.
Before beginning on your fundraise journey, make sure you have some important thoughts in place.
“Manali to Leh Road Trip” words that evoke amazement, awe & (usually) incredulousness.
It’s tough enough driving or motorbiking along this scenic Himalayan route, but three of us crazy ones went on the bicycle ride of our lives here