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The scoreboard most founders optimize for is the wrong one. August 2026. Quiet wave of shutdowns. Well-funded AI startups. Seed…

Stripe reportedly paid $7.5 billion for a company that never built a frontier AI model. Look at how it makes…

For six years, the only reader of my 100 million transactions was the tax department. When my fourth startup died…

Everyone I studied with went to engineering college. I went to work. Eighteen years old, a diploma in computer engineering,…

The whole internet is funded by impulse. Agents do not have any. I learned the first half of that in…

The internet just stopped being a human business. For thirty years the web ran on one trade. Publish something free….

No resume ever crossed my desk. She still became Infovision’s first employee. Early 2000s, New York. I was building my…

A founder I backed ten years ago sent me an SOS. He wasn’t asking for more money. He was asking…

Conviction without a checkpoint is just stubbornness with better branding. Originally posted on X

Over the last 10 days, I spoke with more than 100 founders. One thing surprised me. Almost everyone has suddenly…

Every year on my birthday, messages arrive from a company that no longer exists. This photo is from that dinner…

The future belongs to people who invest their intelligence … not just rent it. For more than a century, we’ve…

Here is what 48 years of jumping without a net looks like. Six companies. Six industries I had no business…

Last night, past midnight. Founder application number 972. One line stopped me cold: “I have the idea. I have the…

Most startups don’t die from bad ideas. They die from the 18 months before they find their first customer. I’ve…

Billion ₹ in sales in our first year. I still lost millions of my own money. That contradiction taught me…

“I’ll quit my job the day you fund me.” For over a decade, that line made me close the deck….

When I started, there was no one beside me. No one to hand a task to. No one to catch…

Ninety days. That is all it takes to know if your startup is real. Yes, some businesses truly need years….

Six years of uncertainty. Or ninety days of clarity. That is the only real choice a founder makes. Six years…

My pager beeped in the middle of a meeting at 1-800-FLOWERS. I knew exactly what it was. Another order on…

I want to admit something most founders never will. In my fourth startup, I called employees co-founders. Not because they…

Most business plans die in the planning. Not because the idea was wrong. Because the planning never ends. One more…

A 22-year-old was ready to turn down two job offers to start a company. I told him he was making…

The other day my son and I were talking about the difference between VC and PE. He is majoring in…

“Hire slow, fire fast” almost killed my startup. I had 3 weeks of runway left to launch. Traditional wisdom said…

80% of job applications get auto-rejected before a human even sees them. The ATS filters killed your resume in 12…

Everyone chases the unicorn. Less than 1% of startups ever raise venture capital. Of those, fewer than 1 in 40…

The AI hiring wave is creating an unexpected problem. Companies are drowning in applications. One startup I know got 15,000…

Everyone thinks raising money validates your startup. It doesn’t. It validates your pitch deck. In 20+ years as entrepreneur and…

I genuinely don’t enjoy LinkedIn anymore. And that makes me sad. Because I remember when this place felt real. Real…

Anthropic just burned through $2.7 billion in 18 months. Google spent $13 billion on AI infrastructure last quarter alone. OpenAI…

The AI hiring wave is over. Companies hired AI teams in 2024-2025 like they were collecting Pokemon cards. Head of…

The founder’s pitch deck had 47 slides. I hung up after 7 minutes. That was March 2026. Another Tuesday, another…

Most founders think the best hires come from their network. I used to believe this too. Until I hired 2…

4 months ago Y Combinator graduates raised $40M in Series A rounds. Today they’re shutting down. I’ve watched 17 companies…

My friend’s 8-year-old son asked me last week why I stare at screens all day. “Uncle, don’t you get bored…

If ChatGPT can replace what you built in 3 weeks . you didn’t build a business. You built a feature….

Two founders. Same AI pitch. One is wrapping AI on top of a broken process. One built the process for…

Same market. Same product. Same customers.One company: 2,442 employees. $2.4B revenue. 5.5% margin.Other company: 2 employee. $1.8B projected. 16.2% margin….

It’s been a while since I wrote an article.
I spent years in financial services. Acquired and scaled a 40-year-old NBFC – 10x in 8 years.
So when AI started showing up inside real business workflows,

The 5% Rule – Why Entrepreneurs Will Win the AI Era
Last weeked I was listening to Dario Amodei (CEO of Anthropic) said something on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast that hit hard.
“Even if AI does 95% of the

The two biggest clients we ever landed almost took the whole company down.
This was 2008. Infovision was growing fast.
Our team had started IT consulting assignments with Lehman Brothers and Circuit C

AI washing is the new way to get funded.
A similar thing happened during the dot.com bubble in 2000.
Companies added ‘.com’ to their name and the valuation doubled.
Today you connect a GPT API, put ‘A

This was my iPay Dukanline team. Every one of them. When we started in 2013.Oracle sent 30,000 termination emails on…

A few years ago, if someone said, “I am building a company alone,” most people would think it was just a freelance side hustle.
Not anymore.
Look at Midjourney.
Nearly $500 million in annual revenue.

Everyone’s preparing for AI to steal their job. Nobody is preparing for what AI is actually doing. McKinsey today runs…

$500M AI rounds. $0 revenue models. We’ve seen this movie before – it ended in 2001. Pets.com raised $82M in…

They sold AI that didn’t exist. Then built a $1 billion company. In 2017, Sam and Krish had $0. Six…

Most founders I meet are solving the wrong problem. They spend months perfecting the product. Zero time figuring out who…

Startups don’t break because of bad numbers. They break when founders feel alone. Around a decade ago , The board…

$12,000 per year in AI tools replaced a $300,000 team. One person. $80M exit. Six months….. Maor Shlomo opened his…

One year after landing in the US, I started my first business making $0.50 per sale. My friends laughed. “Fifty…

The new business plan is no plan. In 2020, you needed 6 months to validate an idea. A business plan….

While I’m excited about what AI can do to software…
I’m concerned about what it can do to software jobs.
Last Sunday morning, I walked into my home office with a simple business idea.
By lunch, Indian

I have books in almost every corner of my home.
Coffee tables. Stair corners. Random stacks near the TVs.
If you walk into any room, you’ll find a book waiting for you.
So people keep asking me:
“What

There’s a difference between running a startup and building a business.
When you operate with a startup mindset, you focus on valuation. Every decision, from the tech stack to the branding, is designe

You are unable to scale your business because you keep optimizing your workflows.
I see many founders obsessed with the idea of efficiency and improving ROI that they keep experimenting with systems a

If you’re bootstrapping and feel small next to funding headlines, read this…
Some days it feels like everyone is raising money except you.
Your feed starts to look like a funding scoreboard.
LinkedIn

Build a $1M business in 90 days. No money. Start from zero… Sounds insane, right?
That was the challenge on a reality show I watched ..
During the 2021 lockdown in Hyderabad ,Undercover Billionaire, w

If your team doesn’t lose sleep like you, nothing is broken.
It just means they’re employees. You’re the founder.
You chose to start a business.
You signed up for financial risk, reputational risk, an

I once spent thousands of dollars on a business coach who had never built anything real.
A founder friend once asked me:
“Should I hire a business coach or find a mentor?”
I didn’t give him theory. I

When I was 27, I sold my first company in New York.
Right after signing docs in Jackson Heights. I called my father from the car. My wife beside me, driving home to Long Island.
She snapped a photo.I

From Keyboard to Dashboard:
BlackBerry’s Comeback story……
What I Learned from it…
Late ’90s, I was on a pager.
Then came my first BlackBerry…
“A small phone, tiny physical keyboard, little tra

India’s Next Digital Highway Is Here… It’s Called Bima Sugam
Every few years, India quietly builds another digital highway …..
each one changing how an entire industry works.
✳️ RuPay
India’s own

Forget Investors. The Smart Founders Are Raising AI Leverage.
The next wave of entrepreneurs won’t chase investors.
They won’t start with a business plan.
Every great founder used to build a team that

Oracle’s Trillion-Dollar Turnaround Larry Ellison Surpasses Elon Musk
Here’s how it happened and why Oracle still cut jobs the same week:
Oracle stock soared 40% in one day (+$300B market cap).
With h

Align your interview prep with your career goals – A simple guide
1) Start with your dream
Write your 1–2 year goal and the kind of work you want. List 3 target companies that fit that goal.
2) Learn

Great leaders don’t copy AI. They challenge it.
Use AI to:
·     Stress-test your ideas
·     Ask it to find holes: “What could go wrong? What breaks first?”
·     Clean up your thinking
·     Turn me

Real Estate Meets Culture: The Untapped Indian American Senior Market.
The first wave of Indian immigrants to the U.S. came here to build careers and raise families. Today, many of them are entering r

Most people sell shovels. A few dig the mine.
Founders keep building “AI tools” for old workflows because it feels safe.
That’s yesterday’s playbook.
Don’t sell GPS to taxi companies—build Uber.
Don’t

Starting a business can be a tough ride that requires a lot of hard work and dedication.
We often believe that success comes from pushing ourselves harder and harder,
but it’s important to realise tha

Sometimes, misunderstandings arise, and we feel the need to explain ourselves or defend our actions.
However, not every situation requires our defense. It’s essential to trust the process and let time

Life is more than just reaching our goals. It’s about the journey that gets us there.
Every step we take, every twist and turn we encounter, contributes to our story.
So, take a moment to pause and ap

It’s easy to fall into the trap of depending on others and blaming them when things go wrong. But this approach will never lead to success. True achievement requires self-reliance, not dependency.
Thi

Direction is more important than speed when it comes to achieving success.
Rushing into things without a proper plan could lead you off course, far from where you intended to be.
It’s better to move s

Focusing too much on the future can distract us from the present’s focus and opportunities.
It’s natural to worry about what’s to come or to dwell on past mistakes, but doing so can prevent us from fu

When our intentions are pure, we always win.
Acting with sincerity is the key to unlocking our potential.
It may not be in the way we expect, but good things come to those who approach every situation

Until it’s our turn, let’s keep clapping for each other!
In a world where competition and comparison are often encouraged, it’s easy to see others’ successes as a threat. But what if we changed our mi

Our job titles and awards may be important, but they are only temporary.
What will truly define our legacy is how we treat others.
Regardless of our position, we must prioritise kindness and respect i

Have you ever wondered if our imagination is a blessing or a curse? While it allows us to innovate, create, and dream, it can also lead to endless worrying and thinking toomuch, preventing us from liv

Pain is an inevitable part of life, but not all pain is equal.
There are two types of pain – the one that tears you down and the one that builds you up. The former is familiar to most of us – heartbre

A bonsai tree, when grown in a small pot, remains small and stunted. But when planted in the ground, it can grow tall and strong, reaching its full potential.
Like the bonsai tree, we too can be limit

Struggling to close sales? Wondering why your product isn’t resonating with customers? It’s time to shift your focus from selling the product to selling the problem you solve.
Customers aren’t interes

Decision-making can be challenging, but what if there was a technique that could help us make better decisions?
Use this ‘Stepping out of the circle’ technique.
By taking a step back and looking at th

Entrepreneurship is a dance between risks and rewards.
Every decision is a step along a winding path, balancing the potential of rewards against the uncertainties of risks.
Diving into opportunities w

How true this quote is and it resonates deeply with me. It instantly took me back to a rejection I faced during my first job interview after completing my diploma at 18. That day was tough, and I was

Every experience in life, success or failure, is a lesson. It’s about perspective. Embrace each moment as an opportunity to learn and grow. As entrepreneur James Dyson said, “Failure is interesting –

Each challenge we encounter shape our path, often in surprising ways. If you’re navigating a tough phase, perhaps my tale will offer some inspiration.
At just 18, As a young dreamer, I aspired to atte

Entrepreneurs are dreamers, but they may not always effectively showcase their visions. What matters is that they try.
With well proven methods.
When you need capital, show investors where they’ll pro

Entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster of highs and lows. Resilience is the ability to weather the storms, withstand the lows, and rise stronger every time.
Entrepreneurial resilience isn’t about avoidin

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It’s amazing how accurate it is. Achieving our desires often requires us to overcome our own fears.
Fear is natural. It’s a sign that

Do you think AI tools like ChatGPT will change education and learning methods for future generations?
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Boost Leadership Team’s Productivity with These Simple Tricks and Tools
As a leader, maintaining productivity within your team is crucial for success. Here are some easy-to-implement tips and tools to

Propel Your Leadership Journey: Essential Tactics for Rapid growth.
1. Be proactive and take responsibility: Identify areas where you can contribute and deliver results. Own up to mistakes and embrace

Embracing Risk for Greater Rewards – A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs
In the world of startups, taking risks is often the key to unlocking great rewards. Entrepreneurs who dare to venture into the unknown

The Impact of Safety Net on Startup Success – A Tale of Real Entrepreneurs
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When Musk invested his own money in SpaceX and Tesla, he was taking a considerable risk. In fact,