A country’s GDP growth is one of the primary measures to gauge its economic health. And India’s GDP growth, at 7 percent per annum is growing on… Read more ““Indian startups can find solutions to global problems by innovating for Indian challenges” — Amitabh Kant”
How Nazara’s success has became a game-changer for the Gaming sector!
We have had some great startup stories coming out of India, but the road to success is long and, arduous, and often very lonely for entrepreneurs. Few… Read more “How Nazara’s success has became a game-changer for the Gaming sector!”
”India will be data rich before it’ll be economically rich”: Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekani at Kalaari Summit 2018 #ImagineTomorrow In 2015, Nandan Nilekani co-authored Rebooting India — Realizing a Billion Aspirations, which spoke about how eKYC would enable our evolution into… Read more “”India will be data rich before it’ll be economically rich”: Nandan Nilekani”
Government acknowledges blockchain: small step, big implications
The biggest and most basic use of blockchain is to streamline record keeping and transactions and create interoperable systems that can share information. Yesterday, the government of… Read more “Government acknowledges blockchain: small step, big implications”
My Daily Habit of Meditation
I am an engineer by training, and an accidental venture capitalist by profession. When a young person asks me about the “secret of my success”, I’m at… Read more “My Daily Habit of Meditation”
The Best of Birthdays
India followed the lunisolar calendars traced back to 1st millennium BCE. The British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and with their radius of influence gradually… Read more “The Best of Birthdays”
What I learnt in 2017, and 7 Trends to Watch in 2018
2017 was a year of significant change for the Indian startup ecosystem. While certain trends continued- we also saw greater cautiousness from both founders and investors, renewed… Read more “What I learnt in 2017, and 7 Trends to Watch in 2018”
2017: The year in review
Photo by Bruno Nascimento on Unsplash 2017 started with news of Indian economy surpassing UK’s [in terms of GDP] for the first time in 150 years — a signal that… Read more “2017: The year in review”
Full circle with John Chambers
I was fortunate to have a father who was a natural story-teller and never disappointed my insatiable requests for one more story. Any child growing up in… Read more “Full circle with John Chambers”
Technology Innovations and India Opportunity
The Turing Test, a measure of determining whether a machine could demonstrate human intelligence, formed the premise of Alex Garland’s spooky thriller Ex Machina. In the real… Read more “Technology Innovations and India Opportunity”
