Summary In the AI era, product alone is no longer a moat. Features get cloned, models commoditize, and engineering velocity is now a commodity. The only durable differentiation is trusted mindshare—earned through a marketing engine that runs with the same rigor and cadence as product development.Marketing must become a machine: tightly coupled to product releases, always-on at…
The Pulverization of Moats: How AI is Dismantling Decades of Competitive Advantages
Note: This article is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not to be taken as investment advice. After spending a few months in early-stage venture investing – listening to lots of pitches and investing in several companies, I am sharing my observations and learning so far. With vibe-coding and AI assisted work…
With AI, hard problems are easy and easy problems are hard
By now, most people have heard about AI. AI has taken the tech world by storm. However, few realize that this is decades in the making. In the 90s, a professor had given me a book on neural networks and told me this subject is going to be huge. It has taken several years before…
Silence is sanity!!
We recently announced the birth of our first son. He arrived after seven years of trying. Those years taught me how important it is to quiet the mind, and to accept that the universe has its own way of working things out. Like most couples, my husband and I worked hard to get settled in…
Rituals or Their Meaning: Which Do You Practice?
Someone close to me recently asked, “How come you don’t do elaborate rituals during festivals?” It’s a fair question. My husband and I both come from very religious families, and somehow we turned out different. We’ve often wondered ourselves whether the rituals matter more than what they’re supposed to point to. As a child, my…
“We are all hoarders” — Aren’t we?
You probably think I’m crazy for calling all of us hoarders. Give me a few minutes. Most of the people on our street are lovely, except for one house. Every time I walk past it, I get a little irritated. My neighbor is a hoarder. Through the windows you can see rooms filled with trash….
“Please Don’t Envy Me”
“I envy you” A few friends have said this to me over the past few years, one of them quite recently. That last time is what finally got me to write this. I asked them why. One friend listed it out: a loving and caring husband, enough financial stability that I could quit my job,…
African Safari – Serengeti, Tanzania and Rwanda
An African Safari is most likely on every bucket list. If you are like me, you don’t know where to start and how to plan your safari. Here are some practical tips on how to plan your Safari. First you must select which countries you would like to visit, and if you are taking your…
Platforms and Market Places
Somebody once told me “always aspire to build a car factory not a car dealership”. This has stayed with me when I am advising people on business strategies or thinking about prioritizing things that I work on as well. Platforms are difficult if you are starting from scratch and the choice also depends on the…
10 days in paradise – Kauai
Hubby needed a break from his work, and of course I needed one too :). We wanted to visit tropical climate islands but unfortunately due to Zika virus, our options were limited. After a bit of back-n-forth, we settled on Kauai. Unlike other trips which are very well organized by moi, Kauai trip was totally the…
Blue Ocean Strategy
VP of Strategy: “What do you want to achieve?” Me: “I want to hit $1M revenue as quickly as possible” I was a Product Manager for a Network Security device seeking guidance from our VP of Strategy. His response took me by surprise. He said “If your objective is to hit $1M revenue; you should buy a…
Medium raises another $50M | TechCrunch
Medium.com the online long form publishing platform for influencers to create and share content raises a $50M series C. Medium, the online publishing platform led by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, just announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. It’s been less than a year since Medium raised a… Source: Medium raises…