I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
My earliest memories of Diwali was being woken up at 4.30 AM by Amma. My brother and I, unlike our usual grumpy morning selves, jumped out of bed eager for the day to begin. We were asked not to open our eyes as she led our blindfolded selves to a pedestal where she …
What is the origin of the term Metaverse? Have you read of Snowcrash? It’s one of Naval’s recommended readings. A 1992 science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson’s 1992 first coined the term – Metaverse It was used to describe a place where humans, as avatars, interact with each other and software agents, in a three-dimensional virtual space that uses the …
Play it safe or take a Career Risk? Growing up in an incentivized-for-performance environment that most Asian parents tend to fall into, I dreaded failure. It meant I followed a straitjacketed path and avoided risks. Like picking STEM or management courses I felt had better ROI over Culture and Communication or Semiotics. Or picking an …
After Facebook (17 years), Tesla became the second fastest company to hit the $1 trillion valuation mark. Tesla is now worth as much as 19 other automakers, including Toyota, GM, Honda, and Nissan, combined. What is interesting is that Tesla’s value is 15x higher than Ford’s, even though Ford brought in $115+ billion more in revenue last year. It …
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“By 2023, 75% of organizations that exploit distributed enterprise benefits will realize revenue growth 25% faster than competitors” – Gartner #3 Distributed Enterprise – Top Technology Trends 2022 1) WHY – Gartner pegs two reasons for the rise of this trend a) COVID driven remote-first working had organizations require different tools and increased …
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How Data-Driven Insights Guide SaaS Transformation and Customer Success At VMware, we uncover the power of data to drive customer success. By applying machine learning and predictive analytics across the customer journey, the VMware Data and Analytics team delivers continuous value with early warning systems, customer health scores, and data-driven insights across industries We use …
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“Research shows that up to 74% of data is not analyzed in most organizations and up to 82% of enterprises are inhibited by data silos” Top Technology Trends 2022 – #2 Data Fabric 1) WHAT : A data fabric architecture provides a connective tissue between data endpoints— enabling the full breadth of data management capabilities …
Top Technology Trends 2022 – #1 Generative AI “By 2025, generative AI will account for 10% of all data produced, from less than 1% today” 1) WHAT : Generative AI refers to “programs that can use existing content like text, audio files, or images to create new plausible content”. In layman terms, it enables computers …
What are 4 Big Ideas that Fintech Will Tackle in 2021 The a16z fintech team weighs in – Read more about the top trends and what is driving them #1 Disintermediating the banking system > Banks usually serve as intermediaries between the consumer and the government. > Fintech, the article states, allows governments to remove …
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#SystemsThinkingDay2 – Why do people often sacrifice resilience for productivity or some other immediately recognizable system property? Injections of genetically engineered bovine growth hormone increase the milk production of a cow without proportionally increasing the cow’s intake. The hormone diverts some of the cow’s metabolic energy from other bodily functions to milk production. …
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