April 20, 2025
Sketchnote_Sam Altman's method of thinking clearly

Ever Feel Like Your Mind is Overloaded? Do What Sam Altman Does

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has a surprisingly simple solution. And no—it’s not an app, a planner, or a productivity hack. It’s a pen. And a notebook. (this kind) That’s it. Sam carries a spiral-bound 100-page notebook and a Muji 0.3 gel pen—and he fills one notebook every two weeks. […]
April 17, 2025
People Powered Startups by Saurabh Nigam

Book Review: People Powered Startups

If a founder believes that HR is for administrative tasks, please gift him/her this book Let me say it upfront—People-Powered Startups by Saurabh Nigam is a must-read for every founder, early-stage leader, and even HR folks building something from the ground up. It’s not often you come across an HR […]
April 13, 2025
INDIA_AI Use Capital with frugal innovation

India will be the AI Use Case Capital of the World — Here’s Why

AI Inferences in $0.01 or Rs1 In a world racing to harness artificial intelligence, India is quietly positioning itself not just as a participant but as the global capital for AI use cases. With its unique combination of massive digital infrastructure, a billion-strong user base, and entrepreneurial energy, India offers […]
April 11, 2025
Campus placements are slowing in 2024 says Deloitte

Campus Placements are Slowing in 2024 — What Could Be Happening

  Deloitte talked about in their 2024 report. My take: The entry level jobs are disappearing because AI is doing some of it. And some business models are changing and they don’t need those entry level jobs any more. I see this as a need for people to reinvent their […]
April 9, 2025
Cartoon_Questions for the panel

Don’t Ask the Candidate, “Any questions?”, Do This Instead

I had asked my readers on LinkedIn to suggest ideas on how to improve the candidate (selected and rejected) experience. See the poll details here 1. Desire for Growth: A majority (55%) prioritized feedback because candidates are hungry to learn. Even if rejected, they want to know why—so they can […]
April 9, 2025
State of AI

State of AI as of April 2025

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has an interdisciplinary group of experts from across academia and industry who put together this report. It identifies the biggest technical advances, new achievements in benchmarking, investment flowing into generative AI, education trends, legislation around this technology and even misuse of AI. Here’s a […]