Published inEntrepreneur's Handbook·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Run Due Diligence for AI VenturesA guide for startups in the AI space trying to impress investors during the due diligence phase — Over the last few years, there has been a rapid growth of new startups using AI to solve different kinds of business challenges. This rise has led to an acceleration of micro-VCs (or angel syndicates) interested in early investments in these startups. …Investment Readiness6 min readInvestment Readiness6 min read
Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyPurpose, Automation, Vision AI, Supply Chain, and Future of WorkplacesLast week, I had the unique opportunity to discuss with an intimate and knowledgeable group of global leaders at a leading intergovernmental organization of what I see as few different themes emerging from the Pandemic. Looking back, 2020 will go down as a powerful showcase of the indomitable human spirit…Purpose6 min readPurpose6 min read
PinnedThe Unfinished Business of Organizational Transformation: Chapter 1 — Change Drivers and Measures of SuccessCo-authored by Anupam Kundu and Aaron Sachs.This is part one in a two-part series. Read Part 2 here. Originally published on Linkedin Pulse and at www.thoughtworks.com.I ended up being cited on Forbes and recommended to Thinkers50 due to this article. Many large, traditional organizations and their famously successful leaders have…Digital Transformation11 min readDigital Transformation11 min read
PinnedFuture of Work and Multipotentialites: Identify Polymaths In Your OrganizationCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPOTENTIALITES We live now in a world that can be characterized as connected, complex, chaotic, and faster than ever before. The best-laid plans fail, the well thought through strategies don’t scale and everything we have been taught about ways of doing business doesn’t work anymore. …Future Of Work9 min readFuture Of Work9 min read
PinnedPlight of Product Owners in Medium and Large OrganizationsOriginally published at www.agileconnection.com back in 2011 by Anupam Kundu A few months ago, I wrote a post on Agile Journal about how startup company product owners are crucial in driving collaboration within and outside the product teams, thereby influencing the organizational culture to create innovative products. This article takes…Innovation8 min readInnovation8 min read
Published inEntrepreneur's Handbook·May 10, 2022Member-only3 Ways To Save Your Startup From Your Failed RelationshipLessons from a failed ‘couplepreneur’ — When my wife and I started our new startup venture, I read the entire HackerNews thread on co-founding startups with your love interest. Isn’t that the best place to start, given that Paul Graham and Jessica Livingstone were dating when they started YC out of their private home? I quit…Couplepreneur8 min readCouplepreneur8 min read
Aug 26, 20215 Surefire Ways To Reduce DisinformationLessons from a podcast on mysterious Chinese seeds While the concept of disinformation has been around for centuries, recently, those spreading it have taken advantage of social media and easy-to-use editing technologies to do so at an unprecedented pace. In 2020, multiple disinformation messaging has eroded confidence in elections and…Disinformation9 min readDisinformation9 min read
Published inThe Startup·Apr 26, 2021Member-onlyCONNECTING THE DOTS: Chloé Zhao, Janet Yellen, and Brian ArmstrongINTRODUCTION — For the last almost 2 years, I have been living in the south of France and I get this question often “Where are you from?”. I usually give the answer — “origin indien, citoyen americain, vivant en france” — translated it will be, “born Indian, American citizen, living in France”. …Zeitgeist7 min readZeitgeist7 min read
Aug 28, 2020Member-onlyLIFE IN THE NEW NORMAL: FIGHTING COVID-19 WITH COMPUTER VISIONUrgent necessity to create employee trust and boost customer confidence — After weeks of shutdowns and remote working, businesses around the world are gradually resuming on-site operations. Emerging from COVID-19 lockdown, customers are more vigilant about health and increase their demands on safety. …Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
May 11, 2020Member-onlyMY MOTHER-IN-LAW & TEAM ENABLEMENTToday morning my mother in law, Monique, gave a bunch of fava beans to my son — 3 years and 6 months old and asked him to peel them. He couldn’t do it successfully. He couldn’t use his small fingers to put enough pressure on the pods and force the…Team Collaboration1 min readTeam Collaboration1 min read
