Arun Singh Shekhawat
Measuring the Business Value of AI Products
Traditional ROI models assume software performs 100% of the job it was built for. AI breaks that assumption, and most business cases haven't caught up.
‘Human Edge in the AI Age’ by Nitin Seth
What does it take to remain irreplaceable in the age of AI? Nitin Seth's Human Edge in the AI Age offers a rare answer—one that looks inward, not outward.
Product Ownership: Outcomes Over Output
Are you the CEO of your product, or just its project manager? Real product ownership isn't defined by what you're responsible for on paper—it's defined by what you can't walk away from.
'Born to be Wired' by John Malone
John Malone's memoir is a compelling account of how he built one of the most successful media empires while offering timeless lessons on scale, decentralization, and long-term value creation.
Why Your AI Investment Isn't Working
Many AI initiatives fail not because the technology is weak, but because silence, uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and system-level barriers prevent practical adoption at scale.
Market Reorganization, Not 'Platform Shift': Reframing the AI Debate
Generative AI is better understood as a market reorganization force that strengthens existing platforms through integration, rather than as a new platform layer in its own right.
Platform Playbook: Essential Reads for Mastering Platform Business Models
A curated reading list for understanding platform economics, network effects, governance, and the strategic choices behind successful platform business models.
The India Energy Stack: A Vision for India's Energy Future
India Energy Stack, a digital platform transforming India's energy landscape and paving the way for a sustainable future.
My Cold Brew Recipe
A simple cold brew recipe I've been using for years. It requires very little effort and consistently produces a smooth, rich cold brew concentrate.
Baratza Encore Grind Settings
Baratza Encore grinder has a range of 250–1200 microns. The recommended settings for different brew methods are provided in the chart below.
Musings on Product Strategy
A practical definition of product strategy built around diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent action rather than roadmaps, buzzwords, or vague planning language.
'Ask Your Developer' by Jeff Lawson
Jeff Lawson makes a compelling case for building a software mindset across the organization and empowering developers to solve customer problems creatively.
China's Regulatory Blitz Shuffles Global Top 10 Platform Rankings
China's regulatory crackdown reshaped the global platform rankings in 2021, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars from the market value of Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan.
Platform Scalability: Local Networks
Local network effects make geographically constrained platforms fundamentally different from global digital networks. Uber's expansion in India illustrates how culture, regulations and geography shape platform scalability.
Platform-spotting: How to identify platform in your product?
Most successful platform companies began as products. This article introduces a simple framework—Identity, Moat, Interactions, Network Effects and Differentiation—to help identify platform opportunities within existing products and services.
'The Journey Beyond Fear' by John Hagel
John Hagel provides a practical framework to overcome fear through Narratives, Passion, and Platforms, helping individuals and institutions unlock their true potential.
2020's Top Platform Companies
Despite a devastating pandemic and a moribund economy, many platform businesses not only survived but also thrived, scaled and prospered in 2020.
Tech Debt: The Frankenstein of Product
Technical debt is not merely a code quality problem. It is a business problem that emerges when an organization's understanding of the problem evolves faster than the solution it has built.
'Elevated Economics' by Richard Steel
Richard Steel's Elevated Economics introduces 'Purpose' as a new fundamental pillar of business alongside the traditional drivers of value creation.
'Doing Agile Right' by Darrell Rigby, Sarah Elk & Steve Berez
Doing Agile Right means using agile as a tool in service of a strategy to improve business performance.
'Fightback' by Felix Staeritz & Simon Torrance
Thoroughly enjoyed Felix Staeritz & Simon Torrance's new book – Fightback: How to win in the digital economy with platforms, ventures and entrepreneurs.
'That will never work' by Marc Randolph
Not actually a business book, but the Netflix co-founder does a good job narrating the complicated story of business model adjustments, strategy changes, pivots, and new ideas behind Netflix's origin story.
GE Hits a Reset on Predix
GE's reset on Predix shows how industrial software strategy fails when ambition outruns focus, and why domain-specific solutions matter more than rebuilding the entire stack from scratch.
Of gold and shovels in the IoT
Geographically speaking, these IoT gold mines are everywhere, but the developed economies hold the potential to bring forth more IoT value in economic terms.
Measuring the Business Value of AI Products
Traditional ROI models assume software performs 100% of the job it was built for. AI breaks that assumption, and most business cases haven't caught up.
‘Human Edge in the AI Age’ by Nitin Seth
What does it take to remain irreplaceable in the age of AI? Nitin Seth's Human Edge in the AI Age offers a rare answer—one that looks inward, not outward.
Product Ownership: Outcomes Over Output
Are you the CEO of your product, or just its project manager? Real product ownership isn't defined by what you're responsible for on paper—it's defined by what you can't walk away from.
'Born to be Wired' by John Malone
John Malone's memoir is a compelling account of how he built one of the most successful media empires while offering timeless lessons on scale, decentralization, and long-term value creation.
Why Your AI Investment Isn't Working
Many AI initiatives fail not because the technology is weak, but because silence, uncertainty, knowledge gaps, and system-level barriers prevent practical adoption at scale.
Market Reorganization, Not 'Platform Shift': Reframing the AI Debate
Generative AI is better understood as a market reorganization force that strengthens existing platforms through integration, rather than as a new platform layer in its own right.
Platform Playbook: Essential Reads for Mastering Platform Business Models
A curated reading list for understanding platform economics, network effects, governance, and the strategic choices behind successful platform business models.
The India Energy Stack: A Vision for India's Energy Future
India Energy Stack, a digital platform transforming India's energy landscape and paving the way for a sustainable future.
My Cold Brew Recipe
A simple cold brew recipe I've been using for years. It requires very little effort and consistently produces a smooth, rich cold brew concentrate.
Baratza Encore Grind Settings
Baratza Encore grinder has a range of 250–1200 microns. The recommended settings for different brew methods are provided in the chart below.
Musings on Product Strategy
A practical definition of product strategy built around diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent action rather than roadmaps, buzzwords, or vague planning language.
'Ask Your Developer' by Jeff Lawson
Jeff Lawson makes a compelling case for building a software mindset across the organization and empowering developers to solve customer problems creatively.
China's Regulatory Blitz Shuffles Global Top 10 Platform Rankings
China's regulatory crackdown reshaped the global platform rankings in 2021, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars from the market value of Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan.
Platform Scalability: Local Networks
Local network effects make geographically constrained platforms fundamentally different from global digital networks. Uber's expansion in India illustrates how culture, regulations and geography shape platform scalability.
Platform-spotting: How to identify platform in your product?
Most successful platform companies began as products. This article introduces a simple framework—Identity, Moat, Interactions, Network Effects and Differentiation—to help identify platform opportunities within existing products and services.
'The Journey Beyond Fear' by John Hagel
John Hagel provides a practical framework to overcome fear through Narratives, Passion, and Platforms, helping individuals and institutions unlock their true potential.
2020's Top Platform Companies
Despite a devastating pandemic and a moribund economy, many platform businesses not only survived but also thrived, scaled and prospered in 2020.
Tech Debt: The Frankenstein of Product
Technical debt is not merely a code quality problem. It is a business problem that emerges when an organization's understanding of the problem evolves faster than the solution it has built.
'Elevated Economics' by Richard Steel
Richard Steel's Elevated Economics introduces 'Purpose' as a new fundamental pillar of business alongside the traditional drivers of value creation.
'Doing Agile Right' by Darrell Rigby, Sarah Elk & Steve Berez
Doing Agile Right means using agile as a tool in service of a strategy to improve business performance.
'Fightback' by Felix Staeritz & Simon Torrance
Thoroughly enjoyed Felix Staeritz & Simon Torrance's new book – Fightback: How to win in the digital economy with platforms, ventures and entrepreneurs.
'That will never work' by Marc Randolph
Not actually a business book, but the Netflix co-founder does a good job narrating the complicated story of business model adjustments, strategy changes, pivots, and new ideas behind Netflix's origin story.
GE Hits a Reset on Predix
GE's reset on Predix shows how industrial software strategy fails when ambition outruns focus, and why domain-specific solutions matter more than rebuilding the entire stack from scratch.
Of gold and shovels in the IoT
Geographically speaking, these IoT gold mines are everywhere, but the developed economies hold the potential to bring forth more IoT value in economic terms.