Is the A.I. Boom Similar to the Dot-Com Boom of the 90s?
You go anywhere today boardrooms, startup hubs, factory floors, cafés outside co-working spaces and talk to professionals, business owners, founders, or directors. One theme dominates every conversation: Artificial Intelligence. A strange duality has emerged. On one side, frontline professionals’ coders, developers, designers, legal graduates, analysts are living under constant pressure. There is a growing fear […]
The Indian SME B2B Problem: It’s Not Sales. It’s Control.
Indian SMEs are the backbone of the economy, contributing around 30% to GDP and nearly half of exports. Yet, when it comes to B2B growth, most of them are stuck at the same place for 5–10 yearssame turnover band, same type of customers, same crises repeating. If you sit with founders long enough, you’ll see […]
Stop Debating Fixed Pay. Start Fixing What’s Broken.
Stop Debating Fixed Pay. Start Fixing What’s Broken. A few weeks ago, I was sitting with a founder who confidently said “We don’t want salespeople asking for higher fixed pay. Let them earn through commissions.” It’s a line I’ve heard dozens of times over the years.And every single time, it comes from someone who’s never […]
Hiring & Retaining Exceptional Talent the Hardest Task, and the Truest Test of Leadership
Context & Purpose At the heart of every enduring organization lies one differentiator — its people. While strategy, capital, and technology can be replicated, culture and talent cannot.Yet, despite competitive compensation and modern HR policies, many companies struggle with high attrition and disengagement.Conversely, some, like Idea Cellular, Aditya Birla Group, Tata Group, Trade Kings, Cisco, […]