Creative Destruction is all around us. Our old industries are being replaced with efficient, cheap alternatives. In the case of technology, this happens more often. There has been a cycle, and the entire industry has been adapting itself—those that did not, disappeared or shrank in size. Who would have thought Amazon e-commerce sellers would also displace …
Author Archives: Atul
value system
Your value system plays a huge role in defining your vices and virtues. How you see the world, how you react to certain situations in life, your emotions — all of it is interwoven with your value system. Our value system starts with our parents, then comes society, books, and our friend circle. As we …
change
I have been part of many hype cycles in the past. I would say I built my career during these periods and benefited from them. Technological shifts often begin with a blip, but the cascading effects take time to surface. A notable example is Reliance Jio’s data plans, which triggered a surge in smartphone adoption …
Attitude
Building a successful company requires a team with a great attitude. Sometimes, between a winner and a loser comes a sense of who will outlast the other in the market. In most scenarios, the battle is won by those who are assembled with the attitude to win. If your team has people whose attitudes are …
strength
A founder’s life is a joyride. It is no less than a movie script. It has everything—joy, failure, happiness, and sadness. Every moment of the journey is filled with excitement. One thing, apart from luck, that defines a winning or quitting founder is their mental strength. Most startups die when founders give up. All auxiliary …
curious
A young child is curious. He has many questions—sometimes so many that even we adults get agitated. A child is fearless, and their mind is not yet corrupted by society. All they care about is food, sleep, and affection from their parents. We grew up and got onto the treadmill of life. What was right …
pace
As a founder, one additional task for me is keeping up with the rapid advancement of AI and what the future holds—both internally and externally. The pace of advancement is skyrocketing. This is unfolding even more rapidly than the open-source cloud wars, the PaaS wars, or the evolution of DevOps tools. I’m not sure who …
change
Over the past 18 years of my career, I have witnessed the technological landscape evolving. And if I add my encounter as a kid with the Internet, we have come a long way. A hundred others are missing from the list above. In short, our society has become more lazy and prosperous. The rapid change …
Others
We have many friends around us or people in our vicinity who thrive on pleasing others. As a result, they end up wearing a different skin, lacking originality of their own. It can win them deals and make them rich. Deep down, as they age and the crowd disappears, all that is left is old …
narrative
I am not sure if the narrative we have built is from our past experiences. It is our internal checklist. How will it play out in multiple scenarios or longer run in life can be a life changer. We are taught to be open-minded and welcoming about various thoughts and ideas. As a human, we …