Value = (Output/Input)^Time

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe decide for how long (time) we want to put in effort (input) to get what we want (output) – Will AI upend this inverse relationship between input, output and time?
AI will put a hi-tech chinese factory and the entire Ivy League inside our homes

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis week’s newsletter paints a picture of a future when moats of production and knowledge are shattered, the copyright and value capture dilemmas it throws at us, and some capitalist solutions.
AI will change the structure of business ecosystems

Reading Time: 7 minutesAI will be like electricity. It will become a part of our life and change the very structure of business ecosystems, value and differentiation. Here is how.
A new tension for a new India Part 2

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen living with mom feels like living with mother-in law, you’re going through inter-generational tension. Last week, I shared examples of 2 inter-generational tensions, today, we look at the last 3.
A new tension for a new India Part 1

Reading Time: 3 minutesIndia houses atleast six generations at home and atleast 4 at work. There is a silent inter-generational conflict in play. I explore how some brands are leveraging it.
Human desires are like onions

Reading Time: 3 minutesHuman desires are like onions. The more we peel, the more we discover.
Brands have two choices – to be a rear view mirror or to show a mirror to our desires.
Marketers are meaning-shapers

Reading Time: 6 minutesToday, I have compressed some fundamentals of meaning-making and meaning-shaping that I wish I knew at the start of my marketing career 27 years ago. I hope this gives you a head start and you never launch a product that becomes a blind spot.
Category of One signature story

Reading Time: 5 minutesA good signature story becomes a valuable asset on your career balance sheet. Make it strategic and make sure it is a category of one story.
Who would you be if you were the only person in the world?

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis messy, keep-you-up-at-night question doesn’t have quick answers. It might take a lifetime to figure out. But right now is as good a time as any to workshop some answers. Especially if you’ve managed to take a few days away from the daily hustle and ego trips long enough to hear the quiet humming of your broccoli.
What is bulls**t?

Reading Time: 6 minutesBulls**t is all those things we say to get our way, win an argument, drive our hidden agendas or get ourselves out of tricky situations. I discuss four types of bulls**Tt