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The Present Future of Audio: Talk, Music, Video, Interactivity – a16z Podcast

a16z podcast has had two very interesting episodes on the past, present and future of audio. This episode goes deeper into understanding the trends, why audio as a…

Oct 2020

Masters of Search in the streaming era

Search Experience on Netflix, Amazon Prime and You Tube Across both audio and video formats, the online media consumption in our generation is higher than ever before. This…

Sep 2020

Showing Contact Addresses in Google Maps

Quick Summary: Here’s a small product feature recommendation for Google Maps on Android. Currently when I am in Google Maps and typing in the search box, it throws…

Dec 2015

Crowdsourcing from a captive audience – New approach to complimentary breakfasts

Crowdsourcing is all the rage. And restaurants seem to have caught the fancy. There is this guy who is spending a good time just getting real feedback before…

Mar 2014

School for future politicians

I was super excited by the political experiments that were happening in the capital when Aam Aadmi Party was launched after the successful India-Against-Corruption movement. But my excitement…

Mar 2014

Impact of un-utilized assets : A Mathematical Model

A few weeks back I was wondering what happens when we buy a car but don’t drive it. While the automobile industry witnesses a growth but is it…

Mar 2014

Recommended feature for Google Maps Application

Gratitude First – I am really thankful for Google for the traffic layer on its Maps application. Like most others in Delhi, I have become a regular Google…

Jan 2014

Prediction comes true – In-site search market heating up

Not so long ago, I had written a blog post on why Bing should focus on in-site search as a way to fight Google’s stranglehold on the search…

Jan 2014

What the dog saw – Malcolm Gladwell

When my cuz mentioned about this Gladwell book, my first reaction was why the funny title. It seems the title is inspired from Gladwell’s efforts to get inside…

Oct 2013

The Code Book by Simon Singh

The Code Book – is a short history of mankind’s journey to be able to transmit messages secretly. Its a very well researched compilation of what were the…

Sep 2013

Lack of pride – worse problem than corruption

Aam Admi Party and its parent movement – India Against Corruption – started a fight against corruption- probably the greatest evil which is eroding our country in all possible…

Sep 2013

Could “Gods” be aliens

I had heard a lot about Chariots of the Gods and finally managed to read it, inspite of the bad print. The whole book is based on one…

Sep 2013

The curious case of single order and multiple delivery consignments @ Flipkart

This just happened to me again in a short span of time. I ordered 4/5 books from Flipkart and the ordered was split into multiple consignments and the…

Aug 2013

Inflection point in Global mobile sales – Q2 2013

The latest Gartner Mobile sales reports are clearly saying one thing – the 2nd quarter of 2013 has been the inflection point in Global Mobile sales. Feature phone…

Aug 2013

HDFC Life’s Campaign to protect you from the rains

A colleague recounted an amazing experience she had at the Delhi Airport a few days back. She had just flown in and was waiting for her car. There…

Aug 2013

Uttarakhand Flood Relief – What we can do

I have been asking around to identify possible areas where we can chip in to help with the Uttarakhad Relief work. Adding the options I have found so…

Jun 2013

Youth and Indian Politics

On a recent flight I found myself sitting next to the NSUI General Secretary – a smart young guy from Jharkhand who has not only managed to rise…

Jun 2013

Automobile recalls in Indian Market

May 2013: Updated with the new Nissan Micra & Sunny recall data. ———————————————————————————————————————- Aug 2012: The recent and much covered recall of the Ford Figo, sparked a lunch…

May 2013