SaaSpocalypse Now – Part 1

Well before the term SaaSpocalypse was coined, I predicted that AI will kill many SAAS products in a series of posts on this blog (see the RELEVANT READING section at the end of this post). Here’s a quick recap of those posts: “SaaS Repatriation” is the replacement of SaaS applications with bespoke software built in-house … Read more

Calling BS Of MSM Narratives About Slopaganda

Slopaganda = Slop + Propaganda. While slop can jolly well originate from sloppy reporters working in the mainstream media, it refers to genAI’s output in the context of slopaganda. There’s a growing volume of MSM content warning the public about the rise of text, images and videos created by ChatGPT, Claude, and other generative artificial … Read more

“Will AI Kill SaaS?” Is The Wrong Question

Last week saw a severe meltdown of software company stocks on Wall Street. Salesforce: −47% Figma: −83% Hubspot: −71% ServiceNow: −53% Workday: −45% Click here for a more complete list. According to Wall Street Journal, the $300 billion drawdown in software stocks was caused by the threat posed by new AI vibe coding tools to … Read more

Reg DrugsQR Comes Into Effect After 14 Year Wait!

I first heard about the mandate for QR code on drugs three years ago. According to this article in Economic Times dated 3 January 2022, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) shortlisted Top 300 drugs for insertion of QR codes on their packages. These drugs included analgesics, pain relievers, anti-platelets, vitamin supplements, diabetes and contraceptives. The … Read more

Five Reasons Why UPI Has Not Disrupted Credit Card

(This post is a slightly edited version of my answer to the above Quora question.) Question: Has UPI Disrupted Credit Card? Short Answer: No. UPI has boosted credit card. Long Answer: According to the theory of Disruptive Innovation by Late Professor Clayton M. Christensen of Harvard Business School, many giant incumbents face The Innovator’s Dilemma and … Read more

Unpacking The Credit Card Boom In India

I got my first credit card in 1988. I’ve been using credit card as my go-to method of payment since then. I also headed up the retail payments line of business at an old company. Safe to say that I’ve been tracking the credit card industry for close to four decades. I’m fascinated by the … Read more

Why ChatGPT Has Not Killed Google Search

People started complaining about the decline in quality of Google Search around a decade ago. Accordingly, many pundits predicted the demise of Google Search in the then near future. But, for reasons I speculated in my blog post entitled The End Of Google Search Is Not Nigh, it did not happen. Then came ChatGPT at … Read more

How GenAI Satisfied My Craving For Explainer Video

I’ve written many times about how ChatGPT has turned many things in my long pending wish lists to reality e.g. responsive design website, data miner, semantic search. Let me add Explainer Video to that list. I’ve been trying to make an explainer video for my company for a while. The best-in-class video production agencies in … Read more