Product

Product Mindset – Middleware Platform

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I recently read the following post on Twitter: @sudomax: Who would have thought connecting disparate APIs would have been so successful. The OP is referring to Zapier, which automates workflows by connecting APIs between different systems. Its $4 billion valuation is a good measure of how successful it has been. MuleSoft is another very successful … Read more

Test Driving DIKW Model With Pizza Coke Sales Data

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In From raw data to real profits: A primer for building a thriving data business, McKinsey proposes the so-called DIKW model for Data Product vendors where: D is Data I is Information K is Knowledge W is Wisdom For the uninitiated, the largest consulting firm in the world defines “data product” as follows: What is … Read more

Innovation Is Not Invention

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Innovation is not Invention. Invention is a new thing. Innovation is a new way of doing an existing thing that amplifies impact through broader reach. Let me cite a few examples to drive home this difference. 1. AirBnB During Oktoberfest, the city of Munich with a population of 1.2 million residents receives roughly seven million … Read more

ChatGPT: Navigating the Peaks and Troughs Of Gartner Hype Cycle

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Generative AI was at the Peak of Inflated Expectations phase of the Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence published in June 2023. By now, it was due to enter the Trough of Disillusionment phase of the hype cycle. Maybe it has, going by bearish reports around Generative AI technology in the recent past. In this … Read more

UPI – Too Many Or Not Nearly Enough Players?

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On the one hand, there are 48 Payments Services Providers offering UPI payments in India. Which is a lot. On the other hand, many people say there are very few UPI players and claim that there’s a huge concentration risk in UPI. This FUD narrative has scaled new heights after RBI recently cracked down on … Read more

Ten Revolutionary Things About AI – Part 2

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In Ten  Revolutionary Things About AI – Part 1, we described five gamechangers about ChatGPT and other Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms. In this Part 2, we shall cover five more revolutionary things about AI. 6. Weird Regulatory Proposals There are broadly two lobbies for regulating Gen AI: A) Closed Source (via Sam Altman and Vinod … Read more

Ten Revolutionary Things About AI – Part 1

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Artificial intelligence is promising to disrupt a wide array of legacy practices. – Dan Primack, Axios PRO Rata. Based on my firsthand experience with the AI tsunami over the past 9-10 months, I can wholeheartedly get behind the above prediction. In fact, I’ve already noticed 10 revolutionary things aka gamechangers about ChatGPT and other GenAI … Read more