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San Bhaskaran

Bullish on France

France is a country where I go to relax and recharge. Mostly end of the year, like in 2017. It is my 2nd home. I am bullish on the future of France maintaining leadership in world political and economic stage…. Continue Reading →

A good day…

19th April: My day started with an email from a customer expressing interest to invest in UPilot. The day ended with a phone call confirming an investment – with another customer. Days like this make it worth all the hard… Continue Reading →

Economy & Crypto

Here are two videos worth watching.   Ray Dalio explains how the economic machine works.   Ever wonder how Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) actually work? Now that you understand both, can you make a guess on how cryptocurrency could potentially… Continue Reading →

Has Apple Changed?

Apple is doing a lot of things that are making users lose trust in the brand. It started with news that Apple had given screen access to Uber to track it’s users even when they are no longer using the… Continue Reading →

What should Facebook do

I had predicted earlier that Facebook would come under fire this year for inadvertently becoming the tool used to hack democracy. –(link). So this is what I think Facebook should do: Give a choice for people who do not want… Continue Reading →

The future of software

A few years from now, there will be an explosion of companies that will provide SaaS solutions, what China did to products is what India will do to SaaS products. There will be a “me too, but cheap” software will… Continue Reading →

Artificial Intuition?

I sat down for a late breakfast with my friend Debashish yesterday, and naturally, the discussions veered slowly towards AI. The subject was which feature in our product should we AI enable? I came up with some ideas. After a… Continue Reading →

Marc Andreessen with Charles Koch

When Marc Andreessen interviews Charles Koch, it is a good idea to listen. If you are keen to dig into the mind of Charles Koch, chairman, and CEO of Koch Industries with over $100B in revenue, here is a link… Continue Reading →

Spindle neurons and emotional freedom

It was my son’s 4th birthday, and we had invited his friends home for celebrations. There was one particular kid ( Same age as my son) that caught my attention; he was overly emotional, thrilled when he did some games… Continue Reading →

Falcon heavy and Tesla

We watched the launch of falcon heavy live yesterday night. It was too historic a moment to miss! Falcon Heavy will remain in this orbit for thousands of years with the Tesla car. It is incredible to see what someone… Continue Reading →

My predictions for 2018

Companies: Amazon will come under attack by governments. It is using the brand to expand into more and more domains and leveraging AI expertise to win. People will start to see through the unfair advantage they have in an AI-driven… Continue Reading →

A taste of automation

My recent visit to Paris gave a glimpse of automation slowly taking over more and more jobs in airports:   Automated border control:         Automated luggage check-in         Automated boarding check-in      … Continue Reading →

Bitcoin might be doing a big disservice to blockchain technology

I had written an article about bitcoin, about a year ago, saying it is worth holding some of it with the understanding that it is a volatile asset. There is a change in that belief. Being unrealistic about how long… Continue Reading →

Handling fears at 3 years old

When I was a child, whenever I visited my grandparents, we went to a bath in springs in a village in India. On one of those trips, an older boy pushed me into one of the water sources, which at that… Continue Reading →

Mayday: Landing after engine failure

What do you say to death staring at you? – Not today, today we will just park this plane somewhere. That is exactly what we did. No, Just joking! We were scared. No matter how many times you practice, the… Continue Reading →

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