Thoughts
Deep essays on AI transformation, product building, and tech leadership.
New AI Ways of Working: 10 Principles for Product Engineering Teams
AI is fundamentally changing how product engineering teams operate. Here are 10 principles that redefine development, ownership, and collaboration in the AI era.
From Engineer to CTPO: Technical Leadership at Scale
The journey from writing code to leading engineering organizations: how technical depth compounds with leadership, and what actually matters at scale.
Why AR/VR in Retail Failed for Most—And What Actually Works
Most AR/VR retail implementations fail because they focus on technology over outcomes. Here's what actually drives conversion and reduces returns.
AI-Powered Media Processing: What We Learned Building PixelBin
Lessons from building AI media tools at scale: inference optimization, API design, and balancing quality with latency.
Multi-Tenant Architecture at Scale
How to design multi-tenant systems that maintain isolation, performance, and flexibility when serving diverse tenants with different requirements.
The Platform Mindset: Why Most Companies Build Products When They Should Build Platforms
Most companies optimize for products when they should optimize for platforms. Here's how to recognize the difference and make the shift.
Why AI-First Org Design Is Not About Tools
Most AI transformations fail because org design is ignored. Here's how to build AI-first organizations that actually work.
Building Commerce Platforms at Jio Scale
What it takes to architect platforms that power millions of transactions across JioMart, Tira Beauty, Netmeds, and more.