From the Desk
Thoughts on technology, leadership, and building the future.
Quantum Computing as the Next Disruptor After AI
With AI still maturing, quantum promises breakthroughs in optimization, encryption, and scientific simulation.
The Evolution of 'Agentic Leadership'
A new model that treats AI as a co-leader—enhancing empathy, learning, truthfulness, and autonomy.
The CTO’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions
Integrating stacks, teams, and cultures after acquisition—while keeping the lights on.
Building a Culture of Observability
Turning logs, metrics, and traces into business intelligence—not just firefighting tools.
Platform Thinking: The Quiet Power of Internal Developer Platforms
How internal tooling boosts velocity, security, and morale—without becoming an accidental product.
From Founder-Led to Function-Led: Scaling Engineering Leadership
When and how to evolve leadership structures to match a maturing tech organization.
Remote-First Resilience: Leading Distributed Engineering at Scale
Practical frameworks for trust, delivery, and accountability in globally distributed teams.
Engineering for Uncertainty: Patterns for Resilient Systems
Design principles for weathering outages, traffic spikes, and unpredictable market shifts.
Succession Planning for Tech Leaders
Ensuring continuity and innovation when key engineering or product leaders move on.
From Code Review to Design Review
Shifting the focus from catching bugs to aligning on architecture and long-term maintainability.
Leading Through a Platform Rewrite
The art and science of re-architecting core systems—without killing momentum or morale.
The Biggest Threat to a Great Idea: Technical Debt & Foundations
Flashy features are the penthouse. Stability lives in the basement. How leaders tackle debt before it tackles them.
Code Without Keyboards: Preparing for Voice-First & Visual Programming
What developer workflows could look like in a post-text era—and how to get your team ready.
Where AI Is Heading Now (Aug 2025)
Assistants are turning into platforms; reliability is becoming a product feature; and new regulations are shaping how AI ships.
AI Innovation Surge: Salesforce, Microsoft, and NVIDIA Accelerate Enterprise Adoption
AI Innovation Surge: Salesforce, Microsoft, and NVIDIA Accelerate Enterprise Adoption In the past week, major enterprise...
From Services to SaaS: A Leader's Playbook
From Services to SaaS: A Leader's Playbook Transitioning a company from a services-oriented model into a Software as a...
The Modern Tech Stack is an Ecosystem, Not a Monolith
The Modern Tech Stack is an Ecosystem, Not a Monolith Introduction In 2025, enterprise architecture has decisively...
Compute Power as the True Currency of AI Dominance
Raw throughput, not just ideas, will decide AI’s winners, with India poised to lead.
Building Startup Ecosystems with Strategic Expansion and Mentorship
Lessons from TiE: how structured mentorship, new chapters, and even cricket leagues strengthen founder networks.
Navigating the ‘Perfect Storm’: Leadership Amid Turbulence
A new McKinsey–WEF report: 84% of executives feel unprepared for converging threats; why crisis-tested leaders are back.
Workflows → Agents: Where Automation Is Heading
Short answer: yes—the stack is converging. Here’s how n8n, AgentKit, and others signal the next platform shift.
Full-Stack Is the New Baseline
AI and automation have made technology accessible—every role now benefits from a full-stack mindset.
Let Candidates Use AI in Interviews
We demand AI fluency but ban AI in interviews. A better, fairer way to hire.
Hire for Systems Thinking, Not Syntax
Redesign roles and interviews to test decomposition, interfaces, and trade-offs over raw coding speed.
Outcome > Output: Rethinking Metrics in the AI-Boosted Org
Shift from lines of code and tickets closed to cycle time, reliability, and business impact.
Upskilling the Middle: Managers as AI Orchestrators
Turn frontline managers into capability composers—prompts, playbooks, governance, and training.
Buy, Build, or Borrow: Choosing Your Agent Stack
A decision framework across SaaS copilots, open frameworks, and internal platforms—TCO, risk, and lock-in.
Governance, Safety, and Data Rights Reshape GTM
In AI-first markets, trust collateral and policy-as-code now decide deals.