Komal Kashiramka Bhandari

Grammarly just acquired startup Coda (last valued at 1.2bn) with a goal of a possible IPO. This could be a big move in productivity, especially for product teams. Coda CEO Shishir Mehrotra was recently on Lenny's podcast (first comment below). https://lnkd.in/gmgfcm2P

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Join us for a conversation with Peggy Rayzis on building a "Developer Intent led" GTM motion! We explore the key drivers that led to the wild success of Apollo Graph QL... followed by an AMA Link to register in comments. Feel free to share any questions

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Can Pradeep Ittycheria survive the gauntlet of engineering and leadership questions Andrew Greiner and I throw at him this week? You'll have to listen to find out! We dig into an article he wrote on LinkedIn a few years ago about rewarding vs recognizing effort, how you can structure your organization to deliver the most value, and how he parses the signals out of the noise of managing our massive organization. Take a listen: https://lnkd.in/dBtbnRqE #engineering #productmanagement #podcast

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📊 Wrote a new piece on Medium: The True Cost of Not Investing: Stocks, Gold vs. Inflation in the U.S., India, and Pakistan (1997–2023) Let’s imagine three friends standing together in 1997, each with a plan to grow their wealth over time: 🔹 Mike from the U.S. has $100,000 🔹 Harish in India holds INR 100,000 🔹 Arslan in Pakistan has PKR 100,000 They want something reliable that doesn’t require daily attention or expertise — a “set it and forget it” investment approach. They explore three options: ▶ Investing in stocks ▶ Buying gold ▶ Holding cash Fast forward to 2023, and the results are telling. 📈 This analysis dives into how each choice impacted their wealth over 27 years, revealing the role of inflation and why some investments thrived while others lagged. https://lnkd.in/d8T7BGqG #Investing #FinancialPlanning #WealthBuilding #Inflation #Stocks #Gold

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Our recent hiring post brought in over 500 applications, including a fantastic response from IIT candidates and other top talent across the country. We’re thrilled by the interest in joining our mission to shape the future of robotics and AI! But here’s what we’re really looking for: beyond resumes, we want to see portfolios that showcase your passion and hands-on experience. Whether you’ve developed robots, crafted AI models, or led impactful projects, a portfolio is the best way for us to understand your skills, creativity, and problem-solving approach. Why does a portfolio matter? • It shows us how you translate ideas into reality. • It highlights your technical abilities and real-world experience. • It’s a chance to make your application stand out with tangible proof of your work. If you have a portfolio website, even better! It gives you an edge by providing us with a detailed view of your contributions and projects. To everyone who has applied or plans to – thank you! We’re excited to learn more about your work and how you can contribute to our journey of innovation at I HUB ROBOTICS 🇮🇳🦾 #Hiring #RoboticsCareers #AIInnovation #PortfolioMatters #FutureOfTech #IHUBRobotics #HiringNow #NowHiring #TechJobs #AIJobs #RoboticsCareers #JoinOurTeam #ApplyNow #IHUBRobotics #FutureOfTech

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It’s eye-opening to see how AI model businesses are dealing with tight margins despite big investments. 🤯 Aidan Gomez’s comments about the “zero margin business” highlight the fierce competition and price cuts in the industry. 💸 With giants like OpenAI and Anthropic lowering prices to stay ahead, it’s a tough time for startups. The future of AI might depend on finding new ways to make these technologies profitable. 🚀 #AI #MachineLearning #TechTrends #Startups https://lnkd.in/ejkDu_wT

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India is not just catching up in the AI race; we're innovating and leading in ways that are uniquely ours. The Economic Times recently highlighted how our approach to Generative AI goes beyond just Large Language Models (LLMs), addressing the specific challenges and opportunities within our diverse market. Rahul Agarwalla, Managing Partner at SenseAI Ventures, shared his invaluable insights into this AI revolution. His leadership and vision are truly driving innovation in the field, and it's an honour to be part of this journey with him. For anyone interested in the developments in AI and how India is making its mark on the global stage, this is a must-read.

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🚀Hi Folks, I'm Taking on the Product #Teardown_Challenge along with Arindam Goswami! 🚀 As part of an exciting challenge by Product Space, I’m stepping into the role of Senior VP of Product at #Zepto Quick Commerce! Zepto’s already crushing it with 10-minute deliveries across 30 cities in India, but there’s so much more potential to unlock! 💡 Here’s the mission: ➡️ Increase Zepto’s Average Order Value (AOV) to ₹600 🛒 ➡️ Boost product discovery and engagement to encourage bigger, more frequent orders 🔍 ➡️ Elevate the purchase experience to keep customers coming back for more 🔄 And I need YOUR help to make it happen! 🙌 🎯 Your insights on quick commerce platforms like Zepto, Blinkit, and Swiggy Instamart are key to shaping these strategies. I’ve put together a short survey, and your feedback will be crucial in tackling this challenge! 💥 Thanks for your support—let’s crack this together! 🙌 Link to the form - https://lnkd.in/g5v2y4wR #ProductTeardown #QuickCommerce #ProductManagement #ProductSpace

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TSMC | founder has a great story. As with the world’s most valuable tech companies they were founded in dorm rooms, garages and diners by entrepreneurs who were remarkably young. Bill Gates was 19. Steve Jobs was 21. Jeff Bezos and Jensen Huang were 30. Morris Chang however was 55 …. when he founded Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, now one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors. Chang worked for a quarter-century at Texas Instruments and then joined the Taiwan research body that spun off TSMC. TSMC customers include Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm. Now 92 - his most known quote is as follows. “ ….. Without strategy, execution is aimless. Strategy without execution is useless ….. “

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Thanks, Amnic team, for hosting me on your podcast. I enjoyed the conversation with Sathya narayanan Nagarajan. We have many things in common from our learnings from working on CD-based products where perfection was the expectation in the first iteration to today, when Amnic and Mindtickle are taking big bets on GenAI and Cloud to delight our customers. In this podcast, I shared my experiences of more than twenty years of building and deploying large-scale systems at Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Mindtickle. The podcast also covers my learnings from moving from large enterprises to a relatively smaller company where being agile and nimble is paramount. #Microsoft, #Meta, #Google #Mindtickle.

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Watching Vinod Khosla talk with Rocky Yu about exponentials at the AGI House. Vinod said you could see the future of the Internet in the 1970s if you watched carefully. So, here are my guesses on what new fields AGI will revolutionize in what order: 1) Creative industries: image generation, music generation and movies 2) Robotics: foundational models will enable much better robotics to be deployed much more widely 3) Biotech: the creation of new drugs, better therapies etc…

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💡 Exploring Advanced RAG Together 💡 For those considering or already working on integrating RAG-powered GenAI assistants into your products or solutions, I’m excited to share some learnings in an upcoming talk. This session builds on the basics we explored sometime before (https://lnkd.in/dBw4UGA4) and dives into recent advancements like DRAGIN, ERAGent, and GraphRAG. These concepts are inspired by some fascinating research papers that I’ve been exploring, and I hope this discussion can spark ideas and conversations within the community. If this resonates with you, feel free to join in. I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences as well! 🙌

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Loved this insight on Risk from the esteemed Terence Tao In times of great uncertainty, the relative advantage of "playing it safe" diminishes because no option can completely eliminate risk. Paradoxically, in such situations, taking bold actions can become more rational, as decisions should align with the level of external risk in the system. This highlights that uncertainty fundamentally reshapes the balance between safe and bold choices, requiring a more nuanced approach to decision-making. Many decisions in life involve the tradeoff between risk and reward. Perhaps one has to choose between a "low risk, low reward" course of action that plays it safe but does not achieve any big wins, or a "high risk, high reward" choice that could potentially give greater benefits but also greater downsides. Risk management is a complex task, but it can initially be explored with very simplified models, always keeping in mind George Box's dictum that "all models are wrong, but some are useful." For this simple model, one can assume that each course of action comes with two numbers: the "reward," representing the average positive net gain, and the "risk," interpreted here as the standard deviation from the mean. A "safe" action might have a reward of 5 and a risk of 3, written as 5±3, while a "bold" action might have a reward of 9 and a risk of 10, written as 9±10. Given the general preference for risk aversion, one strategy is to minimize "value at risk"—the value one might lose in a bad scenario. For the safe action (5±3), the value at risk is 3-5 = -2, indicating that even in bad luck, a small gain is likely. For the bold action (9±10), the value at risk is 10-9 = 1, suggesting possible losses. This favors the safe action. When external shocks are introduced, the analysis changes. Suppose a fixed shock of -5 uniformly affects outcomes. While this lowers rewards, it does not alter relative decision-making. However, with uncertain shocks (e.g., -5±10), risk is recalculated using the law of additivity of variance. For uncorrelated risks, the safe action moves from 5±3 to 0±√(10²+3²)=0±10.44, while the bold action moves from 9±10 to 4±√(10²+10²)=4±14.14. This reduces the relative value of "playing it safe." In times of great uncertainty, no option remains truly safe. Paradoxically, bold actions can become more rational as personal risk tolerance aligns with systemic risk. However, this conclusion depends on the assumption that external shocks add to risks rather than multiply them. If risks are multiplied (e.g., converting 5±3 to 5±6), the safer option becomes preferable again. Behavioral economics highlights how human decisions deviate from models, as external shocks psychologically distort decisions. Nevertheless, there is a rational basis for altering choices when shocks themselves carry risk. The broader insight remains: uncertainty reshapes the value of safe versus bold decisions.

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Great discussion about "founder mode" with Shreyas Doshi. Well worth the watch/listen regardless of where you find yourself. Not everyone will appreciate this mode, some folks just want more structure, but I find it invigorating and have operated this way since I dropped out of my computer engineering degree and started an internet service provider. Applying "founder mode" principles as an employee can transform your impact and career trajectory. Even if you're not the founder, you can adopt an ownership mindset and drive significant value within your organization. Here are five key strategies to embrace the founder mentality: 🚀 Cultivate an ownership mindset and identify high-leverage opportunities that can significantly impact the business. 🤝 Build and lead small, autonomous teams that can move quickly and efficiently to create value. 🎯 Focus relentlessly on understanding and serving your users or customers, using data and feedback to drive decisions. 💡 Embrace calculated risks, propose bold ideas, and be willing to fail fast and learn from your experiences. 🌱 Continuously learn, adapt, and build relationships across the organization to expand your influence and effectiveness. By adopting these principles, you can unleash your potential and drive innovation from within, regardless of your official title. Are you ready to think like a founder and make a lasting impact? #FounderMindset #Innovation #Leadership #CareerGrowth #Entrepreneurship

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I enjoyed reading the report on AI skill adoption by The Burning Glass Institute. Here were some of my key takeaways from their recent report on AI Adoption on Why Companies Must Prioritize Employee Upskilling The rapid spread of AI skills across America is reshaping the job market at an unprecedented pace. Recent data reveals a compelling case for why companies need to invest in upskilling their workforce to remain competitive in this AI-driven landscape. Geographic Expansion of AI Skills The Generative AI Boom Generative AI has seen explosive growth, with demand increasing by nearly 100 times in the US over the last 18 months. This technology is diffusing faster and more broadly than previous AI waves, making it crucial for companies to equip their employees with these skills. Cross-Industry Adoption Generative AI is breaking out of the traditional tech sphere: Demand for generative AI skills in creative fields now surpasses that in IT and computer science. Marketing and public relations show higher demand for generative AI skills than science and research. .This cross-industry adoption means that companies in various sectors need to upskill their employees to leverage AI effectively. Democratization of AI Skills The rapid spread of generative AI skills suggests a potential transformation of these skills from niche expertise to essential workplace competencies. Companies that fail to upskill their workforce risk falling behind in productivity and innovation. By investing in employee upskilling, companies can: - Bridge the AI skills gap within their organization - Enhance productivity and innovation - Retain talent by providing growth opportunities - Stay competitive in an increasingly AI-driven market As AI continues to reshape the business landscape, companies that prioritize employee upskilling will be better positioned to thrive in the AI revolution. The time to act is now, as the pace of AI adoption shows no signs of slowing down. At Disco we are huge believers in the need for upskilling as the world of work undergoes this rapid transformation.

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AI Appreciation Day celebrates the advancements and impact of artificial intelligence on our lives, industries, and future. This special day acknowledges the remarkable progress in AI technologies, from machine learning and natural language processing to generative models and autonomous systems. On this day, we honor the researchers, engineers, and visionaries who contribute to the AI field, driving innovation and addressing ethical considerations to ensure AI benefits all of humanity. It is also a moment to reflect on the responsible use of AI, emphasizing the importance of ethical frameworks and inclusive development. Let's celebrate the milestones achieved and look forward to the endless possibilities AI holds for a brighter tomorrow. #AIDay #IndustryInnovation #IntelligentAutomation #AIAppreciationDay #ArtificialIntelligence

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Mohit gives a good intro and overview of bufferbloat, codel, cobalt, and PIE: https://lnkd.in/gwQNjwFh

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All conversations start with how my profile/ EB1 application looked. Here's a brief review of what I think worked. https://lnkd.in/g3pTgc4P More blog posts are on the way as I break down the conversations I have been having. And, as always, find a time to chat here: https://lnkd.in/gJ2eyCGP #EB1 #EB1A #immigration #profile

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