Musings

An assorted collection of thoughts on business, finance, and life. Browse by tags.

18 May 2023

The importance of long-term support for philanthropy in the social sector

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As part of Rainmatter, I get to be in meetings & learn from...
15 May 2023

Potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on mankind and capitalism.

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It took us ~30 mins to integrate commoditized ChatGPT...
12 May 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) policy at Zerodha

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We’ve just created an internal AI policy at Zerodha to give clarity to the team, given the AI/job loss anxiety...
03 May 2023

Beware of crypto and other online scams

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Someone I know got scammed & lost money...
28 Apr 2023

Entrepreneur of the Year

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No Business Background...
25 Apr 2023

The dark side of liquidation preferences

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I think the number of founders and leaders, especially at late-stage startups quitting will only increase, making it harder for businesses to survive this funding winter...
22 Apr 2023

The many benfits of hemp

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Hemp is versatile and has multiple uses...
21 Apr 2023

Stock market prediction gaming platforms are regulatorily grey

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Stock market prediction gaming platforms where you guess...
07 Apr 2023

No amount of money can buy good health. A few transformational stories from my life

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Today is World Health Day. Not that we need a day to remind us...
06 Apr 2023

The best example of an Indian fintech product made for India

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India is unique. Copy-pasting models from the US, etc, has hardly worked...
01 Apr 2023

Fun workout session with the team at Zerodha

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Thanks to all the internal health initiatives, my gut says that Zerodha might be...
31 Mar 2023

The SEBI board meeting press conference is a masterclass on Indian markets

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The press conference post the SEBI board meets feels like being in a master class on Indian capital markets...
29 Mar 2023

Health insurance should be the biggest priority of your personal finances

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Buying a health insurance plan for the family is the most important...
28 Mar 2023

How we use FOSS to store billions of lines of log data

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As brokers, we must store billions of lines of log data...
27 Mar 2023

a few thoughts on the increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT)

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Here are a few thoughts on the STT increase. The 25% increase in F&O STT will further move volumes from futures to options...
20 Mar 2023

The case for payments banks

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With the SVB crisis, there's a lot of talk in the US about...
19 Mar 2023

Electric vehicles vs. internal combustion engines

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I assumed, like many, that electric vehicles (EVs) weren't as green since most electricity in India is generated by burning coal...
13 Mar 2023

Lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse

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It is ridiculous how many things can go wrong when running a business...
08 Mar 2023

Meeting Bill Gates and talking about Rainmatter Foundation

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Thanks for the acknowledgment Bill Gates...
07 Mar 2023

The downside of chasing higher valuations

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We celebrate valuations, but the more I speak to founders, the more I'm convinced high valuations are detrimental...