A young male who was born to be an entrepreneur drops out from a computer-science program at a prestigious university.…
Life and Success Require Constant Reinvention
I still remember the first time I heard about computers. They were straight out of science fiction. I began to…
Economic Times and LinkedIn: The Next Microsoft CEO And Lessons From Indians in Silicon Valley
When Vijay Vashee joined Microsoft in 1982 he was just one of two Indians at the 160-person company. It added several more…
Entrepreneurship is a Roller Coaster, Not a Cruise
Listen to the tales of successful company founders and you will get the impression that they sailed smoothly to success.…
Why I Have Become Pessimistic About Indian I.T.
When Wall Street Journal and Forbes published articles, a few years ago, predicting the demise of Indian IT, I responded in BusinessWeek that they were dead wrong.…
LinkedIn: Chinese Can Innovate–But China Can\’t
The Economist asked me to comment on a debate about whether China can innovate. Here is my response. Feel free to…
LinkedIn Influencers: Calling All Engineers: Please Tell Us Your Gender Numbers
One of the technology industry’s most serious shortcomings is that it leaves out women and some minorities. I have written a lot about…
Why Facebook is Doomed
I expect that, within a few years, my Tesla electric car will drive by itself, using Google software. Yes, I…
LinkedIn: Nokia Can\’t Save Microsoft — Only its Geniuses Can!
Microsoft’s announcement that it is buying Nokia’s Devices and Services unit shows it thinks that by acquiring the right technology, it…
LinkedIn: Is the GMAT the Root of Evil in the Business World?
Yes, I know that that’s a very provocative title. But after analyzing data that B-school professor Raj Aggarwal sent me,…
LinkedIn: Why Zuckerberg And Jobs Are Taking A Stand On Immigration
I’ve been one of the staunchest advocates of skilled immigration and have long argued that this should be a top…
LinkedIn: Entrepreneurship: Worthless, Impossible and Stupid?
One of the best and most fun books I’ve read on entrepreneurship is by my friend Daniel Isenberg, titled Worthless, Impossible…
Liberal Arts and Humanities Education: Who Is Right—Bill Gates, or the Late Steve Jobs?
When students asked me what subjects they should major in to become a tech entrepreneur, I would say engineering, mathematics,…
How To Go From Being a Disaster—To a Great Speaker
When I saw my son Tarun forget his lines and freeze up on the big stage at the 2011 Economist Ideas…
LinkedIn: How To Be Happy At Work–Despite That Jerk Boss
Companies often hire management consultants to find ways to improve productivity. They focus on process and procedure. But there is…
Innovating Women Leaning In to Tell Their Own Stories
The technology industry has a gender problem. The vast majority of its Venture Capitalists are male as are the founders…
LinkedIn: Look Before You Leap Into That MBA
My Wall Street Journal article about why I discourage students who want to become entrepreneurs from doing an MBA provoked a far…
You’re Not Indestructible — Or Indispensable
On the flight back from Mexico, I started to feel a shooting pain in my left arm. It was as…