The quiet advantage of building away from the spotlight

Warren Buffett’s choice to stay in Omaha wasn’t just personal – it was strategic. By stepping away from the noise, he made space for clarity, consistency, and long-term thinking. For Indian founders building outside the Bengaluru start-up ecosystem, there’s a quiet lesson here: sometimes, the best way to accelerate is to step away.

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Why great engineering starts with understanding materials

Engineering isn’t just about tools or technology, it begins with knowing how materials behave and building machines and methods around them. From steam engines to semiconductors, every major breakthrough has come from this core understanding. If we want to keep innovating, we must reconnect with the fundamentals – not just deploy systems, but truly build them.

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What India needs to spark its next wave of innovation

India’s weak R&D output is often blamed on underfunding. But what if the root cause runs deeper, into how and where we live? Innovation needs more than money; it needs mental space, stillness and the right physical environment. Until we create a home that supports deep work, we may keep importing the ideas we could have built ourselves.

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Why India’s tech adoption story needs Capex thinking, not VC timelines

Asset Liability Management isn’t just a banking principle, it’s a lens through which we should view India’s digital transformation. As mid and large-scale businesses invest in core tech infrastructure, we need to reframe these investments as Tech Capex, not quick-win software buys. And that shift has big implications for how we fund the builders behind this movement.

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