Its strange to most remember a player and captain for a tournament in which his team fell heartbreakingly short, especially if he's the most successful IPL captain ever, and has subsequently led India to a T20 World Cup win.
But the way Rohit played and led the Indian team in the 2023 Cricket World Cup was perhaps the most stunning transformation of a team, led by a man who reinvented himself and his team's approach to 50 over cricket.
Happy birthday Rohit Sharma. So much you have already given us, and delighted that you're still at the crease, hopefully for another WC!
I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and thank you for believing in me to lead the company that has always put you at the center of our work. This is not goodbye. It’s a hello to John and I can’t wait for you to get to know him like I do! 🙏
If our business would be the first to be competed away by vibe coded apps, why are we seeing such rapid customer growth (exceeding 50%) right now? And why don't we see vibe coded email or spreadsheet or accounting app or messaging apps yet?
My own personal R&D project is to enable huge gains in programmer productivity by _combining_ compiler technology with AI. Our goal is to enable a quantum leap in programmer productivity while being able to provide security, privacy and compliance guarantees. Without those guarantees, vibe coding just piles up tech debt faster and faster until the whole thing collapses.
Of course, for people like Garry Tan, tech debt is to be pawned off on unsuspecting acquirers.
Let me make a bet with Garry Tan: we will outshine and outlast his vibe coding companies!
Cheat code for life: Surround yourself with people who root for your growth, not your comfort. The ones who refuse to let you coast. Who celebrate risks. Who hold you to a higher standard. Who force you to think bigger. Give your energy to those who give it back 10 times over.
A recent distress call: a student has taken about ₹70L ($80K) debt at 12% to get a master's degree in a small college in the US.
The problem: the job scene in IT is bad, especially so for foreign students and payments on the loan are starting soon.
I don't know what we could do in this situation because we have not been hiring much as we transform ourselves for the AI era. That caution in hiring is also because we have a policy of not resorting to lay-offs.
I urge students and parents to be cautious in borrowing heavily to pursue degrees abroad. Borrowing heavily to pursue degrees in India is unwise too.
I strongly believe we should not trap young people in debt in the name of education. The only smart course is for prospective employers to fund training programs and for the industry to broadly accept such alternative credentials rather than ask for formal degrees.
The best investment we make as a company is in training and skill development. I hope companies do this widely so we don't strand young people in debt.
Had an incredible time at #Zoholics2025! 🚀 Energized by the new Agentic AI integrations in Zoho Apps—truly visionary! Fantastic to meet @svembu, reconnect with old friends, and make new ones. The AI Future is Agentic, and It Takes Time to build something truly transformative.
You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room. You need to be the one who shows up. Who stays true to their word. Who can figure it out. Who does the boring things well. Who takes pride in their work. Who is reliable. The old fashioned things never go out of style.
A life lesson I wish I learned earlier: Your thoughts shape your reality. Think small, live small. Think big, live big. Upgrade your thoughts. Demand more from yourself. Reality bends to those who believe it can.
We need to be careful in sharing or believing all that we see on TV or on social media.
The fog of war is always confusing. And now, in an age of AI videos, fake news and even fake handles - very tough to say what is really true and what is not.
Do wait for confirmation from reliable sources. And remember, even they can get it wrong in the middle of this chaos.