Ekalavya’s right thumb and the importance of opposable thumbs By Prasad April 17, 2023 This weekend, I accidentally cut my left thumb. As I fumbled around, two trains of…
Problem definition on the path to lean maturity (webinar recap part 3) By Prasad February 15, 2022 (Originally posted on Feb 15, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we hosted a webinar…
Here’s how to avoid DRIP environments with leadership buy-in (webinar recap part 2) By Prasad January 26, 2022 (Originally posted on Jan 26, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we hosted a webinar…
Telecom bills… how much they (and the world) have changed! By Prasad August 7, 2010 I just got off of a telephone call with Surekha, who is traveling…
Demand generation — science or art? By Prasad July 19, 2010 If you are like us, targeting small and medium businesses (SMBs) around…
Privacy and your social graph — Lesson from the early and pioneering days of Social Networks @ Spoke Software By Prasad July 10, 2010 Facebook, every so often, tunes its business model. And in doing so,…
Prasad’s “24 hour” migration rule By Prasad July 4, 2010 People have migrated ever since mankind evolved on earth – to safer grounds,…
When food and product configurators come together! By Prasad April 17, 2010 P. F. Chang’s China Bistro in the Stanford Shopping Center here in Palo…
Changing the world from the bottom — one village at a time By Prasad October 24, 2011 As an engineer and closet sociologist, I love stories about cultural change — especially those…
(Product) Teardowns — a necessary and critical tool in every product manager’s/marketer’s arsenal August 16, 2011
America re-discovers Intelligent Assist Devices and cobots! (Or, Obama professes a love for robots!) July 22, 2011
Small Businesses and Midsize Companies hit the big stage at SAP’s SAPPHIRENOW By Prasad May 17, 2011 Orlando, May 17th, 2011: Bill McDemott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, SAP’s co-CEOs, just delivered their…
SAP’s Best-Kept Secret…. By Prasad April 20, 2011 While I have always enjoyed writing, it’s been a while since I have written professionally.…
Process investments: As important as product, but often ignored By Prasad September 28, 2020 (Originally posted on Sep 28, 2020 on the Drishti blog) In assembly, codifying the process…
Drishti’s Series B ushers in a fourth manufacturing era: AI-powered production (and people) By Prasad June 15, 2020 (Originally posted on Jun 15, 2020 on the Drishti blog) This morning, we announced news…
Drishti guides automakers in uncertain times — including DENSO By Prasad February 11, 2020 (Originally posted on Feb 11, 2020 on the Drishti blog) After many decades of incremental…
Four generations of engineers: The life and times of my grandfather, CVS Narasimha Rao By Prasad August 25, 2025