I am Mahendra Rathod. I have spent about twenty years working across IT services, retail, BPO, e-commerce, health insurance and startups. Engineering, IIMB and Master of Business Laws. These days I mentor startups, including Vananam and TrekNomads.

 

I read a lot. Physical books, Kindle, audiobooks, blogs. Whatever is closest at hand. Books on money, business, history and human behaviour, plus the occasional self-help book.

 

This blog is where I write down what I am thinking about.

 

Book reviews, how money actually works, why companies and countries do the things they do, what AI is changing and what it is not. Sometimes running and trekking.

 

I write mostly for myself. Explaining something in writing is the quickest way to find out whether I actually understand it. Half these posts started as an argument with someone over dinner. I keep coming back to them later, which is the real test.

 

I use AI to research and draft these posts. The opinions, structure, stories and arguments are mine.

 

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