Writing & Thinking

Essays and frameworks on innovation decision-making under uncertainty, especially where the cost of being wrong is high.

My writing explores how organisations and innovators navigate uncertainty—
from choosing the right problems to solving them responsibly, and from
developing ventures to scaling them in fragile ecosystems.

These essays draw from my work across government, industry, and deep-tech,
and often challenge popular innovation playbooks that don’t translate well
to Indian and emerging-market realities.

Most of my long-form writing is published on Substack.

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Selected Articles on Innovation

Innovation Is Not a Pitch. It’s a Claim on Future Value

Innovation Rent: The Missing Link in Valuation Logic

Deep Tech: Misunderstood and Misused

Why Great Ideas Fail: The Theranos Lesson on Innovation Evolution, TRLs, and Misapplied Models

Prototyping the Venture: Why Great Ideas Fail and What to Do Before Your MVP