Sukumar Rajagopal

Extreme pivot - our digital transformation envisioning method as an anchor video in animated form. youtu.be/nXAfj0-Urx8 Thnx to @PriyaRaju

On this auspicious day of Ashada Ekadashi, I am very happy to announce the launch of my humble attempt to make history interesting. bharatrajya.com The idea is actually very very simple You go to the site, select a year, and It will show you who ruled which part of India at that point in time.

Superb. /via @simonw Substack post

Brilliant

Catching up a bit late on this. Brilliant (goes without saying). It’s a jackpot/revolutionary idea for Knowledge Management. A field that has been waiting for such an idea. Awesome Andrej.

@sridharkswamy thnx for the RT

@PriyaRaju Terrible

@rsukumar Thanks for sharing, Sukumar. I called them an hour back. Somebody wanted to know “what the problem was”. Appalling lack of customer journey management.

A frustrating experience with the heavily marketed curapod from my wife Priya Raju.

He graduated in 2008, possibly one of the toughest years to graduate because of the global recession. He studied at Global Institute of Technology, which wasn’t one of the big-name colleges in Bengaluru, and jobs were scarce back then. But that situation actually nudged him toward entrepreneurship. He had a fascination for developing websites and would go around Basavanagudi and Malleshwara visiting small shops, asking if he could build a website for them. He was relentless and genuine. Some shop owners saw that sincerity and gave him a chance. He ended up building around over 250 websites, often charging as little as two thousand rupees. Out of that experience came a small prototype that caught the attention of Madhura Garments, who eventually acquired his product. Madhura Garments was a client of Ernst and Young, and through that connection, someone from E&Y got to know about his work and offered him a job. Vittal says he couldn’t even pronounce Ernst and Young back then and had no idea what the firm did, so he declined. The person who offered him the job became a friend though, and when that person later moved to KPMG, he invited Vittal to join him there. That’s how Vittal entered the world of consulting. At KPMG, he worked on project financing and investment management, picked up new skills, and gained confidence. He then joined Robert Bosch, where he got exposure to their venture funding arm. Bosch offered him opportunities in both the US and Germany, and he eventually relocated to Germany. There, he worked on costing, investment structuring, and large project implementations. In 2014, while traveling in the US, he met an American at a café who noticed the Robert Bosch badge on his shirt. They started chatting, and when the man asked what he did, Vittal explained that he worked on costing and investment structuring at Bosch. The American said he was trying to build a crowdfunding platform for ideas and asked if Vittal could offer some strategic advice and guidance. That short conversation became the turning point that introduced him to the world of crowdfunding. He helped the American set up the platform, advised him on strategy, and even made some money along the way. Through that journey, he realized that while crowdfunding was becoming popular in the US, people in Germany didn’t have easy access to such opportunities. He thought, why not build something for Germany, by Germans, for Germans? That idea became the foundation for his venture, which went on to become one of the fastest-growing startups in Germany. Eventually, it was acquired by a large German media and publishing group. Because of his ability to execute and build meaningful things, he later became an ambassador for German startups, representing the Indo-German entrepreneurial bridge. In 2020, he came back to India. While traveling through Karkala and Udupi, he noticed handmade dolls being sold on the roadside for just fifty rupees, while the same products sold for six hundred rupees in Bengaluru. That gap really struck him, and he decided to do something about it. That’s how Kreate was born. It’s a platform that helps artisans without GST registration sell their handmade products directly to customers. Today, Kreate has over twenty-eight thousand sellers and has generated over thirty-five million dollars in lifetime sales! Vittal also raised two million dollars in venture funding for the company, and Kreate now stands as a sustainable, profitable venture. In 2025, he launched Nucleo, a platform that helps investors verify startup data using company identification numbers and helps founders set up clean data rooms and cap tables. It makes the due diligence process faster, easier, and more transparent for both sides. Vittal’s story is a great example of what persistence and curiosity can create. From building websites for small shops in Basavanagudi to building one of Germany’s fastest-growing startups, and then coming back to empower Indian artisans, his journey is all about grit, reinvention, and purpose. I really enjoyed our conversation, Vittal. Looking forward to featuring your story soon on @mundhebanni

@Nash_Siddiqui And yes IVC was likely multilingual. At least Dravidian & Munda speakers were present. That doesn’t prevent the seals from encoding one lingua Franca.

@Nash_Siddiqui Thnx. I did say in my speech that celestial omens r approx 40% of inscriptions not 100%. Please dm me your email. I will email it to u. It’s not yet published. I do believe the seals encode Dravidian. However after celestial signs are internalized u can read them in any lang.

Interesting conceptualization. But it fails with its initial assumption. The basic assumption is not factually correct. The assumption that sign # 342 - the Jar sign and sign # 211, never occur together, but they occur at least in 5 different, distinct occurances. Seal M 23 as an example. Posts below with screenshots. youtube.com/live/GBHCcEcku…

@Nash_Siddiqui Btw @Nash_Siddiqui you had said few factual issues. Are there other issues you found in my main presentation ? Please let me know. That will be very helpful.

Here both signs together...there are more occurances, X allows only 4 images at a time...

@Nash_Siddiqui Thnx for the fact check. Will look into it. Btw it is noted researcher Gift Siromoney’s finding & not mine & it’s not part of my paper. I did the Gift Siromoney memorial lecture & I decided to open my speech with this. it is not central to my findings of a celestial omen list.

Thanks a lot to NASSCOM for the collab. Special thanks to Achyuta for the wonderful keynote speech.

India’s tech industry is on a strong growth trajectory, with revenues expected to reach $282.6 billion in FY25, reflecting a 5.1% increase from last year. The sector is also set to generate 126,000 new jobs, more than double the 60,000 added in FY24, as per our Nasscom Strategic Review Report 2025. As technology advances, the demand for cutting-edge digital skills continues to rise, shaping the future of work. We are pleased to announce that @achyutaghosh , Head - Insights at @nasscom , will share his expertise on Skills in Demand in the Indian Tech Sector at an exclusive session. 📌 When: March 19, 2025 | 4 PM onwards 📌 Where: Taj Wellington Mews, Chennai Achyuta will explore the key skills fueling India’s tech growth and discuss how professionals and organizations can stay ahead in this evolving landscape. @rsukumar @bhaskar2415 @KhyatiKapoor17 @nasscom_member_ #DigitalSkills #techtrends #techjobs #growth

Tragic and very sad. Even the smallest amount of blood makes it Cat 3 and IG needs to be given per the knowledgeable doctors in this thread.

@PriyaRaju LOL

On the phone: Madam, we’re calling from “Keedham”. Me: Eh? Phone: Keedham, madam. The restaurant. Me: The what restaurant? Oh, “Geetham”! Phone: {Aggrieved} That’s what I’ve been saying, madam. The Kogul problem in Chennai is very real, people.

This is a beautiful composition

I don't know what to make of this... I've been on Twitter since December of 2006. I've been on Threads since it opened up. What I see in my "feed" is SO different. 80+% of Twitter is negative/angry/mean. 80+% of Threads is light and even inspiring at times. Is it just me?

@narayananh @nagasiddharth One example - implecho.com/tour-guide-sys…

@narayananh @nagasiddharth When you do these tours abroad everyone is given a headset and we can hear the leader speak clearly. Some kind of local wireless network.

Let's say 20 people are going on a walking tour and there's a group leader. What's the best way for the group leader to communicate so that all the 20 can hear the GL well? Is there a mic and earpiece setup available that works for something like this?