Devendra Singh Mahra

"The bond forged by a shared purpose is stronger than blood" - @narendramodi Hon'ble Prime Minister of India @PMOIndia

@bharatvaarta @MarcellusInvest @RoshanCariappa I would highly recommend going to some college and try convincing some youngsters. Social media impact will be very clear.

@bharatvaarta @MarcellusInvest @RoshanCariappa I am curious to understand if policy makers are assessing the impact of social media on youth, employment, industries, society. From where I see it, it is difficult to convince youth for the skilling that is discussed in podcast as there are other distractions.

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@ponnappa b2c intensity in b2b. What problems/challenges employees of b2b businesses will face while shifting mindset?

my point being that i suspect we are entering an era of consumer-app style retention within the enterprise software arena that was previously dominated by multi-year lock-in contracts like b2c, we will have to demonstrate value daily to our customers or they will 'uninstall' us

here the entire technology landscape is shifting every quarter the entire global political landscape is shifting every quarter valid enterprise roadmaps are dropping under 6 months but revenue is still recurring it seems

May be because of literary and reading tradition. You read more, so you have opinions hence arguments and debates. Writings are strong opinions most of the times. So, more reading leads to opinion formation. The happiness is being derived from reading not material experiences so less commerce oriented.

@devendrasm @abhimanyutwits I think it's because they are not commerce oriented and waste all their time winning arguments.

bengalis exists in binaries -- either kattar hindutvadis or almost islamo-gauschists, there is literally no middle ground. also, the world is not ready for bengali hindutva when it finally comes, ganga belt folks will appear minions, bengal might even beat coastal KA on this.

@neeleshmisra @Poojajain2210 Is anyone in govt or policy making studying the impact of social media on society, kids, youngsters?

@Poojajain2210 Totally agree.

The real question is how do we shift from fragmented attention to sustained focus by reintroducing hands-on creative tools and meaningful, imagination-led engagement? The opportunity lies in redesigning how we engage, create, and think.

@VineethaGov @svembu I meant the reasons discouraging people :)

I studied the life and work of Lee Kuan Yew, the Founder-Prime Minister of Singapore intensely during my early 20s. Immense respect for him. In this video clip, he advises a young woman pursuing a PhD not to neglect marriage and kids. I recently gave very similar advice. Elon Musk would say much the same thing. We have to orient our culture, society and the economy so that smart ambitious women do want to have children (and sadly, this needs to be said today: men cannot have children). If we fail at this, humanity will lose. Now let the attacks begin! 🤓

@jsensarma @abhimanyutwits May be because most writings are opinionated

@abhimanyutwits Imo Bongs are *very* opinionated, no matter which side of the opinion they take.

I can understand the anxiety and challenges of young people. Having kids is lot of extra work and effort in the new social setup. But both my wife and I agree that it is best to have kids as early as possible. If your financial capability allows, at least 2, ideally 3-4 (I wish I knew this earlier :) ). It gives the kids a good support system.

@svembu thedrum.com/news/steve-job…

@svembu Glad someone prominent is saying this 🙏.

@prakdadlani @prakdadlani Ji, I would like to read if some article has been written on this. I work on both sides of this, manufacturing as well as software. IMHO, the software and office people are taking manufacturing a lot lightly :)

Facts by Radika:

@radika_agarwal Are VCs investing in such businesses? us ai in bg to do what? Any thesis or article to read?

unsexy businesses are actually much sexier with each model release so - build the supply chain - set up a manufacturing unit - sign up 1000s of vendors who don’t understand technology beyond UPI use ai in the bg- to expedite everything that you do but continue deeply engaging yourself in the real world. in 2026, that’s the moat

@zionszzn Check for cervical spondylosis

Getting older is crazy. One wrong pillow angle and your neck is disabled for the entire week. 😭

@AjeyGore I guess it is about who has used what more.

In haven’t used IDE in 3 months. Only opened to understand some code, maybe 4-5 times. Why people are using IDEs?

@hitobs Lowering cost can expand the market.

My current mental model basis what I am seeing around me and at InfoEdge in all our verticals - Naukri, 99acres, Jeevansathi and Shiksha. 1) AI is fundamentally deflationary for businesses. 2) When the cost of intelligence drops toward zero, the cost of doing many things drops with it. 3) Everyone becomes more productive but no one stays differentiated for long. 4) The natural outcome? Price compression. Margin pressure, Commoditization. 5) We’ve seen this with the internet, cloud, SaaS. AI is doing it to cognition itself. But this is only half the story. 6) AI is deflationary for existing markets and expansionary for new ones The big mistake 7) Using AI just to do the same things cheaper. That’s a race to the bottom. 8) The real question is, What becomes possible now that was previously impossible? Three ways I see AI creating real advantage 1) Solving problems that were too expensive to solve or not solvable earlier 2) Serving customers who couldn’t be served before 3) Delivering experiences and quality that wasn’t possible to deliver before In other words Don’t just lower costs. Expand the market. Because when capabilities commoditise , value shifts to, – Distribution and Customer Relationships – Brand – Trust – Proprietary data – Ecosystems The winners in the AI era won’t be the most companies which are the most efficient. They’ll be companies with the best imagination

@aparanjape @hitobs @sbikh And imagination remains the only moat?

@sbikh Agree... well put. Focus on expanding markets, new products/services/solutions... rather than just reducing costs and improving efficiency. "The winners in the AI era won’t be the most companies which are the most efficient. They’ll be companies with the best imagination."

@neeleshmisra @neeleshmisra Ji, what are the responsibilities of a creator?

I would love to know what has changed in his perspective on responsibility as a creator since then.

@prakdadlani Till it remains easier to make money in other ways, manufacturing won't be first choice for people.

@prakdadlani Mostly not going to happen. The education and training 2nd generation gets is not same as what first generation gets. Options both had are different.

India & China both have the same problem. The 2nd generation factory owners are often not as passionate. The first generation built with struggle. They took risks, worked long hours, and fought to survive. The second generation inherits comfort. The factory is already running. Money is already there. The market is already built. So, the hunger drops. A lot of them: - don’t want to run operations - were pushed into the family business - like ownership more than responsibility And slowly, strong factories are becoming average factories. Meanwhile, new founders enter the same industry with more energy, speed, and ambition. That is why many old businesses decline while newcomers rise. A business cannot survive on family name alone. Every generation must earn it again. What needs to change to solve this?