Sramana Mitra: So, I’m going to give the audience a pointer. Actually, quite a number of years ago, before the pandemic, I wrote a series called “Man and Superman: Human History Bifurcates,” which addresses exactly this. It’s all available on my blog for you to read. My thesis was that people who do not choose to augment are going to be at a disadvantage, and now we are seeing more real manifestations of that.
>>>During this week’s roundtable, we had Vinit Bhansali, Founder and General Partner at Takshil Venture Partners, discuss how his firm is investing in India.
Indorve
As for our entrepreneur pitch, we had Adesh Kumar from Jhansi, India, pitch Indorve. It sounded to me like a TaskRabbit for India. Good idea!
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IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported its second quarter results earlier this week that outpaced market expectations. Despite the headwinds due to the current geo-political situation, IBM reiterated its outlook for the rest of the year.
>>>Sramana Mitra: You know, I read something interesting as you’re talking about this idea of glasses and the augmentation of your experience.
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Yesterday, Alphabet aka Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) announced its second quarter results that soared past market expectations. Google is investing heavily in AI to address the evolving landscape.
>>>Sramana Mitra: So tell me more about what you’re seeing in terms of AI in your world. Even if it’s earlier-stage investments, what kind of things have you invested in, and what trends are you noticing?
>>>Sramana Mitra: I have a different question, but we’ll go on to your next case study in just a moment because what you’re describing is so interesting. I did one of the first online fashion companies—real fashion, regular fashion—back in 1999.
The question that’s swirling in my mind is: you have so many users and so much activity. It must be segmented though, right? Is it the fashionistas who are on there, or is it more the geeks who like t-shirts and fashion?
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