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2026
#09TOOLSBuild your AI superpowers #1: Goblin ToolsEvery Saturday, one AI tool and one new superpower. First up: Goblin Tools, which turns overwhelming tasks into small, doable steps.4 JUL 2026 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#08MARKETINGThe Trust Economy: why marketers must care who owns the AIFrom cool copy to brand safety. Why trust and data sovereignty are the new currency, two prompts to audit your stack, and India's sovereign AI toolkit.27 JUN 2026 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#07VISIONThe death of the rectangle: when AI opens its eyesThe screenless revolution. Why your camera is the new keyboard, the rise of AI for blue-collar work, and how vision AI turns every mechanic into a master technician.26 FEB 2026 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#06MEMORYThe Forever Interface: when AI becomes memoryDedicated to my father. The shift from AI that does tasks to AI that offers presence: digital ancestry, family clouds and passing wisdom forward.18 FEB 2026 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#05MEDIAThe end of static media: the movie is now an appSoftware is eating the studio. Elastic cinema, AI-made micro-dramas from Tier 2 India, and why the creative technologist is the hybrid to become.13 JAN 2026 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#04AGENTSThe Doing Era: why 2026 changes everything2026 is the year AI stops chatting and starts doing. From prompting to delegating, the rise of the one-person unicorn, and India's leap to voice agents.7 JAN 2026 · ON LINKEDIN ↗
2025
#03INDIAThe end of the Information TaxFor 75 years India has paid an information tax. How AI moves us from search to synthesis, and why in India it is about access, not efficiency.23 DEC 2025 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#02MARKETINGAI does not level the playing field. It widens the gapPrompt copiers, tool tourists and quiet operators. Four AI workflows every marketer should master, and why India could become the capital of AI-led marketing.2 DEC 2025 · ON LINKEDIN ↗#01BASICSYou're overthinking AI. Here's what actually mattersAI won't steal your job, it will steal your excuses. Why judgment, not output, is your real edge, plus a Chief of Staff prompt and five underrated tools.18 NOV 2025 · ON LINKEDIN ↗