The Honest Lens

I've sat on both sides of the build vs. buy decision as a CTO — greenlighting custom builds and signing off on vendor contracts. Here's the framework I actually use.

I've sat in board meetings where AI comes up as a mandate before anyone can say what it means for that business. Here's what real AI governance requires.

Most CEOs treat the DPDP Act as a legal-team problem to be briefed on once and forgotten. That's a mistake — here's what compliance actually requires in 2026.