Waking up on the wrong side of disruption
We are all in the midst of not one but several waves of disruption.
There are many forces at play. When these forces intersect, they multiply. When they multiply, they change everything exponentially. And after that there’s no stopping.
A DNA stool test reminds me of Google's self-driving car
I sat in a Google self-driving car back in 2012...when it was still a Toyota Prius. See the pic below. Neither I nor the car look this way anymore.
When healthcare goes awry. From drugs to disruption
Recently I was at a healthcare facility in a semi-urban region - less than 100 miles from a major metro. It had a whiff of industry from good times that have long drifted by.
I tried to locate a Starbucks. Google Maps spotted one and took me towards the local university campus. As I drove there, I noticed several pain management clinics advertising themselves in unusual ways for "relief".
Understanding 6 trends shaping healthcare through one specialty: gastroenterology
If you throw a pebble today, it's likely to land on an article that talks about how artificial intelligence and its brother machine learning are changing healthcare.
Yes, I get it broadly. But I was curious to explore how exactly healthcare's trends are shaping any one medical specialty.
Four insights from healthcare's imminent future
Instead of driving on the highway, let’s imagine you drove upwards from wherever you are…you’ll reach space in about an hour.
Healthcare: Disruption at a scale we haven't seen before
Just like you, I'm trying to make sense of the world around me. But there are no templates for the bridge that healthcare's building for its future.
All we can do is listen to weak signals and amplify them.
Private equity in gastroenterology: A train that’s left the station
Well, they are calling it the golden age of rectums! The trends are simple and straightforward.
First, baby boomers and beyond are aging and staying alive longer.
How to cannibalize your job and make friends with a machine
Instead of waiting for a machine to come after you, it’s better that you steadily kill your job yourself. And invite the machine to takeover.
Why it's more important than ever to be authentic at work
It’s going to get increasingly tougher to standout by being robotic when there are real robots buzzing around. Surely, machines will be better at any work that requires repeatability, learning and spotting patterns.
5 steps towards re-organizing your team for high performance
Leading a group of people towards a common objective is tough. It constantly requires you to evaluate your decisions based on various changes. Sometimes, it requires restructuring your team to achieve a higher objective.
You may be driven towards a re-org because of many reasons.
If cofounders are such a pain, why do you really need them?
I have always found that when you announce your intentions, people will join you on your journey. A moving train going somewhere is more appealing than the one that's going nowhere.