Let me get straight to the point. I still believe in roadmaps. What I no longer believe in is the corporate obsession with building them in isolation, dressing them up for slides, and treating them like contracts carved in stone. At some point, roadmaps stopped being a way to communicate direction and became a performance….
It started as a simple test. A question that I kept circling around while watching the AI hype grow: what if I stop using OpenAI’s assistant and run my own local model instead? No APIs, no third-party servers, full privacy, total control. Could it work? Could I actually replace a commercial-grade AI assistant with an…
When people talk about “marketplaces,” the conversation usually starts and ends with Amazon. And sure, Amazon has rewritten the rules for what consumers expect, at least in the U.S. But once you step outside that bubble, it becomes obvious: marketplaces are not created equal. Each region has built its own version of what a marketplace…
Last month, I wrote an article about how the Middle East continues to build momentum despite global uncertainty. It sparked some good conversations, both online and off. If you missed it, you can read it here: The Middle East Isn’t Waiting Its Turn Off the back of that, I decided to keep digging. One trend…
This article started with a conversation. I was chatting with Prakhar Agarwal, someone who’s been working across the Middle East’s tech scene, and he said something that stuck: “Honestly, the Middle East is one of the most impressive markets right now. Even with all the global instability, it’s just accelerating.” That one line sent me…