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27 articlesThe Power Playbook: Decoding Leadership Dynamics in OpenAI’s Executive Announcement
The Meta-Strategy: Controlling the Narrative In the high-stakes world of AI leadership, those who control the narrative control reality itself. A recent pr...
Why I Stopped Chasing ‘High Risk, High Reward’ and You Should Too
As someone who's spent years in the trenches of entrepreneurship and corporate leadership, I've had my fair share of encounters with the age-old mantra: "...
The Evolution of Generative AI Platforms: How Large Language Models will Disrupt Business and Society
Large language model (LLM) powered platforms OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and You.com have captured the public's imagination recently with their abilit...
Introduction to Generative AI and Large Language Models for Media Business People
It has been more than 7 years since I wrote a blog post titled Information for Technologists Interested in Learning about Artificial Intelligence. Througho...
Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change by Marc Benioff (Book Review)
As a fellow alumni of the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Young Global Leaders (YGL) community alongside Marc Benioff, I have had the privilege of witnessing ...
The Creator’s Code by Amy Wilkinson (book review)
Having played key roles in driving innovation and success in digital businesses at The Wall Street Journal as their chief product & technology officer and ...
Reflections on the Yale CEO Summit 2016: Disruption and Leadership in Focus
Yesterday, I attended the Yale CEO Summit for the second time. The summit, held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, brought together some of the world...
Why Data Breaches Don’t Hurt Stock Prices (Harvard Business Review)
If you are a CEO, CFO, corporate board member or investor, the article Why Data Breaches Don’t Hurt Stock Prices published on Harvard Business Review by El...
Reflecting on the Yale CEO Summit 2014: A Confluence of Global Leadership and Local Sensitivities
I recently attended the Yale CEO Summit, a gathering of some of the world's most influential leaders across various sectors. The summit, held at the Waldor...
Why investors should care about cyber security breaches
If you are interested in business, technology, and cyber security, you may enjoy my article about why investors should care about cyber security breaches. ...
Eliot Pierce, Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Ad Operations, The New York Times
Eliot Pierce shared this recommendation for Rajiv on March 6, 2013 via LinkedIn: I only worked with Rajiv for a quick year, but I thoroughly enjoyed my tim...
Richard Ullrich, Program Director at Savvis
Richard Ullrich shared this recommendation for Rajiv on February 17, 2013 via LinkedIn: While supporting Rajiv’s initiatives, his open door policy and calm...
Hosting Large-Scale Web Sites: Contract Review Guide for the CTO
Introduction: Why Web Hosting Contracts Matter In today's digital economy, your website isn't just a marketing channel—it's the backbone of your business. ...
Understanding SLA Uptime Percentages: What They Really Mean for Your Business
Introduction: Why SLA Uptime Matters When negotiating hosting contracts for large-scale websites, few metrics are as critical yet as widely misunderstood a...
Vivo Barefoot Shoes by Terra Plana (Product Review)
We spend most of our waking hours outside home wearing shoes. So it is important that the shoes be comfortable and promote good health of our feet and legs...
Gym Memberships: Tips for Getting a Good Deal
My fiancee and I joined a Bally's gym and swimming pool near our apartment in Manhattan recently. I recommend joining a gym to everyone who is able to. A g...
Amazon NowNow Gave Me This Answer on Where To Learn Spanish
The Amazon Kindle mobile reading device comes with their NowNow service included, where you can ask any question you like and you get a response from a pai...
Software Products: Own vs. Rent & Create vs. Get (Incorrectly Called Build vs. Buy)
Understanding the issue Technology executives are often asked about their preferences on build vs. buy. This question would be better articulated as two se...
Terry Chan, Principal Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Terry Chan shared this recommendation for Rajiv on December 2, 2006 via LinkedIn: I had the pleasure to work with Rajiv on a major technology consolidation...
The Art and Science of Project Management: Beyond Tools and Techniques
Originally published April 1, 2006 – Revised and expanded March 23, 2025 Starting Early, Not Driving Recklessly Fast In my original 2006 article, I shared ...
Technology, Innovation and Business Decisions
Nowadays, it is becoming fashionable to belittle technology. I hear people say things like "technologies should not drive business decisions", "define ...
Consistency in Labeling Ads as “advertisements” on Content Sites
Some newspaper and magazine web sites visibly label some ads on their web pages as "advertisements" but don't mark other ads including their own in-house...
Craigslist & eBay: Community sites founded by programmers
Great businesses are often started by people without a formal business background but with passion, vision and the ability to execute. Neither Craigslist n...
Ads by Google on some of my pages
I signed up with Google Adsense to put relevant ads on some of my pages, mainly the Humor and India pages. If you'd like your ads to appear on rajiv.com, ple...
What is Leadership?
Victory is not defeating others. Victory is winning others. The three skills that people in an organization have are leading, managing, and working. Every ...
New Company, Effectuation
Earlier this year, I founded a product development & consulting company called Effectuation (www.effectuation.net) with some associates. We are involved in...
Personal & Business Travel Checklist
This checklist, that I have been using for many years since I was a teenager has now been replaced by my 2024 Personal & Business Travel Checklist. Related...