Shyam Sankar

What Happened to the American Cinematic Universe?

Cold War II is a culture war, too.

Dec 18, 2024 • Shyam Sankar

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August 2024

Viva La Revolución!

Embracing the 36th Chamber of Shaolin.

Aug 6, 2024 • Shyam Sankar

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June 2024

What Money Can't Buy

Solving the crisis of implementation

Jun 28, 2024 • Shyam Sankar

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February 2024

Technology is the Problem

An alternative cause for the Great Stagnation: the cargo cult company

Feb 2, 2024 • Shyam Sankar

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January 2024

There is no process. It will be painful.

Criticisms of Replicator reveal a dangerous worship of process over content

Jan 6, 2024 • Shyam Sankar

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November 2023

David is not Goliath, and should not be

When you are doing something truly disruptive, you are in a David versus Goliath situation (and this is especially true for technology). The story of…

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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1776 The Ultimate Story of Entrepreneurship

America’s founding has much to teach entrepreneurs of all varieties.

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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Quantum Mechanics of Software

Simple minds want to know if winning depends more on doing A or B. The winner, however, realizes that you have to do both.

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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Startup Dharma

As many a wise master has observed, there are countless paths to dharma – indeed, there are as many forms of dharma as there are seekers. Everyone…

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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Gamma Radiation: The Incredible Hulk As a Model for Personal Growth

Real growth is scary, hard, periodic, and responsive to your environment.

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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The Case Against Work-Life Balance: Owning Your Future

Chose life over balance to own your future.

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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Position and Portfolio

We're all familiar with stories of leaders not scaling because they couldn't delegate. But we should be more worried about leaders losing their…

Nov 12, 2023 • Shyam Sankar

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