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Archive

Every essay filed across the three desks, newest first.

The View East

The UPI Playbook Doesn't Export. That's the Point.

India's payments rail is the most-cited case study in global fintech. Nearly everyone citing it is learning the wrong lesson — because the lesson isn't the rail, it's the preconditions.

6 min
The View East

Shanghai Doesn't Demo

Why the city that ships at planetary scale has no patience for the pitch-deck theatre the Valley runs on.

9 min
The Human Layer

Context Is the New Headcount

What you can load into the model's working memory is now a staffing decision, not a technical one.

8 min
The Human Layer

Judgment Over Prompts

Why the most useful AI skill isn't the one most job postings ask for.

5 min