An Important Leadership Lesson Learned through New Hire Onboarding — When I was asked about how I felt about my journey at Procore so far, I often mentioned the word “Empathy” in my answer. …

A few thoughts on how to build architecture design function in an organization — Among multiple hats I wore at Procore last year, one was the interim Chief Architect. I was trusted to lead a team of intelligent and capable software architects to define the technology strategy and drive the next-gen platform architecture design for the company. While navigating through the new role, one…

Are you feeling like a Fraud sometime? Well, you are not alone. Imposter Syndrome — a psychological concept first developed by psychologists Dr. Suzanne Imes and Dr. Pauline Rose Clance in the 1970s — is something many of us face in our lives. Research published in the International Journal of…

A few simple actions to get you started — Starting a new job and ramping up quickly is never easy, especially during a lockdown. The entire recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding process for many companies is entirely virtual. Throughout the process, you will likely not meet any of your colleagues in person. Neither will you be able to visit the…

How AI, Cloud, IoT, and 5G shape the future of computing — In the past decade, cloud computing has been a key part of almost all major enterprises' IT strategy. Mid-sized and small businesses have also been leveraging cloud computing to help them bootstrap and scale their IT infrastructure without large upfront capital investment in servers and network equipment. …

The Path to Customer Loyalty — A while ago, I wrote an article on Tesla, sharing a few thoughts on what Tesla has done to put itself way ahead of the game. One of the comments I received is, “Great points. I would add another point, which is building a marketing brand that resembles Apple with…

Diving into the perspectives of Isabel Wilkerson in ‘Caste.’ — Caste is a thought-provoking book and not an easy read. Although I can’t entirely agree with everything that Isabel Wilkerson wrote about in the book and her framing of the subjects, it is an essential read; Especially in current times, given the need to gain different perspectives and seek upstream…

In the past several days, Clubhouse suddenly became the most popular word in my social circles. It was frequently mentioned in WeChat Moments & Chat Rooms. I received numerous requests from my friends asking, “Do you have an invite code? Can you get me into Clubhouse”? A few days ago…

“Before we were yours” is the first of Lisa Wingate’s novels that I read, also the first English novel that I was not able to put down before finishing it. Lisa took one of the almost unthinkable dark chapters in American history and weaved a tale of enduring power and…