Product Insights from Social Games, Cricket, and Payments

A conversation with Anshumani Ruddra, Product Leader for Google Payments

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

WhatsApp owns India!

A Primer on the India's Invisible Business Operating System

Oct 29 • 

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#1 | Kathir - The customer decides before walking in

Story of a footwear store in Tiruppur, Tamilnadu

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

Seekho is a crazy subscription business.

100M+ Downloads • $4M monthly revenue • Zero ads

Sep 30 • 

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Astrology is a drug!

Effects of abundant fortune telling at tap.

Sep 9 • 

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August 2025

The untold story of Where is My Train's 100M users

How a small team built Google's first Indian consumer acquisition?

Aug 12 • 

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July 2025

India badly needs its own ElevenLabs, and it's a billion-dollar opportunity

Cultural nuances in building Indian voice AI

Jul 29 • 

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March 2025

Indians will deploy AI but not to reduce cost.

Hiring people vs deploying AI

Mar 16 • 

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India will create AI middle managers

The rise algorithms managing staff

Mar 4 • 

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February 2025

Indian MSMEs might start buying softwares now!

Whats the emerging trend?

Feb 25 • 

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Indians play (WhatsApp) status games!

Role of WhatsApp in Indian families.

Feb 16 • 

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November 2024

QC: Implications of life in the fast lane

Role of women, loneliness and Kirana stores.

Nov 2, 2024 • 

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