Category: Sculpting

AI: Getting down to building a business

Trillions of dollars in business are an alluring prospect in the AI products/platforms space, which will attract billions in investment. Throwing money is not going to fetch results. Just as it happened in the early stages of telecommunications, which was a huge learning for everyone including and especially the companies and governments – because everybody got it wrong – the AI market too will force interested parties to think carefully before plunging. Clinging to entrenched notions could be a path to disaster.

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ROI on AI

While there is tremendous enthusiasm for the use of AI, the question for makers of AI is when it will begin to fetch profits, which begs another question – when will users be ready in large numbers to pay for the use of AI agents/products?

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Land-based business models in data centres

Land might well hold the key to building a business in data centres. While other factors such as connectivity, access to power are of course critical factors, everything starts with land. This means that landowners have emerged (even if they have not realized it) as key players in designing viable business models in the business of data centres. This is true for governments as well as they are among the biggest landowners. The current trend of using land for residential/commercial construction might shift towards data centres.

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Private Equity, Public Inequity

Wilful ignorance is unpardonable in anyone, especially those responsible for policy-making, but that is exactly what is happening in healthcare. The business media’s staple diet everyday is valuations, return on investment and so on, with no attempt to look beyond financial and investment metrics to quality of patient care. Taking care of your health has never been more critical than ever before for a simple reason: you just can’t afford to fall sick.

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