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Discover Emerging AI Startups in India
When I first started exploring the world of artificial intelligence, I was amazed by how quickly the landscape was evolving, especially in India. The country is buzzing with fresh ideas and bold entrepreneurs who are shaping the future with AI-driven solutions. Today, I want to take you on a journey through some of the most exciting emerging AI startups in India. These companies are not just tech innovators; they are solving real-world problems in healthcare, insurance, finan
Layak Singh
7 days ago3 min read


The Future of Insurance & Healthcare: From Paper-Driven Chaos to AI-First Connected Ecosystems
For decades, India’s insurance and healthcare sectors have remained dependent on paper-heavy, manual, and deeply fragmented workflows. Even though the country has built one of the world’s strongest digital infrastructures—backed by UIDAI, DigiLocker, ABDM, UPI, and a range of national data rails—the experience of navigating a hospitalization or filing an insurance claim in 2025 still feels painfully outdated. A patient enters a hospital and is immediately thrust into a maze o
Layak Singh
Dec 54 min read


The Intelligence Shift: Why the Future of Entrepreneurship Belongs to Humans and AI Working Together
We are living in a moment unlike anything entrepreneurship has ever experienced. The last two years have compressed decades of technological progress into a single, relentless surge. AI agents, multimodal models, frameworks like MCP, and auto-building systems have collapsed almost every barrier to creating software. The timeline from idea to prototype to launch, which once stretched across quarters or years, now fits into the span of a few weeks. Some founders even ship in da
Layak Singh
Dec 57 min read


The $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Shock: What It Means for Indian Startups, Jobs, Real Estate, and Stocks
For decades, the H-1B visa has served as a vital link between India’s engineers and America’s tech economy. More than 70% of H-1Bs go to Indians , making it the single most important professional migration channel for our talent. However, in September 2025 , everything changed. The U.S. government imposed a $100,000 fee on all new H-1B applications —a staggering 200-fold increase from just two years prior. This shift isn't merely about visas; it impacts startups, jobs, housi
Layak Singh
Sep 214 min read


The $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee: What It Means for Indian Professionals and U.S. Tech
For decades, the H-1B visa has been the golden ticket for skilled professionals—especially from India—looking to build careers in the...
Layak Singh
Sep 213 min read


Will the AI Boom End Like the DotCom Crash?
A 2025 Perspective Artificial intelligence is growing at breakneck speed, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) above 25%....
Layak Singh
Aug 162 min read


Agentic AI Driving Business and Insurance Innovation in 2025
"The most powerful shift in business today isn’t about replacing humans—it’s about empowering decisions to happen before the problem even...
Layak Singh
Aug 163 min read


From Automation to Autonomy: How Agentic AI & MCP Will Redefine the Future of Work
Traditional automation is dead. The future belongs to intelligent agents powered by context, memory, and reasoning. The Automation Era Is...
Layak Singh
Aug 43 min read


What Is Next?
The Eternal Question That Fuels Us, Fears Us, and Finds Us The Question We All Carry There is a question that follows every human being,...
Layak Singh
Jul 285 min read


The $2 Trillion AI Bubble: Why 90% of Enterprise AI Projects Will Fail by 2026
“I’ve seen 50+ AI implementations. Here’s why most are doomed.” When I Founded Artivatic.ai , the mission was simple: to bring...
Layak Singh
Jul 215 min read


Startups Don’t Die From a Lack of Hustle — They Die From Hustling for the Wrong Reasons
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve glorified the word “hustle.” It was my go-to philosophy for most of my 20s - and for much of my...
Layak Singh
Jun 284 min read


🇮🇳 India’s Moment: Can We Become the Next AI Superpower?
We’re living through a technological tectonic shift. Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, NLP, Machine Learning, Automation, and Computer...
Layak Singh
Apr 144 min read


Digital-First Is a Great Story - But in India, Scale Lives in the Physical Layer
“The ultimate promise of technology is to make complexity invisible.” — Eric Schmidt, Former CEO, Google For over a decade, India has...
Layak Singh
Apr 75 min read


💡 “Should we make ice cream or chips?” asks Mr. Goyal. But here’s the untold story of why we’re forced to make ice cream.
At a recent investment event in Delhi, Mr. Piyush Goyal made a powerful statement: “Should we make ice cream (delivery apps) or make...
Layak Singh
Apr 53 min read


India’s Domestic Software Market Opportunity 2035
India's digital transformation journey is accelerating—and at its heart lies a massive, fast-growing software opportunity. For the first...
Layak Singh
Apr 23 min read


2025 Vertical SaaS Predictions: The Rise of Industry-Specific AI Tools
Why Vertical AI SaaS is the Future For decades, enterprise software followed a predictable pattern: generic horizontal platforms (think...
Layak Singh
Feb 184 min read


How Can Operator AI Revolutionize Business Operations and Redefine the User Experience?
In an era where speed and efficiency are critical, businesses must adapt to maintain a competitive edge. Operator AI stands at the...
Layak Singh
Jan 264 min read


How Can AI Integration Foster Trust and Drive Innovation for Untapped Business Potential?
In today’s fast-paced business environment, artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as a powerful game changer. It reshapes how...
Layak Singh
Jan 214 min read


Is AaaS the Evolution SaaS Never Saw Coming?
"The business logic is all going to AI agents." – Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft In a groundbreaking insight shared during the BG...
Layak Singh
Dec 29, 20241 min read


The Untold Story of Entrepreneurs: Balancing Dreams, Challenges, & Personal Life
Entrepreneurship is not just about building businesses; it’s about surviving the storms, celebrating the small wins, and navigating a...
Layak Singh
Dec 20, 20241 min read
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