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Alex Karp and the education of an argument
A social theorist from Frankfurt became the public voice of Palantir. His career asks an awkward question: what happens when a philosopher gets the means to put his convictions to work?
Siddharth Sethi and the business of belonging
Three friends built InfoBeans in Indore while their working lives stretched across America. For Siddharth Sethi, the company’s long story comes back to a surprisingly practical question: who gets to grow with it?
Kaivalya Vohra and the Ten-Minute Test
Before Zepto promised groceries in minutes, Kaivalya Vohra spent his days persuading Mumbai shopkeepers to try an app and his nights rewriting it. The clock came later.
Frank Greer Kept Rewiring Zipit Until the Market Caught Up
A pocket messenger became an IoT platform, then a strategic acquisition. Frank Greer's useful habit was not predicting the future perfectly - it was changing the company before the old answer became a trap.
Brian Knight Built a Career by Teaching People to Need Him Less
The Pragmatic Works founder went from an accidental database rebuild to books, businesses, and a training company built around a disarming idea: give people enough knowledge to carry on without you.
Joe Naylor Built a Search Engine for the Internet’s Missing Invoice
From startup engineer to copyright advocate, Joe Naylor turned a photographer friend’s problem into ImageRights - a system for finding unauthorized image use, registering work, and pursuing claims at scale.