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Vol. IV•Published Every Sunday 8:00 AM IST•Issue Archive & Intelligence

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Latest Sunday Edition • Issue #42

Founder Chronicles Sunday, Aug 17, 2026 6 min read

The Muzaffarpur-to-Palo Alto Pipeline: How Tiger Analytics Scaled 5,000 AI Practitioners

Mahesh Kumar left a tenure-track US professorship in 2011 with 10 engineers and a thesis. Today his firm orchestrates enterprise AI for Fortune 1000 brands across 5 continents.

An inside look into how pure-play predictive AI consulting was built out of grassroots grit, the operational playbook of scaling global enterprise trust, and why Bihar founders are leading the generative AI infrastructure revolution.

Key Highlights in this Issue:
  • ›Bootstrapping high-margin AI consulting before venture capital acknowledged services
  • ›Scaling from 10 to 5,000+ professionals across US, India, UK, Singapore, and Australia
  • ›How diaspora talent retention creates recursive regional wealth
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Issue #42 6 min read
Founder Chronicles • Sunday, Aug 17, 2026

The Muzaffarpur-to-Palo Alto Pipeline: How Tiger Analytics Scaled 5,000 AI Practitioners

Mahesh Kumar left a tenure-track US professorship in 2011 with 10 engineers and a thesis. Today his firm orchestrates enterprise AI for Fortune 1000 brands across 5 continents.

›Bootstrapping high-margin AI consulting before venture capital acknowledged services
›Scaling from 10 to 5,000+ professionals across US, India, UK, Singapore, and Australia
Issue #41 5 min read
Institution Builders • Sunday, Aug 10, 2026

Zero IIT. Zero IIM. Running India's Second Largest Banking Fortress

Ashok Chandra joined banking as a Probationary Officer in Patna in 1991. 33 years later, the Union Cabinet appointed him MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank ($13B+ assets).

›Navigating 3 decades of tectonic shifts in public sector banking
›Managing 180M+ account holders and $13B+ asset books
Issue #40 7 min read
Venture & Deals • Sunday, Aug 3, 2026

From Hotstar to the $8.5B Disney-Reliance Merger: The Uday Shankar Playbook

How a curious journalist from Muzaffarpur revolutionized satellite TV, pioneered Indian OTT streaming, and architected the largest media powerhouse in Asian history.

›Setting up a makeshift satellite dish in Patna in 1991
›Building Star India into a cultural behemoth and launching Hotstar
Issue #39 5 min read
Institution Builders • Sunday, Jul 27, 2026

Architect of Four Legacies: How Pramath Sinha Built ISB, Ashoka, Harappa & Jetri

Most people revere the Indian School of Business and Ashoka University. Almost nobody knows they share a common Patna-born architect.

›Partnering with Wharton and Kellogg to establish ISB Hyderabad in 2001
›Pioneering collective philanthropy to build Ashoka University
Issue #38 6 min read
Grassroots Innovation • Sunday, Jul 20, 2026

The Agri-Tech Renaissance in North Bihar: Makhana, Maize, and Cold-Chain Logistics

Meet the young diaspora founders returning to Darbhanga, Purnea, and Samastipur to build $50M+ farm-to-export value chains.

›Capturing 85% of global makhana (foxnut) production value
›Building multi-temperature cold storages across Mithilanchal
Issue #37 4 min read
Policy & Infrastructure • Sunday, Jul 13, 2026

Bihar's New IT & Startup Policy: Real Incentives or Bureaucratic Promises?

A pragmatic breakdown of the 2025–2026 Industrial Investment Framework: Lease subsidies, power rebates, patent grants, and seed co-investments.

›Up to 50% capital subsidy on IT infrastructure & hardware
›Fast-track plug-and-play IT towers in Patliputra and Bihta
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