A better tomorrow is a choice,
built by many reasonable decisions today.
A longer view on a fast moving world.
The Thinking Tortoise is where I, Vivek Jade, document ideas I am exploring, principles I use, and lessons from things I am building.
I am a technology founder, builder and a lifelong learner, interested in how AI can create a more productive, inclusive and humane future, especially for India.
This site is a work in progress, just like the thinking behind it.
Why the tortoise? Because the tortoise is not defined by slowness. It is defined by consistency, direction, and refusal to stop. A tortoise can move fast. What makes it a tortoise is that it keeps moving.
The thinker, the builder, the founder.
Principles to think from, and frameworks that turn complex problems into simple, repeatable decisions.
Hands on with the technology, not only the strategy. I design the systems, write the code and ship the products.
MyNextHire. AskYara. WhyOTP. Companies built from India for the long run, on the belief that a longer view wins on a faster world.
Keep reading
IdeasEssays on AI, building, leadership and frameworks, and the companies I run.
India’s AI MomentA 25 part research series. Not how to save jobs from AI, but where the talent goes next.
FrameworksSimple, repeatable ways to decide, plan and judge progress.
PrinciplesTwelve first principles: the beliefs I work from and do not negotiate on.