Ideas

Thinking about products, trust, and the AI era

Experience-based essays on AI product strategy, trust in high-stakes products, product leadership, mental health technology, and marketplace design — drawn from building products at Intellect, Grab, and Ola.

Marketplace & Platforms · May 2026 · 8 min read

Payments at scale: what I learned leading fintech products at Grab

Between 2019 and 2022, I led Growth, Engagement & Loyalty and Driver Rentals at Grab — Southeast Asia's leading superapp. Five lessons on building payments infrastructure, engagement monetisation, and driver financial services across six markets.

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Marketplace & Platforms · May 2026 · 7 min read

Marketplace lessons from Ola: supply-demand, fraud, and driver economics

From 2016 to 2018, I was a PM at India's largest ride-hailing platform — 100+ cities, millions of daily rides. Lessons on two-sided marketplace design, fraud prevention, incentive systems, and building products for India-scale complexity.

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Product Leadership · Jan 2026 · 3 min read

The Great Unbundling of Product Management: Why 2026 Belongs to the Impact Architect

AI didn't kill Product Management — it exposed the bureaucracy. The PMs who thrive in this decade will move from managing features to architecting outcomes.

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Mental Health Technology · May 2025 · 4 min read

The ROI of Care: Investing in Mental Health as Infrastructure for Performance

Mental health as a performance multiplier, not a cost centre. How care reduces burnout, cuts absenteeism, and lifts teams.

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AI Product Strategy · May 2025 · 4 min read

What Humans Still Do Best, And Why That Should Shape the Future of AI in Mental Health

The future of care isn't human vs AI — it's dynamic orchestration. Knowing when AI leads, when it supports, and when it steps aside entirely.

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Trust & High-Stakes Design · May 2025 · 5 min read

Designing for Trust in Mental Health Apps: Why UX Is Care

In mental health apps, UX is not a wrapper around care — it is the care. Trust begins the moment someone sees the sign-up button.

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AI Product Strategy · May 2025 · 4 min read

When AI Becomes an Echo Chamber: The Ethical Risk to Mental Health

If AI simply affirms users without reflection, it risks doing significant harm. In mental health, AI cannot just be a friendly mirror — it needs to be an ethical guide.

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AI Product Strategy · Apr 2025 · 4 min read

How AI is Personalising Mental Health Support at Scale

Personalisation at scale is the real frontier of AI in mental health. How machine learning enables adaptive interventions across languages and cultures.

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