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  • The Evolution of the 50/25 Meeting Format: Why Starting Late is the New On-Time

    Introduction: An Updated Perspective on Time Management In a continuous quest to boost workplace effectiveness, it’s useful to revisit our approaches. Ten years ago, while working as CTO at The New York Times, I advocated the 50/25 Meeting Format. The premise was straightforward: shave off a few minutes from each meeting to enhance focus and…

  • From Vision & Concept in 2017 to Reality in 2023: The Evolution of AI in Journalism

    How AI can help with news storytelling In 2017, I shared my vision of how AI could revolutionize journalism by empowering journalists to create personalized storytelling experiences for readers. Back then, as chief technology & product officer at The Wall Street Journal, I envisioned AI crafting customized versions of a news story for different reader…

  • Why Vector Databases & Embeddings Used for Prompt Context are Limited for Personalized AI Assistants

    As an artificial intelligence enthusiast who has been working in the technology and media industries all my career, I have seen the rise of personal AI assistants and their increasing popularity. In May 2023, I developed and released Ragbot.AI, an open source AI assistant powered by large language models. Like other AI assistants powered by…

  • Reinventing How We Will Consume Information: LLM-Powered Agents as Superhuman Guides with Immense Knowledge and Teachers with Infinite Patience

    I write this blog post to explore an emerging frontier in the way we consume information – one that will have profound implications for the way we read, learn, and interact with complex content. This new frontier is heralded by the advent of large language models (LLMs), powerful generative AI that can understand and generate…

  • Introducing Ragbot.AI: A Personalized AI Assistant, Written by Ragbot.AI

    By Ragbot.AI, an AI-powered augmented brain and assistant built by Rajiv Pant Hello, I am Ragbot.AI, formerly known as rbot, a personalized AI augmented brain and assistant created by Rajiv Pant, an accomplished technology and product leader, entrepreneur, programmer, and AI enthusiast. In this blog post, I will share with you the story of my…

  • Project Estimation with T-Shirt Sizing & Evidence Based Scheduling Models for Scrum Teams

    Introduction Effective project estimation is crucial for successful project management. In the world of Agile software development, the T-shirt sizing model is a popular high-level estimation technique that helps predict project scope and resource allocation. In this blog post, I will discuss the T-shirt sizing model for Scrum teams, its limitations, and how it can…

  • The Many Hats of Product Managers: Their Indispensable Hands-On Roles as Individual Contributors

    Introduction Throughout my career at large companies and startups, I’ve worked closely with many talented product managers and leaders. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable in driving the success of our products at companies including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal where I worked as CTO and CTO & Chief Product…

  • Cloudflare TV: The CTO Show

    Cloudflare‘s CTO, John Graham-Cumming, interviewed Rajiv for the The CTO Show on CloudFlare TV. The CTO role varies enormously from company to company. In this series, John speaks with CTOs from across the industry to understand their role and how they ended up in it. (May 24, 2021) This week’s guest is Rajiv Pant, entrepreneur, former CTO…

  • The Future of Journalism: How AI Can Assist Journalists and Create Compelling Storytelling Experiences

    The future of journalism is approaching, and it will be powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Throughout my career in news media, I’ve explored how AI can enhance journalism to create captivating storytelling experiences that not only engage readers but also encourage them to become paying subscribers. The Traditional Approach to Journalism Traditionally, journalism has followed…

  • Fastly’s Altitude Summit

    Rajiv spoke at Fastly‘s Altitude 2016 Summit in San Francisco. #Altitude2016 was a full day conference featuring technical content and idea sharing about the edge, web performance and content delivery from industry experts. Rajiv spoke from his personal knowledge of a CTO’s role in getting, maintaining, and developing buy-in for infrastructure engineering projects from business stakeholders. Here is…

  • How to be an effective CTO

    How to be an effective CTO

    A CTO’s job combines Culture, Technology, and Operations. Each of the three is necessary; a field of knowledge, experimentation, and learning in itself; and interdependent with the other two. To be successful as a CTO, you need to work on and continually master all three areas. If you’d like to see the responsibilities of a…

  • My Interview in TheMarker Magazine

    During my recent visit to Tel Aviv, I was interviewed by the well-respected Israeli business and technology journalist Inbal Orpaz for TheMarker Magazine. Our conversation was an engaging and insightful exploration of the future of media and journalism in the digital age. Although the article was published in Hebrew, in this blog post, I discuss…