Om Arora
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Execution

Jul 23, 2026 #Engineering

What Actually Happens Between a Prototype and a Product

The demo works. Eighteen months later there is still no product. The work in between is real, it is most of the total effort, and almost nobody budgets for it …

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Jun 24, 2026 #Startups

Why Indian Startups Hire Six Vendors and Ship Nothing

The failure I keep seeing at events is not a funding failure or a talent failure. It is that the work was cut into pieces along the wrong lines, and the …

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Mar 05, 2026 #Research

Why Research Needs Builder Thinking

A reflection on why meaningful research requires the mindset of a builder, written as advice to my younger self.

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Mar 02, 2026 #Research

What Talking to Startup Founders Changed About How I Think About Research

How exposure to startup founders reshaped my approach to scientific research, risk, and execution.

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