Analysis & Strategy

GenAI & India's Incoherence

India talks AI sovereignty while Indian companies sign deals with US companies. On the gap between building homegrown LLMs and actually deploying them.

Jun 25 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Decoding the Praja Poll exit poll

They predicted 178–208 seats for the BJP in West Bengal. I found the methodology behind the number far more interesting.

May 6 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

West Bengal: Welfare Worked. Wealth Didn't Follow.

Literacy is above average. Relative per capita income keeps falling. The data explores what sits between them.

Apr 17 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

West Bengal Solved Healthcare Access. It Hasn't Solved Health.

Institutional deliveries are near-universal. Maternal mortality hasn't improved. The data explores why.

Apr 12 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Kolkata: A Rank Worth Questioning

On GDP, Kolkata ranks third. On almost everything else, the story changes.

Mar 31 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

West Bengal's Economy: Large by Size, Thin by Structure

An investment and industrialisation profile.

Mar 30 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

GenAI in Product : Means & Ends

The productivity debate has a blind spot. Not all gains are the same.

Mar 22 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

5 Seats or 7? Average or Peak?

On optimizing for the norm vs the exception

Oct 22, 2025 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Help Me Pick: Applied Stats + Product-Strategy Books

The inability to ask questions troubles me, especially in business contexts.

Sep 24, 2025 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Catenaccio, Calcutta Biryani, and the Illusion of Replicating the USP

Why mimicking success by only replicating the most visible part is a recipe for disaster.

Sep 21, 2025 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Football & Data Analytics: The Importance of How Before What

The path to winning is all about the right approach. Whether you're kicking a ball or doing data analysis

Dec 29, 2024 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

Clustering & Office Parties

Team Networking at Office Parties: A Clustering Analogy

Jul 25, 2024 • Shibaprasad Bhattacharya

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