E182 | Blind Spots To Big Bets | Shrinath V

In this episode of Inspire Someone Today, Srikanth sits down with Shrinath V — product strategist, startup coach, Google Developer Expert, and the writer behind the Substack Blind Spots to Big Bets — for a conversation that refuses to let you off the hook.

Shrinath has lived through two layoffs at companies “built to last”—Motorola and Nokia—and turned those career disruptions into a consulting practice, a writing practice, and a clear view of why most organizations keep making the same costly mistakes. He talks about why NPS is a dangerous proxy, why the AI-first rush is largely performative, why India’s real advantage in the AI age is its ability to thrive in chaos, and why the biggest blind spot most professionals carry is a competitive mindset they’ve never examined.

More than anything, he leaves you with three questions worth sitting with today — not someday.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Why two layoffs — at Motorola and Nokia — were the making of Shrinath’s consulting career, not the end of it
What large corporations teach you that no MBA can — and why the lesson usually arrives as a shock
The difference between being unable to see a blind spot and being unwilling to see one — and why each needs a different kind of help
Why NPS scores, AI-first strategies, and user personas can all become dangerous traps if you mistake the metric for the truth
The most common blind spot Shrinath sees across leaders regardless of industry, seniority, or company size
Why India’s real superpower in the AI age is adaptation, not invention — and what that means for your career
Three questions every professional should ask themselves once a year — and why we keep avoiding them
The Listener Action: a 15-minute exercise to surface your own blind spots, starting today