On The Blog
Join Vinita as she muses about Silicon Valley, her learnings as the founder of a tech startup, gender-equity in STEM, her journey as a competitive Bridge player and more.

The Woman in Deed, Once Again
My memoir is called The Woman In Deed—the woman in action. At 76, I still seem to be on the same journey, and here is

Bridge Wins Where AI Can’t
I am obsessed both with the game of bridge and with the desire to better understand AI. I was playing 14 straight days of intense

Gems of Silicon Valley!
I am a product of fast-moving Silicon Valley. The talk here goes from semiconductors to software to the internet, and now to AI. At 76,

What AI Won’t Tell You
When Anthropic claimed that Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in revenues and valuation, I wasn’t surprised. I’ve grown wary of CEOs who talk up their own

Reflecting on Naren and My Adventures
It was the afternoon of July 19th this year when I was returning from Minneapolis after a ten-day bridge tournament. Randomly, memories of Naren flashed

Entanglement, Not Just Engagement
At a dinner conversation, the newly elected president of TiE Silicon Valley, seated next to me, asked a pointed question: “What is required of being