I'm Rhishikesh Agashe — 20+ years in embedded systems and automotive engineering, now writing and advising on how companies turn technology and partnership decisions into real business advantage.
I write and advise at the intersection of deep technology and business strategy — for executives who need to make confident build/partner/buy decisions.
Long-form analysis on technology trends, partnership models, and what they mean for your roadmap.
Advisory on product direction, technical differentiation, and go-to-market sequencing for startups and SMEs.
Structured evaluation of potential partners, vendors, and tie-ups — where they help, and where they don't.
Direct consulting engagements for founders and leadership teams navigating strategic technology decisions.
I lead audio engineering teams building the technology inside modern vehicles — automotive noise cancellation, microphone arrays, and in-vehicle infotainment. Alongside that, I've spent four years building ventures of my own, filed five patents, and published my first science-fiction novel.
That combination — deep technical grounding plus a founder's instinct for what actually moves a business forward — is what I now bring to executives trying to decide what to build, what to buy, and who to partner with.
Essays on technology strategy, partnerships, and what it takes to grow a business in a world of accelerating technical change.
Three product ideas I have been sitting with as a Trade Republic user in Dresden. 1. Labelled price alerts. Extend the existing alert mechanism to carry intent: Buy / Sell / StopLoss. 2. A learning layer for the derivatives users actually hold. 3. Open APIs for derivatives pricing and position data.
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I work with a limited number of founders and executive teams each quarter on product and partnership strategy.