Shashi Bellamkonda

Shashi Bellamkonda

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VP Marketing (Leap); adjunct professor at Georgetown; SMB growth and digital marketing.

Loss Forces Honesty; Winning Blinds, Greatness Demands Risk
SocialMay 23, 2026

Loss Forces Honesty; Winning Blinds, Greatness Demands Risk

A week after @boomi World 2026, I am still thinking about something @Venuseswilliams said on stage. Steve Lucas asked her whether she really worries about losing. She said yes. Absolutely. And then she said this: a win glazes things over. Even...

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Patch Fatigue Drives Surge in Vulnerability Exploitation
SocialMay 19, 2026

Patch Fatigue Drives Surge in Vulnerability Exploitation

Verizon DBIR 2026: Vulnerability Exploitation Takes the Lead, and Patch Fatigue Is the Reason https://t.co/VqEwEEH8Qb

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Convenience Is Quieting Conversation; Real Talk Fights Loneliness
SocialMay 17, 2026

Convenience Is Quieting Conversation; Real Talk Fights Loneliness

We speak 28% fewer words per day than we did in 2005. Not because we have less to say. Because we engineered the conversation out of daily life. - Self-checkout instead of a cashier. - Delivery apps instead of a phone call. - Texts...

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Silence Carries Weight in Strout's The Things We Never Say
SocialMay 17, 2026

Silence Carries Weight in Strout's The Things We Never Say

The Weight of the Unspoken: Elizabeth Strout's Departure in "The Things We Never Say https://t.co/2G8GTChp7V

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AI Could Multiply Software Vulnerabilities Twentyfold, Globally
SocialMay 10, 2026

AI Could Multiply Software Vulnerabilities Twentyfold, Globally

What we can see is only a fraction of what exists. Jay Chaudhry has been in cybersecurity for over 30 years. In a recent CRN interview, the @zscaler CEO said he's never seen anxiety in the field like this. He's staring...

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2026 Vanguard List Reveals B2B Marketing’s Real Priorities
SocialMay 10, 2026

2026 Vanguard List Reveals B2B Marketing’s Real Priorities

Misunderstood Marketing - : What the 2026 Marketing Vanguard List Actually Tells B2B Marketer https://t.co/NpLcA8Wvy0

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AI Must Respect Language‑Specific Social Hierarchies
SocialMay 10, 2026

AI Must Respect Language‑Specific Social Hierarchies

Telugu has four different words for "he." English has one. Each Telugu word carries a social judgment: is this person younger than me, older, deserving of reverence, or just a peer? That information is baked into the pronoun itself. You cannot remove...

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Investing in Employees, Not Efficiency, Boosted Starbucks $20B
SocialMay 9, 2026

Investing in Employees, Not Efficiency, Boosted Starbucks $20B

Misunderstood Marketing - : Starbucks Spent $500 Million on Employees Instead of Efficiency. The Stock Added $20 Billion. https://t.co/df0XXKkAMi

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OpenAI Skips Agency-First Mistake, Learns From Google
SocialMay 9, 2026

OpenAI Skips Agency-First Mistake, Learns From Google

OpenAI Read the Google Playbook. The Question Is Whether Marketers Did Too. Misunderstood Marketing - : Every Ad Platform That Went Agency-First Had to Walk It Back. OpenAI Didn't Wait. https://t.co/4yvevGcvYH

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AI Advantage: Smarter Marketing Primer
SocialMay 8, 2026

AI Advantage: Smarter Marketing Primer

I wrote this 2 years ago and still applies. I explain the concepts like RAG and other terms hopefully we'll The AI Advantage for Smarter Marketing – A Primer https://t.co/d0FGwWACsm

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Your Content Gets Views, Not Credit
SocialMay 7, 2026

Your Content Gets Views, Not Credit

Misunderstood Marketing - : Your Content Is Being Read. It Just Isn't Being Credited. https://t.co/gIwpPzEI8o

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Adobe's AI‑First ARR Triples, Highlighting Build Effort
SocialMay 7, 2026

Adobe's AI‑First ARR Triples, Highlighting Build Effort

Adobe's AI-First ARR Just Tripled. The Real Signal Is What It Took to Build That Number. https://t.co/vSbM8SM7gb

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MSPs and SMEs Get Pentagon-Level Threat Briefings
SocialMay 6, 2026

MSPs and SMEs Get Pentagon-Level Threat Briefings

When the MSP and SME Security Vendor Reads the Same Threat Briefing as the Pentagon https://t.co/PNc7eAHlen

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Remember 2000s Hype: AI Won’t Solve Everything
SocialMay 4, 2026

Remember 2000s Hype: AI Won’t Solve Everything

The Lesson from the 2000s That AI Hype Is Trying to Make You Forget https://t.co/wmEnyfh0qv

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Your Brand Already Lives in AI Answers—Just Position It
SocialMay 3, 2026

Your Brand Already Lives in AI Answers—Just Position It

Your Brand Is Already in the AI Answer. The Question Is Whether You Put It There. https://t.co/b6hWTh7m8M

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Amazon Ads $17B Quarter Signals Opportunity Beyond Sellers
SocialMay 3, 2026

Amazon Ads $17B Quarter Signals Opportunity Beyond Sellers

Amazon Ads 101: What the $17 Billion Quarter Means for Every Marketer Who Thought It Was Just for Amazon Sellers https://t.co/5Q0PeOdyBr

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Boomi’s Rebrand Signals Shift Beyond Integration
SocialMay 3, 2026

Boomi’s Rebrand Signals Shift Beyond Integration

Boomi Stopped Calling Itself an Integration Company. That Tells You More Than Any Product Launch. https://t.co/glaR3wn0XO

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Analytical, Predictive AI Leads India's Ongoing AI Revolution
SocialMay 3, 2026

Analytical, Predictive AI Leads India's Ongoing AI Revolution

Think Analytical & Predictive AI First — The Real AI Revolution in India Is Already Here https://t.co/76HOsjV3eE

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Twilio's Best Quarter in Three Years Validates Kho Effect
SocialMay 2, 2026

Twilio's Best Quarter in Three Years Validates Kho Effect

Twilio Just Posted Its Best Quarter in Three Years. The Kho Effect Is Real https://t.co/w4pM4GDmco

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Xfinity Beats Google Nest WiFi in Real‑World Speed
SocialMay 2, 2026

Xfinity Beats Google Nest WiFi in Real‑World Speed

When @Xfinity can beat @Google . I am a Google fan. Love and yet try get into every Beta products. Google Fi Workspace Photos Pixel Mail Drive Home etc Recently moved from Nest WiFi to Xfinity modem and WiFi. There's no comparison. From 31 Mbps to an average...

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Government AI Moves Beyond Pilots; Platform Choice Crucial
SocialMay 1, 2026

Government AI Moves Beyond Pilots; Platform Choice Crucial

Government AI Is Past the Pilot Stage. The Platform Decision Is the One That Sticks. https://t.co/vfuFX3fljb

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Cisco IQ Keeps Your Network Flowing Smoothly
SocialMay 1, 2026

Cisco IQ Keeps Your Network Flowing Smoothly

Your Network Is Your Plumbing. Cisco IQ Wants to Make Sure It Never Bursts. https://t.co/xm7nzRxbj2

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Uncover Hidden AI Embedded in Your Cloud Services
SocialMay 1, 2026

Uncover Hidden AI Embedded in Your Cloud Services

Wiz State of AI in the Cloud 2026: The AI You Did Not Know You Owned https://t.co/OcoCUhugOi

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Partner with Analysts, Not Pitch, to Future‑Proof Strategy
SocialApr 30, 2026

Partner with Analysts, Not Pitch, to Future‑Proof Strategy

In the fast-paced technology market, Analyst Relations (AR) is often viewed as a "check-the-box" activity. But what if it’s actually your most powerful strategic stress-test? In the latest episode of "Talking Headless," I sat down with Mary McCahon and Tim Banting...

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Boomi Shifts to Data Activation, Tackles AI Semantic Gap
SocialApr 30, 2026

Boomi Shifts to Data Activation, Tackles AI Semantic Gap

I haven't written about @boomi in a while. That changed when I noticed they stopped calling themselves an integration company sometime in Q1 2026. The new label is "data activation company" and it's not cosmetic. Integration Platform as a Service...

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AI Agents Need Intelligent Content, Not Just Storage
SocialApr 30, 2026

AI Agents Need Intelligent Content, Not Just Storage

$285B in SaaS market cap wiped in 48 hours. The market asking: which software layers can AI agents route around? Box's answer with Automate: we're not the dumb storage layer. We're the intelligent content layer agents work through. https://t.co/GamF8qrxs7

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Platform Giants Absorb Glue Services, Threatening Niche Vendors
SocialApr 30, 2026

Platform Giants Absorb Glue Services, Threatening Niche Vendors

Box Automate just went GA. On the surface: no-code workflow builder. Underneath: a platform play that absorbs document extraction, approval routing, and AI agent orchestration into the content layer. The vendors who should worry most aren't competing with Box. They're the...

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Investors Want Capex to Translate Into Cloud Revenue
SocialApr 30, 2026

Investors Want Capex to Translate Into Cloud Revenue

4 earnings calls landed after the bell tonight, and the market sorted them in under an hour. Every one of them beat Wall Street estimates. None of that mattered as much as one question: can you show me where the...

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Manhattan Office Surge Signals Applied AI’s Geographic Shift
SocialApr 30, 2026

Manhattan Office Surge Signals Applied AI’s Geographic Shift

The Geography of Applied AI: Why Manhattan's Office Boom Is a Signal, Not a Story https://t.co/dBe6RR8TSZ

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Weighing AI's Benefits and Risks in First-Party Experiences
SocialApr 29, 2026

Weighing AI's Benefits and Risks in First-Party Experiences

I am quoted here. The pros and cons of adding AI to first-party experiences https://t.co/AVLLyRxYfs

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FDA Halts Manual Trial Data Entry, AI Opportunity Ignored
SocialApr 29, 2026

FDA Halts Manual Trial Data Entry, AI Opportunity Ignored

The FDA Finally Stopped Re-Typing Clinical Trial Data. That's the AI Story Nobody Is Writing. https://t.co/hAH43sFSTg

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AI Integration Hurts Dev Process; Replace Workflow Entirely
SocialApr 28, 2026

AI Integration Hurts Dev Process; Replace Workflow Entirely

AI Bolted Onto Your Dev Workflow Made It Worse. IBM Bob Thinks the Fix Is Replacing the Workflow Entirely. https://t.co/NgS9s8qnYr

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Google's TPU Split Reshapes Cloud Strategy for Enterprises
SocialApr 27, 2026

Google's TPU Split Reshapes Cloud Strategy for Enterprises

Google Splits Its TPU in Two. That Decision Has Consequences for Every Enterprise That Uses Its Cloud. https://t.co/lvmuMB7Got

By Shashi Bellamkonda
M365 Agent Store Sets Governance Floor, Most Miss It
SocialApr 27, 2026

M365 Agent Store Sets Governance Floor, Most Miss It

Microsoft 365's Agent Store Sets a Governance Floor. Most Agents Will Never Reach It. https://t.co/5pl6JkyDep

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Agentic AI Shatters Old Security Model; Cyera Offers Solution
SocialApr 26, 2026

Agentic AI Shatters Old Security Model; Cyera Offers Solution

Agentic AI Broke the Old Data Security Model. Cyera Is Betting It Can Build the New One. https://t.co/gAuASNYvDf

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AI's First Real Test: Designing Drugs at Isomorphic Labs
SocialApr 26, 2026

AI's First Real Test: Designing Drugs at Isomorphic Labs

Isomorphic Labs Is About to Find Out If AI Can Actually Design a Drug https://t.co/vhQTwhIO85

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Adobe Aims to Control New Content Supply Chain Layer
SocialApr 26, 2026

Adobe Aims to Control New Content Supply Chain Layer

The Content Supply Chain Has an Operating Layer Now. Adobe Wants to Own It. https://t.co/GIONAfdDsc

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Make Your Brand Show Up in AI Answers
SocialApr 26, 2026

Make Your Brand Show Up in AI Answers

Your Brand Is Already in the AI Answers. The Question Is Whether You Put It There https://t.co/b6hWTh7m8M

By Shashi Bellamkonda
SUSE Aims to Own End‑to‑End AI Stack
SocialApr 26, 2026

SUSE Aims to Own End‑to‑End AI Stack

From the AI Factory to the Factory Floor, SUSE Wants to Own the Stack https://t.co/igIIKP3uUU

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Check What AI Actually Sees—And Says—Your Content
SocialApr 25, 2026

Check What AI Actually Sees—And Says—Your Content

Your content looks complete to a human visitor. To an AI model fetching your page to generate an answer, it might be nearly empty. Two free tools changed how I think about this: @Adobe AI Content Visibility Checker (Chrome extension) shows you exactly...

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Toyota's Strategy Amid Rethinking the Internal Combustion Engine
SocialApr 25, 2026

Toyota's Strategy Amid Rethinking the Internal Combustion Engine

@mims reading your article at the rethinking of the internal combustion engine. What's Toyota's plan here? https://t.co/AOj70NLjvj

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Merging Sales Capacity & Marketing Attribution Solves RevOps Divide
SocialApr 24, 2026

Merging Sales Capacity & Marketing Attribution Solves RevOps Divide

Lative acquiring Mperativ is one of the more interesting RevOps moves I've seen this yearbecause it's making a structural argument most of the industry has quietly accepted as unfixable. Your CMO and CRO have spent years arguing over numbers that were...

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Gemini Embedding 2 Redefines Search Standards
SocialApr 23, 2026

Gemini Embedding 2 Redefines Search Standards

The Evolution of Digital Meaning: Why Gemini Embedding 2 is the New Standard for Search https://t.co/XnrQXC0pnZ

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AI Traffic: From Worst Customer to Top Performer
SocialApr 20, 2026

AI Traffic: From Worst Customer to Top Performer

A Year Ago AI Traffic Was Your Worst Customer. Now It Is Your Best. https://t.co/xQGflQOMl2

By Shashi Bellamkonda
Ride‑sharing Vehicles Need Luxury Passenger Seats, Not Driver‑focused Designs
SocialApr 19, 2026

Ride‑sharing Vehicles Need Luxury Passenger Seats, Not Driver‑focused Designs

Cars for ride-sharing should be made with luxurious passenger seats. American cars are made for better seating for drivers than passengers. What do you think?

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Sisyphean Trap: Endless Efforts Mirror Global Conflict
SocialApr 19, 2026

Sisyphean Trap: Endless Efforts Mirror Global Conflict

Recent geopolitical news caught my attention. China recently described United States involvement in the Iran conflict as a "Sisyphean trap." The diplomatic critique is notable, but the phrase itself holds deeper meaning for our daily lives. The term comes from the...

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Everyone Sees Adobe Differently—A Holistic View Needed
SocialApr 19, 2026

Everyone Sees Adobe Differently—A Holistic View Needed

Boarding my flight to Las Vegas tomorrow for Adobe Summit. First time attending. My @Adobe goes back further than most people would guess. I was a product manager at Network Solutions when we licensed Omniture's small business analytics tools. I tried...

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AI Reading Analyzer Turns Articles Into Instant Insights
SocialApr 18, 2026

AI Reading Analyzer Turns Articles Into Instant Insights

What's Up With That? — AI-Powered Reading Analysis just became my new secret weapon for research. Drop it on any article, PDF, research paper, news story, email, or YouTube video → get instant key points, state-of-the-art mapping, related reads, critiques, opportunities,...

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AI Reading Analysis Launches at Amazing Intro Price
SocialApr 18, 2026

AI Reading Analysis Launches at Amazing Intro Price

An amazing intro price for such as useful to. What's Up With That? - AI-Powered Reading Analysis https://t.co/QgtfKbF6y8

By Shashi Bellamkonda