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Sridhar Vembu
sridhar vembu wages a quiet bet that retraining beats layoffs and that india's talent matters more than ai's speed
Sridhar Vembu (born 1968) is an Indian billionaire business magnate and the founder and former chief executive officer of the Zoho Corporation. As per the Forbes list of India's 100 richest tycoons, dated October 8, 2025, Vembu and siblings are ranked 51st, with a net worth of US$6 billion. He was awarded India's fo… wikipedia →
12-month trajectory
recent news
zoho salary freeze and ai costs
- Zoho’s Vembu says co paused hikes & ad spend due to AI costs - The Times of India
- Pray for us, says Vembu, as Zoho cuts costs, freezes pay hikes - Rediff
- Zoho freezes annual salary hikes as AI costs rise, software market slows - Business Standard
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layoffs versus retraining strategy
- ‘What we have refused to do’: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu responds to rival’s layoffs - Storyboard18
- Skipping appraisal to avoid layoffs & burden customers: Zoho CEO - The Times of India
- Zoho CEO says skipping appraisals was better than troubling customers - India Today
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ai threat to software jobs
- 'No hikes': Sridhar Vembu's grim software jobs outlook and AI productivity prediction spark debate - The South First
- Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Says AI Has Yet To Deliver 10x Productivity Gains In Software Development - News18
- Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says AI has made coding faster, but it has not yet … - The Times of India
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vembu's india messaging and backlash
- Where is the support to build in India? Harvard grad questions Sridhar Vembu's call - India Today
- From 'come to India' to 'pray for us': Sridhar Vembu trolled for sending mixed messages to NRIs; he says, - The Times of India
- From 'come to India' to 'pray for us': Sridhar Vembu… - inkl
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vembu's background and views
- Princeton PhD to Zoho co-founder: Sridhar Vembu's academic journey - India Today
- Learn basic economics: Sridhar Vembu hits back at trolls over Zoho not giving appraisals to employees - India Today
- India's Tech Poster Child Sridhar Vembu of Zoho Faces Reality Check, Flak Over Grim Outlook - Firstpost
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