Arpit Tandon on the road ahead for Indian IT

We cover: - How AI is changing product management, why companies should think in terms of workflows instead of just software, the importance of domain knowledge, and why understanding a client's business may become more valuable than ever. - It also covers AI spending, sales, outcome-based pricing, M&A, partnerships, access to frontier AI models, Chinese open-source models, and what AI means for the future of junior and mid-level talent in Indian IT. Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 02:00 – The future of product management 05:00 – Why AI workflows and domain knowledge matter 17:00 – Can domain expertise become a competitive advantage? 25:00 – Is IT services becoming more like consulting? 35:00 – How AI is changing sales and competition 43:00 – The shift towards outcome-based pricing 50:00 – AI, geopolitics and access to different models 59:00 – What frontier AI access means for India 01:01:00 – How AI will change Indian IT and its workforce 01:03:00 – The skills that will matter in the AI era 01:07:00 – The future of the middle layer in Indian IT