AI, SaaS, IoT, & RPA | ESG & Renewables | Startup & Scaleup | Pre-revenue to 107M ARR | Customer Centric | P&L, GtM, BD, & Sales Strategy | Multicultural Builder | Board & Trustee Member | Accelerator Coach I MBA & MSc

𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 
🛩️ San Francisco - Amsterdam -Doha -Singapore (on a quarterly loop)

𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙:
💡 Built Analysis Studio & NeocAI from the ground up, securing Tier-1 clients and a robust future pipeline. 

💡 Scaled Powerside to 173% YoY revenue growth and multiple new Tier-1 direct sales & VAR channels across the US, EMEA, and APAC.  

💡 Turned Mantis Group into a global SCM/WMS SaaS leader during the Euro debt crisis with $MM revenue recognized by Gartner MQ.  

✅  Advisor, Board Member, Co-Founder, Startup Mentor, and Founding Member of business and non-profit associations (please check the volunteering section of my profile as I prefer to declutter the main section to the $MM value)

✅  With over 20 years of experience, I specialize in transforming startups into scalable enterprises and unlocking the untapped growth potential of established businesses. 

✅ I've built and led multicultural teams worldwide, combining strategic vision, data-driven decision-making, and execution excellence to deliver measurable business outcomes.

✅  AI, RPA, and IoT investor and advocate. I collaborate with VCs, accelerators, founders, and institutions to advance AI, enhance startups' UVP, and promote ethical data governance.
(More on that in the volunteering section of my profile⏬)
  
📌𝐒𝐌𝐄: Semi, Energy Grid, Data Centers, HealthTech, EV infrastructure, Industry 4.0, Logistics & Transportation.

 ➡️  From pre-revenue startups to global enterprises, I've successfully led go-to-market strategies, developed cutting-edge solutions, and established sustainable revenue streams across multiple verticals.

➡️ I lead with transparency, mentorship, and a commitment to fostering a culture where teams thrive. Retention-focused strategies and collaboration are at the heart of my management style.  

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜:
✔️ Full P&L responsibility and expertise in building global business units. 

✔️ Strategic alliances with Tier-S partners and a robust C-suite network.

✔️ Deep knowledge of scaling startups in SaaS, IoT, and AI landscapes.  

✔️ Insights into adaptable strategies for emerging technologies and digital transformation.

🌍Dual Citizenship (US and EU)

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Raj Goodman Anand

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Founder of Goodman Lantern (UK) | CEO at AI-First Mindset (UK) | President of EO BM | AI Speaker | AI Workshops

I’m Raj Goodman Anand, founder of AI-First Mindset®, and a business builder who has spent the last two decades creating and scaling companies at the intersection of human capability and technological evolution.

Today, I work with CEOs, CIOs and founders of traditional, brick-and-mortar businesses who know AI matters, but don’t have the patience for hype or theory. They want practical integration and business results.

That’s why we built AIFM OS (AI-First Mindset Operating System).

AIFM OS is a simple operating framework that helps businesses integrate AI into real workflows to save time and reduce manual dependency. It becomes a critical element of business operations. 

Through AI-First Mindset® and AIFM OS, we support organizations across the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia, East Africa and the Middle East with:

• AI operating model design
• Workflow transformation
• Leadership alignment
• Practical AI adoption programs
• Implementation through workshops and operating sprints

This provides clarity on where AI fits and the systems to make it work daily.

Over the years, I have also had the privilege of speaking at institutions such as the British Library and LSE and being featured in BusinessWeek, The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Observer.

But today, my focus is simple:
Helping traditional businesses become AI-first in practice, beyond just intent.

Contact us, if you want to understand how to implement AI and make it fit inside operations and teams.
👉 Join us: https://aifirstmindset.ai/agentic-operating-system/

Founder & CEO

Goodman Lantern is an award-winning content marketing agency specialising in content writing, strategy, design, motion-graphic videos, and SEO services for industries such as technology, telecommunications, and financial services.

We're a fast-growing business that serves clients across five continents. We help our clients establish themselves as thought leaders in their industries with storytelling that inspires and converts. Our content allows them to build trust with their audiences to scale their businesses.

We've made it our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) to create consistent, reliable, and fair income opportunities for women in marketing and tech. And along with our clients, we're already making great strides: 90% of our team members are women. Our ambition, however, is to ultimately make a difference on a global scale.

Are you keen to be a part of our success story? Our highly creative team members are experts at developing valuable content that speaks to target customers' pain points. So let's collaborate and create content that will grow your business.

Joe Foster built Reebok. He's 90. Still traveling between the US, Australia, and the UK constantly.

I met him and his wife Julie recently. Thought my travel schedule was intense until I spent time with someone doing this at 90.

He said something that stuck: "Why would I retire? To do what?"
When you're built for the work you do, stopping doesn't make sense. The work isn't draining you. It's what keeps you moving.

He walks 7,000 steps daily. Crosses multiple continents annually. Still building things.

Watching them, I realized longevity isn't about living longer. It's about doing work that actually energizes you instead of depletes you.

Most people I work with are exhausted by work that doesn't fit them. They're pushing through roles that drain them, waiting for retirement to finally do what they want.

Joe never waited. He's been doing what he wanted for 90 years.

If I'm half as engaged at his age, I'll know I made the right choices about what work to take on and what to walk away from.

The goal isn't to work forever. It's to find work you'd never want to stop doing.

#Leadership #Longevity #WorkLifePurpose #Entrepreneurship #BusinessLeadership #PurposeDriven #CareerLongevity #LeadershipLessons #BusinessWisdom #FounderStories #WorkThatMatters #LeadershipInsights

Helping organizations build AI operating systems | Founder, AI-First Mindset®

Nvidia Q3 2024:

✅ $57 billion in revenue (62% jump from last year) 

✅ Data center business hit $51.2 billion 

✅ Blackwell GPUs sold out, cloud compute gone

✅ Forecasting $65 billion for Q4 

✅ 5 million GPUs deployed in a single quarter

The AI bubble conversation is officially over.

When a company projects 5 million GPUs deployed in a single quarter and cannot keep Blackwell chips in stock, it reflects strong infrastructure demand from enterprises and sovereign nations racing to deploy AI at scale.

Clients who postponed GPU investments for six months, convinced prices would drop or demand would cool are now facing 18-month procurement timelines and premium pricing. The "wait and see" approach is an expensive strategy. The companies that are moving fastest aren't the ones with the biggest budgets. They're the ones who mapped their compute requirements in Q1 and locked in partnerships.

The virtuous cycle Huang described is real, but it only rewards organizations already inside it.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AITransformation #EnterpriseAI #GPUComputing #DataCenter #MachineLearning #DigitalTransformation #TechLeadership #AIStrategy #BusinessInnovation

After you have invested in AI, the next step is to analyse if it is really delivering value.

There is no point getting stuck in tracking technical specs. The most important AI performance metrics are those that connect directly to your bottom line:

• Revenue influenced
• Cost savings from automated tasks
• Improvements in customer retention rates

Operational efficiency is another important area to look at, these metrics include:

• Time saved by automating manual processes
• Increase in tasks completed per employee

This demonstrates how AI is making your team more productive and freeing them for strategic work. By aligning AI KPIs with business outcomes, you can demonstrate ROI and build a case for further investment.

#AIKPIs #measureAI #AIperformancemeasure #aisuccess

Key Metrics to Measure AI Success

I left my family for this.

12 times. In one month.

Wake up. Journal. Gym. Airport. Deliver. Fly. Repeat.

There's no logical reason to live like this.

But then someone discovers an AI tool that changes everything for them.

And I remember why.

#Entrepreneur #Motivation #AI #Success

Too many AI strategies are being built around the technology instead of the business challenges they should solve. The real value of AI comes when it is directly tied to your goals.

I have arrived at seven lessons on how to align your AI strategy directly with your business goals:

1. Start with the "why," not the "what." Before discussing models or tools, ask what business problem you need to solve. It could be speeding up product development, or cutting operational costs. Let that answer be your guide.

2. Think in terms of business outcomes. Measure AI success by its impact on metrics like revenue growth or employee productivity not by technical accuracy.

3. Build a cross-functional team. AI can't live solely in the IT department. Include leaders from all relevant departments from day one to ensure the strategy serves the entire business.

4. Prioritize quick wins to build momentum. Identify a few small, high-impact projects that can deliver results quickly. This builds organizational confidence and makes people ready to take on larger initiatives.

5. Invest in data foundations. The best AI strategy will fail without clean and well-governed data. A disciplined approach to data quality is non-negotiable.

6. Focus on change management. Technology is the easy part. Prepare your people for new workflows and equip them with the skills to work alongside AI effectively.

7. Create a feedback loop. An AI strategy is not a one-time plan. Continuously gather feedback from users and analyze performance data to adapt and refine your approach.

The goal is to make AI a part of how you achieve your objectives, not a separate project.

#AIStrategy #BusinessGoals #DigitalTransformation #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence

7 Principles for a Winning AI Strategy

Most founders think they're profitable but the numbers tell a different story.

Two numbers specifically: How much you spend to get a customer and how much that customer pays you total.

The mistake everyone makes is to only count ad spend and ignore salaries, marketing tools and time. Even if the math works and it takes 2 years to get your money back, your cash will run out first. 

The rule is that every customer pays you 3x what you spent and this way you get your money back in 12 months.

#Startup #Business #Founders #Revenue #Growth

AI Fails at Scale Because Most Companies Prepare Too Late

Most AI investments fail to deliver because companies treat deployment as the finish line instead of the result. Budgets get approved and models get built, but day-to-day work stays the same. This leads to slow adoption and poor returns. Leaders who miss this pattern end up paying for AI they cannot control.

In large enterprises, the gap between AI spending and business value is growing because governance and data readiness are not keeping pace with ambition. Research shows that most firms see little return, while only a small minority achieve value at scale. When AI incidents occur, the financial impact is high because safeguards fail during use, not during model development.

What is changing is the shift from AI experiments to AI embedded in core operations because competition no longer allows pilots that do not affect results. This is happening because AI now influences pricing and supply chains with direct financial impact.
This means: AI readiness now affects financial performance.

What is also changing is executive accountability for AI outcomes because failures in oversight are proving more costly than technical mistakes. This is happening because regulators and customers now trace decisions back to AI systems.
This means: leadership involvement limits risk.

Most strategies fail because AI is added to inefficient workflows, which simply scales existing problems. Performance improves only when processes are fixed before AI is introduced.

Many rollouts also stall because data quality is treated as a one-time effort rather than ongoing ownership. Models lose reliability when responsibility for data is unclear.

One practical way to start is to map a single revenue-critical workflow from start to finish and remove AI from any step where data accuracy is not reliable enough for decisions.

Using AI only at the surface creates confusion, while operating with AI requires discipline.

#AILeadership #AIExecution #EnterpriseAI #AIGovernance #DigitalOperations #BusinessTransformation #DataReadiness #CXOStrategy #OperationalExcellence #AIAtScale #LeadershipReality #AIFirstMindset

AI in 2026: What Will Actually Matter to Business Leaders

In 2026, AI should be improving your business metrics significantly. If you are still not using it, you are leaving a lot of efficiency on the table. SAP’s 2026 AI outlook makes it clear that business advantage will come from where AI is placed in your business and how directly it shapes outcomes.

Outlook 1: From Generic AI to Business-Specific Intelligence

Enterprises are moving away from general-purpose models toward specialized AI trained on structured business data, because only domain-specific models improve forecast accuracy and execution quality.

This means: Faster execution with fewer process failures.

Outlook 2: Agentic AI Will Reshape Operations, Not Tools

Autonomous AI agents will increasingly plan and execute multi-step tasks, because this is the only way to scale decisions without scaling headcount. Agent governance will become mandatory, because ungoverned agents create operational risk and accountability gaps.

This means: Scalable automation without loss of control.

Outlook 3: Intent-Driven Systems Will Replace Interface-Driven Work

Natural language and intent-based interfaces will reduce dependency on complex enterprise navigation; employees express outcomes faster than they complete workflows. Sovereign and compliant AI architectures will gain importance because regulatory alignment determines where AI can be deployed safely.

This means: Faster adoption with lower organizational friction.

Two takeaways for legacy business leaders

1. AI returns depend on integration depth. Disconnected pilots cannot change the flow of work through your organization.

2. Data quality defines the AI ceiling. Poorly governed data limits decision confidence and caps long-term value creation.

One practical tip to begin integrating AI

Select one revenue-critical or cost-critical workflow, identify decisions that delay outcomes and apply AI only where it shortens decision time or removes manual dependence. If AI does not improve speed or economics, it should not be deployed.

#AITransformation #EnterpriseAI #AIStrategy #DigitalTransformation #AIImplementation #TechLeadership #BusinessTransformation #AIOperations #OrganizationalChange #DataGovernance

AI in 2026: What Will Actually Matter to Business Leaders

Just wrapped three days in Bangkok with our management team.

Annual strategy session. Not the kind where everyone nods at slides and nothing changes.

We tackled actual challenges. Mapped 2026 priorities. Locked in decisions that needed the whole leadership team in one room to make.

But here's what I've learned running organizations: the work sessions matter. The downtime matters more.

Good food. Exploring the city. Conversations that happen outside the conference room. That's where you find out if your team actually trusts each other or just tolerates working together.

Scaling isn't a solo sport. Never has been.

You need mission-driven people who see the bigger picture and carry it forward when you're not in the room. The ones who make execution feel effortless because they actually believe in where you're going.

Without them, you're just ideas on a whiteboard.

With them, you're building something that lasts.

Three days away from operations. Came back with crystal-clear priorities and a team that knows exactly what we're building and why.

That's the investment that matters.

Grateful for this crew.


#Leadership #TeamAlignment #StrategicPlanning #BusinessStrategy #OrganizationalLeadership #TeamManagement #ExecutiveLeadership #ScalingBusiness #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamCulture #BusinessGrowth #StrategicLeadership #TeamBuilding #ExecutiveTeam #LeadershipRetreat

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