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Time is Now: A Journey Into Demystifying AI Hardcover – April 16, 2024

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How can leaders adapt to the rapid change of technology’s impact on business? How can AI be leveraged for more intelligent decision making? Can our choices be simultaneously good for business and the world? This book provides leaders with the first steps to answer these important questions.

For over thirty years, technology has become more interwoven with both our professional and personal lives. In the future, the integration of tech, business, and life will become even more seamless. With the current exponential growth of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, business leaders must learn how to adapt their decision making to look beyond short-term profits and create insight for long-term impact and growth.

In Time is Now: A Journey into Demystifying AI, Raj Verma, CEO of SingleStore, takes readers on an insightful journey to not only demystify emerging tech like AI but to demystify how today’s leader must make decisions. Through engaging storytelling and relevant examples, Verma shares the lessons from his personal and professional life to glean timeless and universal lessons.

At the crux of this journey, is the power of Now, which Verma defines as a convergence of Information, Context, and Choice:

Information is data, the collection of memory which shapes our identity.
Context is the analysis of all information in the present.
Choice is focused on the future, approached with courage and conscience.

From these three pillars of Now, we write our future―for better or worse. As the speed of Real Time increases, so will the consequences of our decisions. In the explosion of AI, leaders have a responsibility to learn before they act. We must wield the tools available with the insight that our decisions will impact the world for generations to come. Doing so will require both great courage and conscience. It cannot wait. The time is Now.

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"Advocating for the ethical, intentional, and conscientious development of AI with conviction and depth, Time Is Now raises keen questions about what such approaches entail and about how the gap between regulation and innovation can be bridged." **

Foreword Reviews**

"Clear-eyed look at how AI technology can help business leaders make choices." **

BookLife by Publishers Weekly**

"[...] Verma explores the trajectory of AI technology and emphasizes that the decisions we make today will affect humanity long into the future." **

Readers' Favorite**

"Time is Now not only unravels the intricate workings of AI but offers compelling insights into how to develop this powerful technology. Raj beautifully writes that AI should be used as a tool to enhance human intelligence and make choices that benefit us all. A must-read that adds intrinsic value to the debate around AI and helps us understand how to use it to become better humans."

Deepak Chopra, MD

Founder, The Chopra Foundation; Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego; New York Times Bestselling Author

"This thought-provoking book offers compelling insights about how real time data and artificial intelligence will shape the future. This is an important guide for anyone seeking to understand and navigate the new landscape of artificial intelligence and its incredible potential."

Vivek Randivé

Founder and Former CEO, Tibco Software; Owner and CEO, Sacramento Kings

"A story prompting the reader's journey to embracing the new world of AI, told through the eyes of a fellow traveler."

Vinod Khosla

Founder, Khosla Ventures

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“Advocating for the ethical, intentional, and conscientious development of AI with conviction and depth, Time Is Now raises keen questions about what such approaches entail and about how the gap between regulation and innovation can be bridged.” Foreword Reviews

“Clear-eyed look at how AI technology can help business leaders make choices.” BookLife by Publishers Weekly

“[...] Verma explores the trajectory of AI technology and emphasizes that the decisions we make today will affect humanity long into the future.” Readers’ Favorite

“Time is Now not only unravels the intricate workings of AI but offers compelling insights into how to develop this powerful technology. Raj beautifully writes that AI should be used as a tool to enhance human intelligence and make choices that benefit us all. A must-read that adds intrinsic value to the debate around AI and helps us understand how to use it to become better humans.”
Deepak Chopra, MD
Founder, The Chopra Foundation; Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego; New York Times Bestselling Author

“This thought-provoking book offers compelling insights about how real time data and artificial intelligence will shape the future. This is an important guide for anyone seeking to understand and navigate the new landscape of artificial intelligence and its incredible potential.”
Vivek Randivé
Founder and Former CEO, Tibco Software; Owner and CEO, Sacramento Kings

“A story prompting the reader's journey to embracing the new world of AI, told through the eyes of a fellow traveler.”
Vinod Khosla
Founder, Khosla Ventures

From the Back Cover

Life is a series of Now. How will you use it?

For over thirty years, technology has become more interwoven with both our professional and personal lives. With the exponential growth of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, business leaders find themselves in an existential crisis: How do you make decisions in the face of so much change?

In Time is Now: A Journey into Demystifying AI, Raj Verma, CEO of SingleStore, takes readers on an insightful journey to not only demystify emerging tech like AI but to demystify how today’s leader must make decisions. Through engaging storytelling and relevant examples, Verma shares the lessons from his personal and professional life to glean timeless and universal lessons.

Through these reflections, Verma defines the power of Now as a convergence of Information, Context, and Choice. From these three pillars of Now, we write our future―for better or worse. As the speed of Real Time increases, so will the consequences of our decisions.

In the explosion of AI, leaders have a responsibility to learn before they act. We must accept our decisions impact not only ourselves, but the world for generations to come. We must use the tools available to not only yield short-term profit, but to create insight for long-term impact and growth. Doing so will require both great courage and conscience. It cannot wait. The time is Now.

About the Author

RAJ VERMA is the CEO of SingleStore, an intelligent database solutions startup serving Fortune 500 companies. Hailing from a military family in India, Raj’s professional journey has taken him to the Bay Area by way of Singapore, Sydney and Hong Kong. His career has traversed the cutting edge of technological transformation, from door-to-door computer sales to challenging the status quo in the midst of crisis. As an emerging thought leader for the intersection of technology and strategy, Raj is an eternal optimist who believes in the goodness of the human spirit. Married to the love of his life, he is a dedicated father to his four children, relishing in both the thrill of travel and the tranquility of the golf course.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CN2L69RP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ ForbesBooks (April 16, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8887502038
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.87 x 9.06 inches

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Raj Verma’s professional journey has spanned more than two decades in infrastructure software, culminating in his becoming chief executive officer at SingleStore in 2019.

While Raj is an avid golfer, reader, and pursuer of holistic health of mind, body and spirit, he identifies first and foremost as husband and father to four amazing children. His philanthropic interests center around helping the vulnerable in our society.

Raj resides in California’s Bay Area, together with his family.

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Gianfranco Ferroni

A forward-looking but discerning view

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024

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Verma is right to point out that all this boom in technological advances and the possibility of beginning to talk about a fourth industrial revolution have had accelerating factors such as the pandemic. Companies had to force themselves to use technology to function and not enter into deeper crises. What has that shown us? We are in a moment where there is no turning back, whoever does not get on the technology train will never reach the next stop, mainly because we are not talking about just any train, it is a supersonic train.

I like that Verma is aware of the risk factors and effects that these advances are bringing from certain perspectives such as the delivery of information (Facebook case) and that is why he does not stay in this propagandistic current in which he simply sells technology as the best thing that can happen to us, but as in everything, we must know how to rationalize the moments and thus make conscious decisions not only from the economic but from values and ethics. What makes this message so powerful is that he transmits it through experiences and feelings of his personal life.

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Using AI Strategically

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024

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"Time is Now: A Journey Into Demystifying AI" by Raj Verma is an essential guide for anyone looking to understand and harness the power of artificial intelligence in today’s digital landscape. Verma expertly breaks down complex AI concepts into accessible insights, making the technology approachable for readers from all backgrounds.

Throughout the book, Verma emphasizes the ubiquity of AI and its potential to revolutionize decision-making processes in various industries. By providing clear examples and real-world case studies, he illustrates how AI can be leveraged for efficiency, innovation, and solving complex problems, while also addressing ethical considerations and the need for responsible AI use.

"Time is Now" is not just an informational read but a call to action, urging readers to engage with AI actively and thoughtfully. This book is a valuable resource for professionals, students, and technology enthusiasts eager to make informed decisions and strategic advancements by integrating AI into their daily practices. Verma’s optimistic yet pragmatic approach makes this a compelling read for anyone interested in being at the forefront of the AI revolution.

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Data and AI

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024

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What if artificial intelligence, in bringing us closer to Real Time through its analysis of highly curated data, can actually help us reduce risk? What if it can improve our predictions about which course is worth pursuing? These are just some of the questions posed and answered by the author. Through his story of how his career evolved from selling machines to software and relevancy, he gives us the groundwork of how important it is to take risks and to trust the processes. By looking at our rapidly changing environment over the past 20 years, we need to plan ahead for the technological advances that AI can bring us today. And by reading this book, you will be able to do so.

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Forward-looking guidebook for business leaders

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024

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Time is Now by Raj Verma is a forward-looking guidebook for business leaders on the importance of keeping up with the times and staying abreast of developments in technology, such as AI, and making sustainable choices both for their business and for the planet. In a world where AI is quickly permeating every aspect of our existence, it is important for those in leadership roles to adjust and learn how to successfully integrate both the new opportunities and the very real challenges and pitfalls that the emergence of AI technologies bring. Verma focuses on the “three pillars of Now”, namely Information, Context and Choice. I like Varma’s focus on the need for conscientious and future-driven decision making.

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An important timely read

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024

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This book is a clearly developed, helpful read taking us through the realities of artificial intelligence and why, as a leader, we must embrace AI and bring it into our decisions. The leaders of today's generation have grown up alongside changing technology, so we should be used to integrating tech with our daily lives in work and at home. Yet, AI scares so many of us, mostly because we don't understand that it's already been part of nearly everything we do for decades. This book helps clear up misconceptions, explains how to incorporate AI in your business practices, and makes the concept a little less intimidating.

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Makes AI both understandable and relatable

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024

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What I liked was Verma's storytelling. Each chapter weaves together narratives from his own journey with those of broader technological advancements, making AI both understandable and relatable. This approach not only demystifies emerging technologies but also highlights their potential to drive significant business and societal progress.

"Time is Now" is more than just a business book; it's a call to action for leaders to think beyond short-term gains and focus on long-term impact. This book challenges readers to adapt, innovate, and lead in an era where technology reshapes every aspect of our lives.

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George

A Thought-Provoking Read on Leadership, Resilience, and Self-Discovery

Reviewed in Singapore on May 4, 2024

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I was pleasantly surprised by Time Is Now: A Journey Into Demystifying AI by Raj Verma. Though I approached the book with a technical lens, I quickly realized its unique blend of personal anecdotes, profound insights on technology, and spiritual undertones make it a truly exceptional read. It's not just another narrative on AI but a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment.

He takes you on a journey from the humble shoe shiner to the strategic moves between Wipro, TIBCO, Hortonworks, Apptus, and now the CEO of SingleStore, which has not only painted a vivid picture of resilience and adaptability but also pays homage to his mentors and the people who shaped his path, like Vivek Ranadive, Cofounder of TIBCO.

The book is not without its gripping dramatic moments. Raj dedicates pages to the challenges he faced during COVID-19 and the chilling downfall of SVB. These moments underscore the necessity of being proactive and relying on grounded wisdom, highlighting the urgency and foresight needed in leadership.

He introduces us to the Trinity of Intelligence —Information, Context, and Choice—which I found is a robust framework that will guide many leaders in making smarter decisions in this rapidly evolving AI landscape.

For leaders and captains of industry, Raj's insights are particularly relevant. He shares how no one is immune to setbacks and how he stays grounded by spending time with family and maintaining his routines and rituals. These experiences are profoundly relatable, serving as a powerful reminder of the resilience required at the helm of any venture.

He ends the book on the importance of culture in an organization—choosing missionaries over mercenaries and the essential nature of communication—which was particularly impactful. It's a lesson in what sustains a company's soul beyond its successes.

I feel a sequel is in the works, and I eagerly look forward to devouring it. It takes courage to be open and vulnerable and share the wisdom and experiences of someone I deeply admire. It has been an enlightening read, and I continue to ponder as I walk away from this book.

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