Venki Padmanabhan

36 years on the factory floor. Now writing for the 360 million still on it.

GM, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Royal Enfield, Ather. Co-founder, Capability Capital Institute. Author of Built to Extract and Already Paid For — both January 27, 2027, from Capability Capital Press.

Frontline employees carry enormous capability capital. It's stranded. Essays thrice weekly to unlock it.

First principles:
Form people to their full capability.
Capability is the only profit that compounds.
Augment people, don't replace them.