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Nair: 10% Executive Vagueness Compounds Into 50% Lack of Clarity

Sudheesh Nair · After $9B IPO This Founder is Rebuilding Internet for Agents | Sudheesh Nair, Thoughtspot, Nutanix · Apr 16, 2026 · at 48:19

Sudheesh Nair, founder of Tinyfish and former CEO of ThoughtSpot, discusses executive communication lessons learned while scaling Nutanix and ThoughtSpot.

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“I've realized that if I give off 10% vagueness in my communication, by the time it actually get to action, that is probably augmented itself to 50% lack of clarity.”

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