As I look ahead to 2026, my thinking has been profoundly shaped by a unique convergence of voices.

I’ve been reflecting on Aaron Levie’s take on the Jevons Paradox—where cheaper resources lead to exponential demand - and Andrej Karpathy’s brilliant distinction between mere intelligence and true "Agency." Add to that Jack Clark’s urgent call for "intensity" and Satya Nadella’s vision of the semantic data layer, and a clear picture of the next enterprise era begins to emerge.

At Quadra, we’ve spent 25 years helping India's top brands navigate complexity. But today, the game has changed.

Software is no longer just a tool for humans to do work; it is becoming the worker itself. We are moving from "SaaS" (Systems of Record) to "Service as Software" (Systems of Work). This isn't just a technical shift - it’s a budgetary one. While the global software market is measured in billions, the labor and operations market is measured in trillions. AI agents are the bridge into that trillion-dollar frontier.

What does this mean for leaders outisde the software industry? It means that you're not solving an efficiency problem anymore. You're solving a results and outcomes problem - one that directly impacts your business. It's the transition from "doing" to "flourishing".

What then is your competitive advantage? If intelligence is becoming available freely to everyone, the only thing that will set your enterprise apart isn't the technology you buy - it’s the Purpose and Curiosity you use to architect it.

I’ve put together my full year-end reflections on what this "Rewiring of the Economy" means for enterprise efficiency and how we are implementing these agentic shifts internally at Quadra.