Koshima Satija

AI is moving fast. Every day there s a new tool promising leverage. Most don t stick.

In 2025, the tools that mattered weren t the flashiest.
They were the ones that quietly saved time on work I already did every day.

Some are now non-negotiable.
Others are on my watchlist because they could replace entire steps, not just speed them up.

What AI tools actually earned a permanent spot in your workflow in 2025?
And which ones do you think will matter in 2026?

We ve literally spent the whole summer working on this.
Long nights, countless iterations, and endless feedback loops.

Starting tomorrow, Crono 2.0 will be live for everyone.

We began with a massive problem (source: Gartner):
83% of sales teams today lack the basic capabilities to run outbound sales effectively.

And yet, humans remain essential to the sales process so much so that 40% of AI SDR projects will be shut down by the end of 2026 (again, according to Gartner).

Last week, OpenAI announced a full-year free subscription for Indian users starting November 4.
On top of that, they ve rolled out a Learning Accelerator program offering 5 lakh ChatGPT licenses to students and educators, and begun hiring engineers in Bengaluru.

So why the sudden focus?

Here s my take:

• India is now OpenAI s 2nd-largest user base, and probably the fastest-growing.

• By locking in early brand trust and language familiarity, OpenAI is essentially building a moat for the next billion users.

• The country has 700 million + internet users, but very low per-capita SaaS/AI spending. That s a huge conversion opportunity.

• Local competition is heating up as Perplexity, Gemini, and even smaller Indian startups are fighting for daily-use adoption.