SPEAKING & WRITING
100+ talks, one big idea
Technology should serve people and the planet. I’ve made that case at universities, summits and the United Nations in Geneva.
Signature topics
What I speak about
The future of AI in impact
GTM and scaling methodology in sales
Unsustainable business models in startups — and errors in product–market fit
Human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence
On stage
United Nations, Geneva
Spoke at the High-Level Dialogue on Innovation for Sustainable Development (2020), presenting “Harnessing Soil Intelligence for a Resilient and Regenerative Food System”.
TEDx
Power of Being Alone
TEDxTajNagri · Agra · 2022
After turning down two invitations, I took the TEDx stage for the first time in Taj Nagari — on the power of being alone.
Books by Lalit Gautam:
- Before We Became Optional
- Founders at the Edge
- How to Win the Hardest Marathon
Featured book
Before We Became Optional
How humans created their most powerful competitor — and what happens to humanity when intelligence becomes abundant.
In the media
Stories & press
ForbesMar 2020Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2020 — Manufacturing & Industry: SensegrassView the profile (opens in a new tab)
MIT Technology Review2020Lalit Gautam — Innovators Under 35View the profile (opens in a new tab)- TEDx TalksDec 2022Power Of Being Alone | Dr. Lalit Gautam | TEDxTajNagriWatch the talk (opens in a new tab)
- Forbes IndiaFeb 2021Forbes India 30 Under 30: The ones we had to mentionRead the story (opens in a new tab)
CiscoAug 2020Meet Sensegrass: India Impact Grand Prize Winner for the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2020Read the story (opens in a new tab)
YourStoryJun 2021How Cisco LaunchPad portfolio startup Sensegrass is creating 360-degree smart farming solutionsRead the story (opens in a new tab)
MWC BarcelonaMar 2026Lalit Gautam — Sensegrass: speaker at MWC Barcelona / 4YFN 2026View the speaker page (opens in a new tab)
Render CapitalApr 2023Q&A With the Render Competition Winners, SenseGrassRead the story (opens in a new tab)
CIOLJul 2020Startup Circle: How did AgriTech Sensegrass turn traditional farming into Smart Farming?Read the story (opens in a new tab)
YourStoryJul 2020Meet the 12 startups from QDIC 2020 — including Sensegrass’s soil intelligence systemRead the story (opens in a new tab)
PCDN GlobalDec 2019Social Change Career Profile: Lalit Gautam — networking & social capital matter more than financial capitalRead the story (opens in a new tab)
deutschland.deMay 2017Handscart, IndiaRead the story (opens in a new tab)