In 2006, I was in a boardroom full of banking executives, remote in hand, walking them through a new solution and its business case. Over the next 15 years, the industry changed, and my work shifted from enterprise banking to financial inclusion. Still, my focus stayed the same: finding solutions.

I learned that the solution on paper often doesn’t work in practice. What really makes a difference is often simple: timing, trust, clear language, and people adopting them. Over time, I stopped seeing solutions as straightforward. They appear where technology meets strategy, where industry changes overlap with global events, and where rules, culture, and real-world execution come together.

During this journey, I relied on leaders and field teams who had faced challenges and still moved forward. It was then that I wondered: why do so many valuable lessons stay hidden inside people and companies? My partner shared a similar experience with a different lens. He had seen leaders and founders make tough decisions with little information and real consequences. But once the moment passes, the lessons often stay behind, unshared.

Hence was born the idea of Read Intersections.

“Intersections” is where signals meet judgement, and decisions take shape.

Read Intersections is an independent publication sharing first-person stories from CXOs, Founders & Senior Leaders. It’s for peers who want to learn from real experiences, not just what was supposed to happen. We focus on decisions made where markets, customers, technology, people, rules, and risks all come together. Most big decisions don’t happen in isolation. They happen when many factors overlap, with limited time and incomplete information. That’s where the most important lessons are, if we’re honest about them.

Bringing this first edition to life wasn’t easy. Leaders took a chance on us and shared honest stories, not just successes. I’m thankful to our founding authors from across industries. Despite different fields, they faced the same realities: uncertainty, hard choices, and balancing immediate pressures with long-term goals.

I invite you to read, reflect, and join the conversation. Share your thoughts and stories, and help us build a community where real lessons are brought to light.

Lovee Ramachandran Lovee R. Founder and editor, Read Intersections
I’m the founding editor of Read Intersections. I curate first-person decision stories for senior leaders, with a simple bar: real context, real constraints, and lessons that others can use. Before this, I spent nearly two decades across technology and social impact, leading teams, programs, and operations. I started in product management, and later led large, multi-stakeholder financial inclusion programs, and served as a country leader and board member for an international nonprofit. I care deeply about social change through technology and partnerships, and about building communities that share practical, hard-earned knowledge.