This book would not have been possible without the support of many people. I would like to take this opportunity and express my gratitude to each of them.

I would like to thank Divya Modi for believing in the project and making it work. She has been instrumental in starting the project. Moreover, during the project, her editorial support provided a constant push throughout the process. It would have been difficult to deliver the project without your support.

I would like to thank Celestin Suresh John for providing me this wonderful opportunity. Your guidance made sure that we got the correct path outlined from the start.

I would like to thank Brijesh Pant and Laura C. Berendson for sharing valuable feedback. Your advice has helped to deliver the ideas in a better manner.

I would also like to thank my co-author Akshay Mathur for his knowledge and support. Your experience and willingness have made this a successful project. The brainstorming sessions we had helped to express the ideas.

I wish to thank my parents, my loving and supportive wife, Swati, and my son, Rudra. They are a constant source of encouragement and inspiration. Thanks for providing the time and listening to my gibberish when things were not working according to the plan.

I’d like to express my gratitude to my co-author Rahul Sharma for bringing me on board this project. While we had discussed the possibility, the actual opportunity still came suddenly, and I’d like to thank him for his guidance through the process. It was as fun and nerve-wracking as I’d envisioned, and he had my back the whole way as I channeled my inner Douglas Adams and (to borrow from a great man) enjoyed the sound of deadlines whooshing by.

Divya Modi was a constant source of support and encouragement. She gently helped us stay on track and was a picture of calm and confidence, helping us get to completion. And still entertained multiple last-minute requests as I kept tweaking the title.

To our reviewers, Brijesh Pant and Laura C. Berendson, thank you for all the constructive feedback in making this book better.

I’d also like to thank my ever-patient family, especially my mother, my wife, Neha, and my daughter, Inara, who kept wondering when I would actually be done and free to talk to them, as I kept fiddling till the last minute and repeating, “Almost there!”.

I’m grateful to the two mentors who pulled me up to the level of authoring a book—Aditya Kalia and Shekhar Gulati.