BS Reads: The maturing of the video call

Video conferencing has brought about a cultural shift in how we conduct business. The platforms' sophisticated features have removed most glitches, but people still yearn for human contact

I chuckled when Sudhir Sethi, founder of venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures, suggested a “virtual beer”. We had wandered off the set topics of discussion and run out of the 45 minutes Zoom allows its free users. “Oh, I have done this several times,” he said. “Now that most of my day is spent over video calls, it makes sense to add an element of leisure sometimes.”
 
Kunal Khattar of AdvantageEdge Founders, an early-stage VC firm, does five to six video meetings daily. For him, these now are as common as in-person meetings. When I complained during a phone