Julius Caesar’s three-word proclamation, “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) has survived more than two millennia because it captured the confidence of a man who believed events moved at the speed of his ambition. Technology companies, particularly those from Silicon Valley, often carry a similar conviction. Build a product, ship it, let the world adopt it, and improve it along the way. But every now and then, history acquires an Indian footnote.