Hi, I'm Lakshmi Narayanan - most people call me LN.
I'm a Customer Success leader based in Chennai (dear old Madras), currently building world-class support teams at ZeroNorth, helping the marine industry go greener while optimizing costs
Over the past decade, I've been a part of early-stage customer success at Chargebee, Enterprise CS at Whatfix, and built SMB digital CS and Enterprise TAM teams at ZoomInfo (27k+ customers, >$350m, $1B+ total revenue).
These days, I work at the intersection of customer success, behavioral economics, and systems thinking - exploring how to build retention engines that actually work in the AI era, not just look good on dashboards.
"Knowledge is limited. But imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein
I believe neither is complete without the other. That's why I'm always learning something new - currently diving deep into machine learning, LLMs, and how behavioral science applies to product adoption.
My curiosity is wide-ranging: books, philosophy, games, productivity systems, AI/ML, and understanding why people do what they do (and why they often don't do what they say they'll do).
I learn best by building, writing, and teaching - which is why I try to share everything I'm figuring out through this blog.
I spend my spare time:
If any of this resonates, let's talk. I'm always up for a conversation over virtual tea or coffee. Email me or find me on LinkedIn.
📚 Reading: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
🎓 Learning: Context Engineering, Agentic AI, & ML Fundamentals
🛠️ Building: Side projects exploring behavioral systems
☕ Drinking: Too much tea (seriously, it's a problem)
Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or send me an email. I'm always up for a conversation about customer success, behavioral economics, or tea recommendations.