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Source: 2023 at Zerodha – Z-Connect by Zerodha
FWIW, upon first reading just the above highlighted bits, it was indeed “news” to me 
However, subsequently the above article goes on to state the following…
The evolving mission statement does explain
how the definition of “core offerings” is slowly changing over time.
Glad to have this acknowledged explicitly.
Source: Zerodha - Business updates 13-years of Zerodha and why we do what we do
Also being discussed here.
Updates like this sound like one of the challenges to the evolving mission statement.
Due to the evolving nature of the markets/exchanges, and financial regulations involved,
supporting the “basic features” itself appears to be a moving target that requires active development.
So, in such a evolving environment,
how does Zerodha plan to prioritize / focus between…
a. all such various back-end changes required
- Probably perceived by users as the same level of “existing features”
and maybe even as performance/stability/reliability.
and
b. holistically integrating offerings from the universe of partners
- Likely perceived by users as “new features” and integrations.
Basically, if one is at the mercy of the regulators introducing “surprises” requiring focus on a above,
then the “new features will get done soon, when they get done” syndrome is expected to continue, right?
…or are the ecosystem partners (or even dedicated, independent teams within Zerodha)
focusing on the “holistic integrations” involved in b above,
thus enabling them to be delivered on a more predictable timeline
irrespective of any surprises in a above ?