In a few hours after I posted “How to execute a link exchange” I got a few emails stating that I went overboard on this one 🙁 I respect everyone’s opinion and my goal was not to hurt anyone else’s feelings. My apologies if I inadvertantly hurt someone’s feelings. That was not the intention. OK…. Continue reading
Date Archives → July 2007
How do you execute a link exchange?
Simple answer: You don’t! Somewhere (actually, a lot of places) someone (actually Google) said that the best way to get higher up in search engines is to get a lot of links from high-quality websites. So when you are starting out, it may be tempting to go and seek out a lot of links from… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Jack Welch
From darkness to light – A simple prayer
The original is in Sanskrit. I don’t know Sanskrit but I was delighted to find the proper translation from Isha Foundation. Here is the original prayer Aum…Aum…Aum…Asatoma sadgamayaTamasoma jyotirgamayaMrutyorma amrutamgamayaAum Shanthi…Shanthi…Shanthihi. Here is the translation From Untruth to Truth. From Darkness to Light.(From Ignorance to Enlightenment)From Mortality to ImmortalityMay I be leadAum…Peace…Peace…Peace. My $.02 –… Continue reading
Michael Sampson's take on iPolipo; Two other iPolipo udpates
I had an opportunity to talk to Michael Sampson yesterday. Michael is based in New Zealand and via his company Collaboration Success Advisors helps companies make the most of technologies related to collaboration and productivity. Michael captured the essence of iPolipo brilliantly on his blog. Here is the link Michael Sampson: Briefing with Rajesh Setty… Continue reading
People want short-term results…
So why not promise them just that? This is the advertisement for UC Berkeley‘s 5-day product management course. I have a lot of respect for UC Berkeley and I have had the opportunity to work with fantastic students who have come out of that college. If an institution such as UC Berkeley has to “stretch”… Continue reading
Reverse Offshoring and "The Tortoise and the Hare" story
Yes, both of the above have one thing in common – drawing conclusions based on flawed data sets. Wall Street Journal and Financial Times carried stories about the new trend – reverse offshoring!!! Bangalore wages spur ‘reverse offshoring’ was the title of the article in FT on July 2, 2007. The grounding for the conclusion… Continue reading
Just in case…
Seth Godin talks about the importance people associate with dates like 7/7/07 and more. The reason for this, Seth says: “Simple. People are meaning machines. We look for hints about what the future will hold and add meaning, often where there is none.“ I agree with Seth. Extending the same argument, the other possible reasons… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Frank A. Clark
This quote courtesy of Ted Santos of Turnaround Investment Partners If your destination is too easy to reach, probably there are many people who are already there. You won’t get a prize for reaching there. If it is too good to be true, it probably is 🙂 Enjoy the quote. “If you can find a… Continue reading
Making money via advertising while losing money on the deal…
I am flying to Washington DC tomorrow to attend (and speak at) the TANA 2007 conference. While I was booking my car rental at CheapTickets.com (Yes, I work for a startup) I saw an ad for HotWire.com. Here is the image Of course, the price at HotWire was cheaper than CheapTickets.com and I had no… Continue reading