Very soon, a time will come when many of you will start looking for “good” resolutions to make for the upcoming year. Two things. For those that will decide to come up with your resolutions, here is a list that I had put together last year. This should provide a good start Blast from the… Continue reading
Date Archives → October 2006
Bay Area folks: SIPA Annual Event – Oct 28, 2006
Full disclosure: 1. I serve as one of the catalysts for SIPA (Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Organization) 2. Navin Nagiah, CEO of CIGNEX (a company I co-founded) will be on a panel at this event. SIPA annual event with a great line up of speakers (including but not limited to Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro,… Continue reading
All about risk!
May be it is because it’s Friday the 13th. Otherwise, why would two of my friends write on the topic of risk so passionately? Just kidding. Ravi and Naveen provide their insights on taking risk. Ravi Char: Criteria for accepting risk Naveen Lakkur: Risk appetite Enjoy! Please sign up for my newsletter here:
10 more things they didn't tell you about blogging
For those of you who have not read “10 things they didn’t tell you about blogging” here is the link for the first 10Oct 6, 2006: 10 things they didn’t tell you about blogging Now, here are 10 more things they didn’t tell you about blogging: 11. Never ask for links The only simple way… Continue reading
Experience matters big time. All the time!
For years, I have been frequenting a restaurant in the bay area for many of my business meetings. Won’t name it here for obvious reasons. The food is good but not great. Why do I continue to go there. First, people are great. They are courtesous, responsive and they want to ensure that I have… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #167 – Be thoughtful
Of course all of us are thoughtful. Are we really? It seems like common sense but it’s not. They say that we are either thinking about what happened in the past or worrying about what will happen in the future. So where do we have the time to be “thoughtful” in the present? Let’s do… Continue reading
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Blast from the past – Entrepreneur Pack
For the benefit of new readers, I have compiled a set of articles that I have written in the past (published on this blog) on the topic of entrepreneurship. Here they are: 1. First time entrepreneur questions – A Baker’s dozen – Dec 24, 2005 Like many things in life, you only get to be… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Tim Sanders
I had an opportunity to spend time with Tim Sanders today which I cherish. As a bonus, I also got to listen to Tim giving a keynote to a spellbound audience this afternoon. It was fascinating. In the end Tim provided two tips (sort of takeaways) and one of them was just right on the… Continue reading
10 things they didn't tell you about blogging
1. It’s easy to start but hard to maintain. In fact, it is VERY hard to maintain. Since most bloggers are not depending on blogging for their living, it is walking an extra mile almost everyday. Plus, how do you motivate yourself to do something that does not have a short-term return? 2. People expect… Continue reading