Competition can come from anywhere. Let’s take the case for Tivo. I think the promise that Tivo made was (and is) compelling. You can watch your favorite shows when you want it (and without the advertisements) In simple terms, this meant:* flexibility – you can choose the time.* save time – you don’t want to… Continue reading
Date Archives → April 2007
What will be your defense against commoditization?
I saw a gadget on a webpage from Google Gadgets and it was cool. Exploring further, it seems like Google has tons of them in their gadget directory. Clearly at this point in time, Google seems to be interested in the gadget space. There are other players in the marketplace whose primary business model surrounds… Continue reading
A simple story about thoughtfulness…
This is a story (courtesy: Kannan Ayyar of Karna) from my old collection of gems In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is… Continue reading
A review that brought tears in my eyes
I don’t know Justice Gray but he is no longer a stranger to me. Justice reviewed my book “Beyond Code” on his blog recently. Here is the link: Beyond Code, The Totally Hetero Review Justice captured my intent of writing this book better than I would have captured it myself. I am at a loss… Continue reading
Blogging Starter Checklist – A milestone and a BIG THANK YOU
I love Squidoo and I was one of the early lensmasters to create lenses on Squidoo. I have seven lenses in Squidoo. Blogging Starter Checklist has been the most popular amongst my seven lenses by a wide margin. I have made a lot of new friends because of this lens. Today, I saw that Blogging… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – H.E.Luccock
While there are exceptions, in most cases you need a great team to go after a grand vision. This simple, yet thought-provoking quote sums it up very well. “No one can whistle a symphony; it takes an orchestra to play it” – H.E.Luccock Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Seth Godin Live in Silicon Valley May 23, 2007 – confirmed
Deepika Bajaj at Invincibelle and Edith Yeung are joining hands to bring one of my heroes Seth Godin to Silicon Valley. Thanks to our various sponsors, you can attend this event for $50. Wait. It gets even better. Every attendee will get 5 copies of Seth’s new book “The Dip” ($50 value) I have read… Continue reading
Behind the Scenes – "Tips from the Trenches" project
Terry Jansen (founder of PSVillage) and her team have produced a book called “Tips from the Trenches: The Collective Wisdom of Over 100 Professional Services Leaders” and giving it away (eBook only) for free on the website. This is an example of a true open source project. I have watched this project since inception and… Continue reading
Why are the open source business people not ultra-rich yet?
Hugh MacLeod started a discussion about open source and it’s impact by asking question “How well does open source currently meet the needs of shareholders and CEO’s?” One of the conclusions Hugh was reaching was that Open Source may not have made a big time impact yet. If it did, you would have seen a… Continue reading
Two Weeks to a Breakthrough Video – Lisa Haneberg
Lisa Haneberg has a new video based on her new book “Two weeks to a Breakthrough” Everything about the video was fascinating to me and I am confident that you will enjoy it too. Here it is.. Please sign up for my newsletter here: