Here are few things that is hard for your competition to copy (individually and collectively) 1. Your HistoryYour history is yours alone. Nobody can repeat it. 2. Your IdentityIdentities are built over a lifetime. Whatever you have built as your identity so far, others can’t copy it. 3. Your RelationshipsWho you know, how you know… Continue reading
Date Archives → May 2007
Does your company need "attention" desperately?
What do the people listed below want from my blog readers? Answer is simple: Attention.In fact, they want “attention” desperately. I took a snapshot of the part of the day (May 16, 2007) and observed the trackback entries waiting for approval. While all the names look legitimate, none of them are real blogs. All the… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #174 – Surprise someone positively (at regular intervals)
Lisa Haneberg talks about the butterfly effect in her books and talks. You can read more about Butterfly effect here. The butterfly effect is a phrase that encapsulates the more technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. Small variations of the initial condition of a nonlinear dynamical system may produce large… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Mahatma Gandhi
The following quote makes me think – do I have a big enough dream and have I coupled with a team determined enough to make it a reality? Enjoy… “A small group of determined spirits with an unquenchable thirst for their mission, can alter the course of history”. – Mahatma Gandhi Please sign up for… Continue reading
A (simple) question and a (simple) challenge
I have a simple question to end this week: “What are some exciting projects you are currently working on?” Now, for the challenge: Just for the sake of fun, let’s say your answer should have been“Too many to list.” If that is really the answer, you win. If not, what can you do in the… Continue reading
Rewards are ALWAYS proportional to the risks…
Bay Area events: Seth Godin on May 23; Lisa Haneberg on May 24
This week is going to be “Learning on Steroids” in the bay area. If you are in the bay area (or closeby) please consider attending both of these events: 1. Seth Godin Live in Silicon Valley – May 23 Venue: Santa Clara Convention CenterTime: 5pm to 8.30pmPrice: $50 (You will get five copies of “The… Continue reading
10 additional things they didn't tell you about blogging
Here are two previous posts on the same topic 1. 10 things that they didn’t tell you about blogging2. 10 more things they didn’t tell you about blogging Here is the third edition in the same series. 21. Getting attention may be easy; maintaining it is hard There are strategies and there are tactics. Tactics… Continue reading
Announcing "Quought on Time" series on "Time Matters" blog
I love questions – especially those that provoke thought. I collected more than 50 Quoughts (Quought = Question that provokes thought) from very smart people earlier this year and created a “Quought for the Day” series. Now, we have extended this further. Earlier this month, my business partner Hari Shetty (of iPolipo) and I created… Continue reading
An inspirational video with an important message by Stephen Hopson
I hope to meet with Stephen sometime soon. Stephen is deaf by birth but that has never stopped him from being a certified pilot. Now, he has a new video on YouTube. In this, he talks about the person that sowed the seeds of courage in him when he was a student. The video is… Continue reading