Last week I was talking to a potential investor about a potential opportunity to invest. After the first sentence, the investor said “Raj, I don’t need to hear more about it. That space is not interesting for us.” We talked about other companies and one of the companies was of deep interest and we ended… Continue reading
Date Archives → December 2007
A typical startup…
..And a typical VC on a typical startup We all know that things change. Almost all of the eight startups that I am involved (in some capacity) have gone through serious changes in business models. Business models evolve and the ultimately the marketplace determines what works. VCs know this too. This means that, in most… Continue reading
The risks of Mega Projects for team members
Mega projects provide a huge leverage for the company (technology services firm) that is executing the projects. This gets amplified when the projects are executed offshore in locations like India or China. Mega projects have hundreds of team members and are typically extend for a few years. Services companies love these projects. Some of the… Continue reading
Entrepreneur 2.0 and In Search of Inexperience – My take
I read two articles recently – one by Glenn Kelman (Entrepreneur 2.0 article on TechCrunch) and other by Guy Kawasaki (In Search of Inexperience). Please read both the articles when you have a moment. The key conclusions from those two articles were that serial entrepreneurs (those who are in their second and third acts) have… Continue reading
800-CEO-READ Author Pow Wow – Update and Thank you
Earlier this week, I attended the Author Pow-Wow event organized by 800-CEO-READ. When I signed up, I didn’t know what to expect (I had not attended the first such event last year) but I knew it was going to be great. I think GOD saves the best for the last. I have to say that… Continue reading
Mini Saga #19 – The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece I was at a writers’ conference earlier this week. The moderator asked for people to list their expectations from the conference. The expectations ranged from wanting to sell more books to building a good network. What was strikingly missing was that nobody said “I want to become a better writer”. — Note:… Continue reading
Recycling on the plane
When I was a working as a consultant (about ten years ago), I used to travel a LOT. Sometimes it would make me feel that I was living in the airports. My business travel has picked up in the last two months (within and outside the country) but not to the extent of what it… Continue reading
I want three blankets
The morning flight to Chicago was cold. May be they were just preparing us for the weather in Chicago. Few minutes into the air, people were requesting blankets to cover themselves. I saw a lady (who was sitting alone) get up and take three blankets. Soon there were no blankets left. Fortunately, the flight was… Continue reading
Can you assign seat numbers for standing?
Sounds like an oxymoron but it’s not. Southwest Airlines may have bee the first airline to do away with seat numbers. So they operated like a bus. You were assigned a group (A, B or C) depending on when you checked in. If you wanted good seats, you check-in early so t Ouhat you are… Continue reading
Facebook page updated – Added 14 audio programs
I have updated my facebook page with these audio files: 1. Overview of Beyond Code 2. Learn 3. Laugh 4. Look 5. Leaving a Lasting Impression 6. Love 7. Leverage 8. Likeability 9. Listen 10. Lead 11. Are you memorable – Interviewed by Lisa Haneberg 12. Making the Most of Your Time – Part 1… Continue reading