I wrote earlier about the value of patience (inspired by my hero Seth Godin) I think the winning combination is to be impatient for acquiring new knowledge but to be patient when waiting for results. Why? Learning is in your control and as much as we want it, results are typically not under your control…. Continue reading
Date Archives → August 2008
A Perspective on Life and Death
A Perspective on LIfe and Death Last night I was at a concert by Indian Ocean band at Palo Alto. I went there to support Isha Foundation but was mesmerized by the experience created by the band. Simply fascinating! Now a perspective on Life and Death About Life One of the songs played by the… Continue reading
Ways to Distinguish Yourself #192 – Get In Their Shoes
I mean really really get in their shoes. Well, not literally! At a basic level, getting into someone’s shoes is to think “how the other person may be thinking.” If you really want to get into their shoes, you need to find out the “worldview” of the person. What is their outlook and approach to… Continue reading
Views on a New Opportunity (Note: VCs please avoid reading this)
I am reading Richard Branson’s book “Screw It, Let’s Do It” I think every Entrepreneur or Entrepreneur Wannabe should read this. The very first page of the first chapter “Just Do It” highlights the way how Sir Richard Branson views an opportunity. On a lighter note, Venture Capitalists, please avoid reading this excerpt 🙂 Excerpts… Continue reading
Why You Can't Ignore Blogs – Take Two
Last year I wrote about “Why You Can’t Ignore Blogs“. Now that I am using pictures more (thanks to my friend Dan Roam) I have a simpler version this time. This is Take Two. Here is one reason. We need the help of experts to interpret the world for us. Earlier, those interpretations and world… Continue reading
Horror on an Airplane; Please support Mohan
Mohan from Infosys sent me an email a few minutes ago about his personal tragedy. Reading through what they had to go through recently brought tears to my eyes. Mohan and his wife were traveling on Jet Airways Flight 9W 229 from Brussels to New Delhi with their 4.5 month old baby Aditya Mohan. For… Continue reading
Six-Word Memoir – Retake
I am a big fan of Dan Pink and his work. First, he inspired me to write a set of mini sagas (Latest Manifesto – Mini Sagas: Bite Sized Wisdom for Life and Business) and then he made me think about a six-word memoir. Always keeps me busy 🙂 I did a first-take on my… Continue reading
Local, Targeted and Religious Marketing…
Kavitha (my wife) and Sumukh (our son) are currently in India on a holiday. There is a lot of food in the freezer but sometimes I end up just eating outside. Last week I was at an Indian restaurant called Bhavika Foods in Sunnyvale picking up something to eat. It is a tiny restaurant but… Continue reading
Doing Good Via Spam Protection: The Art of Leverage
Chris Albrecht at GigaOm writes a story about a Luis von Ahn (Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University) who is one of guys who developed Captcha technology. The story is about how NY Times is using CAPTCHA technology to fix errors that crop up in their effort to digitize old issues. I… Continue reading
What's Your Medal Tally? – Behind the Scenes of myPicks
The Beijing Olympics is going full swing, and we sports enthusiasts love being in the thick of action, right? You’ll probably be interested to know that you can be an Olympics participant as well. No kidding! Before you think it’s too true, let me clarify; it’s the Virtual Olympics game on Facebook. You get to… Continue reading