I loved the entire interview with Biz Stone at the Commonwealth Club a couple of years ago. Biz is super inspiring and super optimistic and shares his story from his early beginnings, failures, his friendship and working relationship with Evan Williams, stints at Google, Odio, Twitter and Jelly. And, lastly about his book – Things… Continue reading
My friend DP Sridhar ( founder and CEO of ienabler ) took the challenge to reflect on 7 core beliefs that are shaping his life today. Here is one of them: To Grow is to contribute & To Contribute is to Grow. The entire collection of 7 beliefs is available to view and share within… Continue reading
My friend Ravi Gundlapalli ( founder and CEO of MentorCloud ) took the challenge to reflect on 7 core beliefs that are shaping his life today. Here is one of them: Having an open mind is very important to allow space and room for new possibilities. The entire collection of 7 beliefs is available to… Continue reading
Beliefs silently color and filter our thinking. So to shift our thinking, we MUST have the courage to re-examine our beliefs. I did this as an exercise for myself to reflect upon what are seven beliefs that are shaping my life right at this moment. Here is the first one: At every crossroad of life, think… Continue reading
I had an opportunity to see Bill Campbell several years ago, but have been always inspired by stories that portray his wisdom over the years. His insights have directly and indirectly shaped the valley. Game changers such as Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Jack Dorsey have benefited from his counsel. What is so amazing… Continue reading
It’s seems like a dilemma. Every business book will say you need to focus to make something big happen Then, you talk to many successful people in private and you will hear stories of sheer randomness, serendipity, chance meeting with someone, luck and so on. Think about it: You have a quest for serendipity You… Continue reading
Let’s see the first version of an ad: For Sale It seems interesting and makes you wonder. Let’s see a second version with a slight twist in the headline For Sale – $1 This is starting to get interesting right away. The ridiculously low price tag is starting to give away the *secret* Lets see a… Continue reading
One of my mentors, Opher Brayer alerted me about Mark Zuckerberg’s live broadcast on Facebook about live broadcasting on Facebook. Here is the entire video for those who want to watch it: I watched the broadcast, reflected on it a bit. What came to my mind was that while FB Live is a great platform,… Continue reading
Last evening, Kavitha and I were in a concert featuring the amazing Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. The concert was amazing as was expected. The backstory shared by Kumar Sanu about a popular song from the “1942 A Love Story” caught my attention. Before I share the story, please watch at least the first 75… Continue reading