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
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Recommended Reading – "Send" by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe
I love everything about this book. Thanks to my mentors, I have been following a lot of their advice (learnt from the school of hard knocks) for a while. So part of the book was a refresher but a large part of the book was new learning. David Shipley and Will Schwalbe has come up… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Luciano Di Crescenzco
If you just focus on fixing someone…
Your spouse wants to fix you. You want to fix your spouse. Your parents want to fix you. You want to fix your children. Your teachers want to fix you. You want to fix your teachers. Your boss wants to fix you. You want to fix your boss. Your colleagues want to fix you. You… Continue reading
If Bangalore really wants to be Silicon Valley of India…
Bangalore has been dubbed as the Silicon Valley of India. One of the factors (that makes them say this) is the comparable number of technology professionals in both the regions. In fact, there was a report that stated that the inevitable has happened – Bangalore has taken over Silicon Valley 🙂 almost meaning to say… Continue reading
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