Deepika Bajaj at Invincibelle and Edith Yeung are joining hands to bring one of my heroes Seth Godin to Silicon Valley. Thanks to our various sponsors, you can attend this event for $50. Wait. It gets even better. Every attendee will get 5 copies of Seth’s new book “The Dip” ($50 value) I have read… Continue reading
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Behind the Scenes – "Tips from the Trenches" project
Terry Jansen (founder of PSVillage) and her team have produced a book called “Tips from the Trenches: The Collective Wisdom of Over 100 Professional Services Leaders” and giving it away (eBook only) for free on the website. This is an example of a true open source project. I have watched this project since inception and… Continue reading
Two Weeks to a Breakthrough Video – Lisa Haneberg
Software 2007, Building Relationships and more – Interview with MR Rangaswami
This year Software 2007 is happening in Silicon Valley on May 8 and 9, 2007. I will be there and I am excited about it. I had an opportunity to ask a few questions to MR about the a number of topics ranging from the origins of the conference to building relationships. Here are the… Continue reading
Via email with love – Proposal for Strategic Alliance
Last evening I received one more of those “spam” emails. This one said “Proposal for Strategic Alliance” in the subject. Here is the content of the email Proposal for Strategic Alliance Dear Rajesh Setty, I would like to explore the possibility of a Strategic Alliance between our companies for software development that will have an… Continue reading
Interested in helping to bring Seth Godin to Silicon Valley – May 21 (tentative)?
Seth Godin is one of my heroes and I have learnt a lot from him. I am sure many of you out there want to meet him in person. Deepika Bajaj at Invincibelle and Edith Yeung are two people who are working hard to bring Seth Godin to Silicon Valley. We can make this happen… Continue reading
On Happiness: The Story of Two Cats
You might have already read about Neerja Raman from Invincibelle. This is a story from her latest book “The Practice and Philosophy of Decision Making” On Happiness: The Story of Two Cats A big cat saw a little cat chasing its tail and asked, “Why are you chasing your tail?”Said the kitten, “I have learned… Continue reading
You know that your brand is powerful when…
One way to know that your brand has got the firepower is when it becomes indistinguishable with the use of the product or service that the brand represents. Here are some examples 1. Get me a Kleenex. 2. Can you Google it 3. Pick up some Pampers 4. Can you please xerox it for me….. Continue reading
I don't need anything…
A close friend shared his recent experience with one of his colleagues from the past – John (not his real name). John was seeking some advice from my friend as he was starting his new business. My friend was happy to help him out. After one meeting, John continued to call my friend stating he… Continue reading
One page review of Beyond Code
Aditya at Adeologue has reviewed “Beyond Code” in just one page. Here is the link: Adeologue: One page book review of Beyond Code For those voracious readers and avid writers, here is an interesting opportunity for you. Aditya is looking for contributors who can write and publish one page book review of books which they… Continue reading