Today is the launch of our new startup iPolipo. Here is a brief background: The idea for this company was born when we noticed the frustration people faced in scheduling meetings with other people. While scheduling a group meeting was a nightmare, scheduling meeting with just ONE other person was no less painful. People almost… Continue reading
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Quotes worth recording – Phyllis Bottome
Long ago, I had heard a quote something like “Problems come so that heroes can overcome.” Here is a similar one that you might enjoy! “There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.” – Phyllis Bottome, English Writer Have a great week ahead! Please sign up… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – David Ogilvy
Quotes worth recording – Richard Saul Wurman
We all talked about an information overload. Is it really information overload or… “Everyone spoke of an information overload, but what there was in fact was a non-information overload” – Richard Saul Wurman What-If, Could-Be (1976) One of my friends sent this and said that this just re-validates our idea of unveiling Suggestica as a… Continue reading
Making the most of your time: 500 word manifesto (Inspired by Hugh MacLeod)
On Nov 23, Hugh made a call to “Change the world, 500 words at a time.” Brevity is good, but hard to practice. I was in the middle of writing my new eBook “Making the most of your time” [more than 10,000 words 🙁 ] and decided to get a 500-word excerpt for this manifesto…. Continue reading
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Quotes worth recording – Gabriel Zaid
10 Desperate Acts to Avoid
I am sure you have your own list based on your experiences in the field. These are what I was able to come up with tonight. 1. Automatically subscribing someone to your newsletter I think Seth’s book “Permission Marketing” should be a required reading for all marketing professionals and CEOs of small companies. Yes, CEOs… Continue reading
Inspired by a book? Share your stories on Suggestica
Lots of people told us that Suggestica is not a web 2.0 company because the user-participation was missing. Well, while we used some web 2.0ish technologies to build it, all we wanted to do was to help people find “quality” information and reduce the clutter on the web. That said, we also listened to our… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Andre Gide
Gide highlights beautifully the need to be yourself. Reminds me of a short piece that I wrote a while ago: Ways to distinguish yourself – #36 Reduce the “Facade Diff” “It is better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not” – Andre Gide Enjoy your weekend! Please sign… Continue reading