Recession opens up many opportunities – one of them is the ability to find good bargains from other companies. You might be able to get a great deal from a company that BADLY needs the deal. You might even be able to strike a deal which is unfair to the other party. But the question… Continue reading
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A little bit of (positive) surprise…
Do you like surprises? I bet you do but I am sure you like them only when they are positive. Your clients, partners, friends everyone will like a positive surprise. So why not plan for them? You want a bit of inspiration, watch this short video clip. This is a clip from the show (“Britain’s… Continue reading
Mini Saga #28 – Competition
Tracking your competition is important, but… Competition Rick was obsessed with the moves of a key competitor. He aggressively re-engineered the startup’s product to match the competitor’s offering. The competitor fought back too. After a few years of dog fight, both companies closed down citing lack of customer traction. Unfortunately, the customer was missing from… Continue reading
Mini Saga #27 – The Game
Photo Courtesy: Tim Patterson The Game Bob and John had ring-side seats. Bob was very unhappy with the way his team was playing. Bob had detailed comments on how the team should really play. After listening for an hour, John said, “Relax, Bob. Being close to the game is not the same as playing the… Continue reading
Powerful Platform + Passionate People = Endless possibilities
The idea is simple (but hard to execute, of course) Build a simple and powerful platform and get passionate people to get engaged. Watch new possibilities emerge. I have taken a simple example here. Fortunately or unfortunately, the example is that of a Hindi song from the movie “Jaane Tu” on YouTube. First, please watch… Continue reading
Real-time and creative crowdsourcing at work!!
Talked about an example of creativity very recently. Here is one more brilliant example This is the photo from a recently concluded iSummit. Please watch the art work in the background. It is not part of the building. This was a painting on the canvas created by attendees. Real-time design crowdsourcing at it’s best. Source:… Continue reading
Mini Saga: The Child – Contributed by Sterling Lanier
I love this mini saga (a story told in exactly 50 words) by Sterling. The Child The small child lovingly hugged his grandfather and shouted “I went to the zoo! I saw snarling lions, laughing hyenas, shrieking monkeys and the elephant has a long gray nose. You should see it!” “I do see it” replied… Continue reading
Jiffle Ad and one more reason why we need good help
For the first time in the history of the company (Jiffle) we will be advertising. So we had to come up with an ad. I tried to work on a number of comps myself and was not happy with anyone of them. So much to the point that I was about to give up. Then… Continue reading
Innovation Everywhere – Now it is with sarees
A saree is a traditional Indian dress for women. Not just in India but probably many parts of South Asia. Kiruba pointed to a link where a store in Chennai (India) had come up with a Saree with a small pouch – a place where a woman can keep her mobile phone. I don’t whether… Continue reading
Screencast – "Using Jiffle" – Courtesy of Andrew MacNeill
I know. Jiffle should have created this screencast to show how to use Jiffle. Mea Culpa. Hari and I are thankful to Andrew MacNeill who has created a cool 5 minute screencast on “Using Jiffle to Schedule Meetings” Here is the link: Screencast: Using Jiffle to Schedule Meetings (Courtesy: Andrew MacNeill) Have a great week… Continue reading