The Reality Show They wanted to showcase the real life of someone looking for a job. The protagonist, John, was on the job hunt. Every week, the show highlighted John’s various attempts and failures. After fix months, John had still not found a job. There was no drama. The show was a flop. — Note:… Continue reading
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Mini Saga #16 – The Startup
The Startup John never thought getting deals would be a problem for his new venture. He had a big network. Twenty meetings were setup in the first six weeks. Every meeting was good. Everyone wanted to know what John was doing. No one was bold enough to give him the first deal. — Note: 1…. Continue reading
Point to ponder: Your last few phone calls
Yesterday when you called one of your friends, did you want something from them or did you have something for them? What about last week? What about last month? What about last year? If you analyze your phone calls (that you initiated) in the last six months, what percentage of them were requests for something… Continue reading
Suidoo and Z-List meme – Do I want traffic or do I deserve to have traffic?
I was excited when Seth hosted the Z-List on Squidoo. With Squidoo’s popularity, this would have resulted in a ton of traffic for many good (but not popular) blogs. I think the only problem there was that it was not on the original Squidoo but was offered on the new offering called Plexo. The users… Continue reading
Eating our own dog food…
It has been one week since we rolled out iPolipo as a controlled beta. Today we reached our 95% of our beta customer goal. There are still a few more slots left to be filled. After which, we will get people to register and contact them as soon as we are ready for the next… Continue reading
A new take on solving the scheduling problem: Launch of iPolipo
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
First-time Entrepreneurs: The Litmus Test
Every entrepreneur was a first-time entrepreneur once. So, it seems odd but its true that support for first-time entrepreneurs is not that great. One reason is simply that odds are not in the favor of first-time entrepreneurs. There is anothe problem though that often gets overlooked. First-time entrepreneurs sometimes can get into “fantasy” mode. Without… Continue reading
Mini – a car brand or small: iStockPhoto solution
I wanted to search for a good image to accompany my Squidoo lens for collection of my mini sagas. The simple approach would have been to search for images with the tag “mini.” However, you know that it might be a bit confusing as “mini” now has two meanings – one is a popular car… Continue reading
Mini Saga #15 – The Leader
The Leader When the leader moved on, nobody seemed to notice it. Some people said that the leader didn’t do much before – “See everything seems to work like magic without him.” What most people missed was that the hardest thing for a leader was to make himself not required in due course. — Note:… Continue reading
AT&T – Deal or No Deal?
I was looking at a new offer from AT&T called Nationwide Calling Online Select. Here are the terms of the deal (as I understand it) You pay $15 for unlimited long distance calling within the US. Very important: THE DEAL IS AVAILABLE ONLY ONLINE. If you call the operator, they have a deal that is… Continue reading