David‘s book “Managing the Professional Services Firm” was my Bible when I was managing professional services teams in the late nineties. Since then, I have read almost all of David’s books and I am really glad I did. His latest book “Strategy and the Fat Smoker” is a treat to read. The basic premise of… Continue reading →

This program was recorded in the KZSU (Stanford Radio) studios for “It’s Diff” program hosted by Sri Srinivasa. First, a video excerpt summarizing the discussion For those of you, who are interested in the full program, audio version (two parts) are updated on my Facebook page along with other audio and video segments.You can also… Continue reading →

Sri who runs the “It’s Diff” show on KZSU Radio will be interviewing me on the show this Wednesday. Here are the details: Date: Jan 9, 2008 Time: 7.30am to 8.30am Station: 90.1FM URL: http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/ (Live Streaming on the Internet for listeners outside of the bay area) Topic: Expanding your capacity in the New Year… Continue reading →

Those who know the history of Suggestica know that we started off as a recommendation service for books. Of course, over the last year, we transformed ourself to build private and public vertical discovery engines. We don’t build vertical search engines. Search focuses on “recovery” of information whereas we focus on “discovery” of information. Last… Continue reading →

Disclaimer: I am involved in this company currently in the capacity of a mentor to the founders. Dhingana is the first ever hybrid website combining streaming music and social networking. Dhingana had reserved 200 invites for Life Beyond Code readers and they were all used up. Thank you for all the music fans who registered…. Continue reading →

First, I want to wish you all a very happy new year. May your life and lives of your loved ones be filled with joy and health. Most importantly, may your capacity expand to make a difference in your life, in the lives of those that matter to you and in the world. Now, what… Continue reading →

First, the crisis: Despite rapid economic growth and progressive interventions by government agencies, widening socio-economic divides present an alarming health crisis for the majority of India’s people. In the shadow of India’s urban upper classes (who have access to health conditions that rival the best of any developed country), the vast majority of India is… Continue reading →