I had a wonderful quote from Buckminister Fuller just yesterday and I found this gem today. Think about it in the context of your own life. What forces are you fighting today? Which of those forces can you use them for your own advantage? ____________________ “Don’t fight forces. Use them” – Buckminister Fuller ____________________ Please… Continue reading
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Quotes worth recording – Buckminister Fuller
I got (or stole, really) this one from an email from Terry at PSVillage. I am a big fan of Buckminister Fuller and his work. This simple quote from him is about focusing on WIIFT (What’s in it for them). I wish everyone followed a simple rule of keeping WIIFT > WIIFM Enjoy the quote… Continue reading
One more way to make Google rich!
This is a two-step process 1. Start a Google Adwords Camapign Ex: Buy keyword like “Los Altos Coffee” 2. Don’t create a website. You can just put an “Under Construction” message I thought something went wrong and clicked the same link twice. Did my part to help Google! Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Quotes worth recording – Gertrude Stein
If I had just understood this quote and internalized it when I started my first company almost a decade ago, I would have had a more peaceful “first-time entrepreneur” experience. Enjoy the quote and have a great week ahead! _____________ “It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business” –… Continue reading
Adjacent Social Objects
I have been thinking about Social Objects. Social Object in simple terms is something on which you can have a conversation. For more thoughts from bright people on this topic, please refer to these links 1. More Thoughts on Social Objects by Hugh MacLeod 2. Social Objects in Education by Martin Weller One of my… Continue reading
From Globat with Love – Automatic upgrade :(
I could not believe when I read this email. I read it again. This is a lesson on business models – really about what should not be your business model. Globat tried this last year and they are repeating the same this year 🙁 This is a long letter so if you are busy, just… Continue reading
Billboards or Trucks?
Answer: Trucks I didn’t realize this until Hari (Hari Shetty of Jiffle) mentioned this to me first. We were passing next to a truck from 1-800-GOT-JUNK on El Camino Real. When I mentioned to Hari that this truck has been parked there since yesterday, Hari told me that I was wrong. He said it has… Continue reading
Dating Business: Pursuit of perfection in something that can never be perfect
Some background first: We will be working with a few dating companies as there is an OEM opportunity for one of my portfolio companies. So I started thinking about this business a bit. Fundamentally, the promise of a dating website is to find the “right” match for you. Let’s think about some other businesses who… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Sir. M. Visvesvarayya
This quote comes to me from V.V. Rangathan who serves as the chairman of Compassites India Pvt Ltd apart from many other interesting and exciting projects he is involved with. I was fortunate to witness the amazing work of Sir. M. Visvesvarayya during my student days at Mysore. The dam that Sir MV supervised from… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Sadhguru‘s new year message is short and simple. It’s a great perspective to start the new year with. Here are some more good wishes to make your life spectacular in 2008 ================= “If you are deeply involved with the simplest aspects of your life, you will see every aspect of your life as spectacular” –… Continue reading