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Quotes worth recording – Virginia Satir
Long back I read a quote that read something like this – “Problems come so that heroes can overcome”. The society and marketplace respects people who overcome problems. Even when you don’t encounter problems, you can go ahead and solve a problem for someone else. If you don’t like problems, read this little quote. It… Continue reading
Techies may have to work Saturdays also – Silicon India news item
Here is a quote from the article in Silicon India “According to the sources, there is a move among the BPO and IT companies to get their onsite and offshore employee to work for 50 hours a week, instead of 40 now” Background: Most Indian software companies depend on offshore projects. So the billing is… Continue reading
Communicating powerfully – A movie on Blood Pressure
Valli Bindana is the president of a company called Kreative Vistas. I am fascinated by the kind of work they do. In a nutshell, they help companies explain complex things in a simple fashion via animation. It is also a lesson for the rest of us on how to communicate powerfully. Here is an example:… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Jack Welch
People want short-term results…
So why not promise them just that? This is the advertisement for UC Berkeley‘s 5-day product management course. I have a lot of respect for UC Berkeley and I have had the opportunity to work with fantastic students who have come out of that college. If an institution such as UC Berkeley has to “stretch”… Continue reading
Reverse Offshoring and "The Tortoise and the Hare" story
Yes, both of the above have one thing in common – drawing conclusions based on flawed data sets. Wall Street Journal and Financial Times carried stories about the new trend – reverse offshoring!!! Bangalore wages spur ‘reverse offshoring’ was the title of the article in FT on July 2, 2007. The grounding for the conclusion… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Frank A. Clark
This quote courtesy of Ted Santos of Turnaround Investment Partners If your destination is too easy to reach, probably there are many people who are already there. You won’t get a prize for reaching there. If it is too good to be true, it probably is 🙂 Enjoy the quote. “If you can find a… Continue reading
Making money via advertising while losing money on the deal…
I am flying to Washington DC tomorrow to attend (and speak at) the TANA 2007 conference. While I was booking my car rental at CheapTickets.com (Yes, I work for a startup) I saw an ad for HotWire.com. Here is the image Of course, the price at HotWire was cheaper than CheapTickets.com and I had no… Continue reading
Playing chess with the marketplace?
A business person, I think, is like a chess player. The opponent is the marketplace. That may explain why most business plans change a number of times once you put them into action. In a chess game you make a move and wait for the opponent to make another move. If you are a good… Continue reading