Flatlining is a big no-no. See what Helen Keller has to say: “Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” – Helen Keller Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Post Category → Think
Social Networking under fire now??
Robert Scoble talks about the problem with social networking and also provides a link to the CNET.com article Five reasons social networking doesn’t work. There was so much of buzz and hype about Social Networking in the last couple of years. My take on this issue. Social networking is a really cool concept and it… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Dee Hock
One of the great visionaries of our times Dee Hock talks about the difficulty of “letting go” what is familiar to us “The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out” – Dee Hock, creator of Visa Please sign up for my newsletter… Continue reading
Compellling Offer #05 – Get paid to search
Amazon announced their search engine A9 a few months ago. Now, they are offering a discount of (1.57%) for regular users of A9 search engine. In order to continue to be eligible for discounts at Amazon, users need to at least use A9 once per week (eligibility criteria might change) and you need to sign… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Calvin Coolidge
The following quote reminds us of the importance of persistance in our journey towards our goals Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of… Continue reading
Defy commoditization – Mortgage banking example
I saw this interesting story about a bank in San Ramon coming up with an innovative mortgage banking product offering. Mortgage banking is mostly commodity stuff and most commodity offerings compete solely on price CMG Financial Services, the company that came up with this innovative product bucked the trend. The idea as I understand it… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Bertrand Russell
What a gem. That’s why listening and interpreting what you listen is such a hard thing.. “A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand” – Bertrand Russell Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Creating a new market
When microsoft announced a subscription service to tackle spyware, I thought it was an interesting move. In fact, it reminded of a story my friend used to say. Here is the story: Long ago, there was a salesman whose job was to sell maintenance contracts for fax machines. He would go around and pitch this… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – George Bernard Shaw
Picked this up from Tom Evslin’s blog. In the following quote, George Bernard Shaw asks us to step out of our comfort zone and be unreasonable if you want to get uncommon results. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all… Continue reading
Setting expectations – Nordstrom experience
I love Nordstroms. I really do! People are very professional and it’s a great shopping experience. Yesterday I was shopping there and picked up a couple of pants. There was a big sign there stating “Alterations made while you shop” and I thought I can get them fixed today. There was a tailor in-house, took… Continue reading