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Commonsense entrepreneurship – a real-life story shared by Ravi Gururaj

posted in Work on November 10, 2018 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Commonsense entrepreneurship – a real-life story shared by Ravi Gururaj

My friend Ravi Gururaj shared a story on Facebook recently about his encounter with an Indian entrepreneur called Prasad. The story was fascinating on many respects. You will see from the story that: Prasad was offering a service that was needed Prasad was making it more convenient for the customer Prasad was going above and… Continue reading →

The myth of maintaining status quo

posted in Work on October 19, 2018 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
The myth of maintaining status quo

When you reach a point in your career after striving hard to get there, you might feel that it’s time to take a break and maintain the status quo. Beware. Maintaining the status quo is a big myth. A few decades ago when the rate of change fueled by technology was very small, there might… Continue reading →

When the passion is strong…

posted in Work on October 3, 2018 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
When the passion is strong…

When the passion is strong, the related work seems light. In the beginning, the effort is not any less, but it seems lighter. Soon, it gets even better. Here is how. When you engage in a craft that you are passionate about AND the effort seems light, you tend to do more to it. Soon,… Continue reading →

Just because you can get by being average…

posted in Work on October 2, 2018 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Just because you can get by being average…

Just because you can get by being average, you should not choose to settle down there. Why? Because average might reign..right until excellence arrives. A few decades ago, almost all alternatives to what you bring to the marketplace where what were available in that particular geography. Today, that is not even imaginable. Competition for any… Continue reading →

Are you playing or are you being played?

posted in Work on October 1, 2018 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Are you playing or are you being played?

You can be at play, whether you are playing or whether you are being played. At the outset, it seems like the former is good and the latter is bad. In most cases that sounds about right, but context matters a lot. When you are young and/or inexperienced. you should take the opportunity to work… Continue reading →

Not all wins are equal

posted in Life, Work on September 30, 2018 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Not all wins are equal

You have to fight the right fight. AND, more importantly, you have to avoid fighting the wrong fight. My friend and co-founder of Audvisor, Mike Martin says that some fights are either not worth fighting or some we can willfully lose as not all fights are important. In the game of Go where both players… Continue reading →

Just enough is rarely good enough

posted in Work on November 25, 2017 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Just enough is rarely good enough

On the same day I experience how prevalent is average in our society. It is unfortunate, but true. Note: I am not naming names as I have no interest right now to use my blog to take a cheap shot at anyone involved. First incident: New TV Delivery Our old TV gave up on us…. Continue reading →

Mohit Aron on a “Framework to Evaluate Ideas”

posted in Think, Work on June 29, 2017 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Mohit Aron on a “Framework to Evaluate Ideas”

My friend Ankur Jain (Emergent Ventures) recently interviewed Mohit Aron ( co-founder of Nutanix and Cohesity ) at an event that was aptly titled “Plain Talks” Mohit shared a lot of actionable insights and life experiences. The one that caught my attention was the framework he uses to evaluate new ideas. Based on my notes and… Continue reading →

Geoffrey Moore on Zone to Win

posted in Think, Work on January 31, 2017 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Geoffrey Moore on Zone to Win

I had an opportunity to talk to Geoffrey Moore, author of “Zone to Win” and several awesome books. Geoffrey here talks about disruptive innovation, creating markets for disruptive innovation and how companies can organize to compete in the age of disruption. The following image will be helpful as you listen to the interview: Here are… Continue reading →

Jason and Jodi Womack on Get Momentum

posted in Life, Work on January 30, 2017 by Rajesh Setty 0 Comment
Jason and Jodi Womack on Get Momentum

I had an opportunity to talk to my friends Jason and Jodi Womack on their latest book “Get Momentum”. Jason and Jodi generously share their insights on various topics including and not limited to getting unstuck, gaining momentum, asking for help, productivity and more. Here are some highlights from the interview. Here is the interview… Continue reading →

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