As my one of my brilliant teachers Toby Hecht used to say, “Birds fly, fish swim and human beings tell stories.” Resonance starts with a powerful story. Not any story. But a story about the relevant use of your product in ways that will create an aha-moment in the minds of your audience. Let me… Continue reading
When you make a presentation to secure an investment, you put a lot of thought into what you say, how you will say it and when you will say it. There are many reasons for this. That investor is being pitched by many people like you. That investor has to pick you and your project… Continue reading
When you are smart, you rarely have a problem of having no project to work on. You have a different problem. You may be confused or conflicted on which among the available projects should you pick to participate in. Good problem to have. Keyword here is not good. It is still a “problem” you need… Continue reading
I had a delightful conversation with Jocelyn Glei, Editor-in-Chief of 99U.com about the first book “Managing Your Day to Day” in their book series aimed at educating creative professionals. About Jocelyn Glei As Editor-in-Chief and Director of 99U, Jocelyn K. Glei leads the 99U in its mission to provide the “missing curriculum” on making ideas happen…. Continue reading
If you are reading this, you are old enough to have had several defining moments in your life. A defining moment in your life is very simply an event, an experience, a conversation or a realization that something needs to shift in your life for the better. A trigger that will lead to a change… Continue reading
Commanding a premium in the marketplace is not about reaching a destination – it’s about crafting and re-crafting your journey as long as you want to play the game. If commanding a premium is on your wish list, consider the following three elements: 1. Unique Ability + Social Proof You should have some unique ability… Continue reading
Any meaningful AND significant pursuit will involve a huge learning curve. Some pursuits are “safer” than others as your long struggle can be private before you ultimately expose yourself in public. Examples of such pursuits are some kinds of music or some kind of sports where a large part of the training can happen in… Continue reading
In general, startups are super hard. If this is your first startup, it gets more complex because of double-uncertainty – a) you don’t know whether your startup has legs and b) you don’t know whether YOU can pull this off successfully. As you are struggling through things, experts around you have a field day… Continue reading
I have been friends with Dave Logan for years and he is one of the most insightful thought leaders when it comes to building a high-performing company culture. His books are a treat to anyone. In this Gloopt series, Dave talks about a number of topics. I have picked seven to share. Dave has written… Continue reading
Kare Anderson and I have been friends for a while. Every meeting and conversation with Kare is an absolute delight because she is simply a powerhouse of ideas, enthusiasm, energy and a bundle of possibilities. I was not there when these videos were recorded by Japjot mentioned to me that the experience was very similar… Continue reading