If you guess, it is entertained, you are wrong. The opposite of boredom is growth | Tweet this If you are a Manager and your employees seem to be bored, don’t buy an entertainment system or a pinball machine. This will help only in the short-term. Create an environment where people grow every single day… Continue reading
My friend Japjot Sethi (founder and CEO of Gloopt) and I had an opportunity to record these 7 insights at Guy Kawasaki‘s residence a few months ago. What was fascinating to me was that there were no retakes for any of the recordings. It simply shows the internal clarity, depth and control on how to… Continue reading
You have heard about the enormous work that is involved in getting to the finish line of a meaningful project. An example – if you are writing a book, getting to the finish line is to see lives transformed by reading that book (it is not when the book goes to printing). Any meaningful project… Continue reading
Your first startup is special for you and everyone else in your team. It is hard work in whatever way you look at it. I am not suggesting that this article will provide a full recipe for cooking up your first startup. That is not the intention. If after you read this, you will discover… Continue reading
Reading about startups and trying to build one is like reading a book and jumping into the battleground to fight. Life in a startup is very different for those that are living in one of them and how it appears to someone from outside. That does not mean that there is no point in reading… Continue reading
The easiest advice you can give to a first-time entrepreneur is to ask him or her to make their pitch better. Why? Two reasons to start with: 1. That advice (unintentionally) implies that everything else about the business is quite all right and all it requires is a pitch upgrade. 2. If you are that… Continue reading
It was great way to start the second half of 2013 with a phone conversation with Richie Norton, the author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid. This is Richie’s second book (after Resumes are Dead and What to Do About It). Richie shared with me that the book was the result of his quest… Continue reading
There are fairy tale stories that get reported in the media about the glorious life of an entrepreneur. The details are generally missing as it would be impossible to document the ups and downs of an entrepreneur throughout his or her journey. That would drive the reader insane for sure. The journey in simple terms… Continue reading
Think about someone who is competent AND calm. The combination immediately provides signs of confidence. They tell the world that they will have the current situation mostly covered – one way or the other. Calmness without competence won’t help much because it might just send a message that they are not serious about their life or… Continue reading
Let me first make a case for not cutting your hand by a knife? You should just prick your hand with a needle. It is less painful and you will probably bleed less. Does the above make sense? Probably not. Now, how about making such a case for Google Glass? Watch this video where Sergey… Continue reading