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
While coming back from his swimming class, I asked Sumukh a simple question – “Do you think a rose is beautiful?” He said “Yes” immediately and looked at me as if I was asking about something super obvious. I followed up with another question – “Sumukh, do you want to think about your answer again?… Continue reading
Have you ever come out of a meeting and felt really good but nothing happened after that. Your subsequent emails didn’t even get returned and you were wondering what happened. You probably just experienced a first filter failure. Everyone has filters Everyone including you and me operate through our own filters to the external world…. Continue reading
Social media seems easy but only those who have tasted it know that it can be super-frustrating. If not used right, it can easily suck all your available time and return almost nothing. For one, social media provides shortcuts to start a conversation. Beyond that normal rules of investing for building relationships apply in order… Continue reading
Winning over people becomes easier if you deeply care about what they care about. Mini Saga #115 – Depth Mike had a set of “serial followers.” This was his fourth company and majority of his troops had followed him. Although Mike didn’t make a big deal about it, one of his followers admitted, “Without a… Continue reading
Most of our judgments about people are based on partial information. Mini Saga #113 – Approach Carter had built a business empire but he had critics. Most complained that Carter was sacrificing his legacy in his quest for wealth. By his 50th birthday, Carter had amassed 10 billion dollars. He announced that he will give… Continue reading
Think about last week. You met with a lot of people personally and professionally. Only a handful of them “really connected” with you. Most others ( even those that impressed you ) did not bother to “connect” and you will probably wipe them out of your memory sooner than later. [ Note: On the flip… Continue reading
Yesterday Hari (from Jiffle) mentioned about an email he received with a set of quotes. One quote really caught his attention. The quote is simple and profound “People are meant to be loved and things are meant to be used. But unfortunately, people are being used and things are being loved” Have a great weekend!… Continue reading