Startups have a lot of questions and doubts. Here is a small sample of what I get. They are in no particular order (there may even be repetitions). How can I support myself? Should I start a service company or get into products? How long will it take to break even? How will I convince […]
As Cloud Computing‘s adoption increases, it starts changing the way Businesses, Governments work. Here are a few links (one small sample) of how Cloud impact industries and governments. As it spreads, it will change the business models, IT delivery models and even the way governments (local and global) work together. There will be a few […]
There were probably over 50 people (may be 70) at The Startup Centre (TSC) open house yesterday. It was fun. Vijay said something significant “it is not about The Startup Centre. It is about the startup eco-system in Chennai”. A few random thoughts: Lots of new faces and many familiar ones. TSC is a hub. It […]
How to be interesting – How can you resist a book like that? Here is a little teaser so that you can go get the book and enjoy it. Of all the reasons my favorite ones are – in order to banish boredom and “because you can”. I love […]
I just finished reading it (for the second time). I read it almost 40 years ago. It is an amazing read. If you have not read it, I highly recommend it. If you love Science you will enjoy it even more. When you read a book, a second or third time, you notice a lot […]
I found this really fascinating: All decisions involving uncertainty fall within two distinct categories-those with contingencies, and those without. The latter are distinctly more difficult to deal with. Most decisions, and nearly all human interaction, can be incorporated into a contingencies model. For example, a President may start a war, a man may sell his […]
The difference between learning in a classroom vs. interning: In the classroom, you’re given projects that are meant to test what you already learned, rather than send you on an excursion to find out what’s possible. Further, you don’t usually have to form a meaningful discussion out of describing the technical details of your project […]
From Law of Perception – Marketing for Geeks Ries and Trout say, “Marketing is not a battle of products, it’s a battle of perceptions.” Sometimes the best product does not win. However, Quite frequently, perception is merely an exaggeration of reality. I like this advice: Don’t try to create a “better” product. That strategy is too […]
From Paul’s Newsletter article – Success is for the lucky It doesn’t matter if the past 10 ideas you launched did well. It doesn’t matter if you have the best advisers on the planet. It especially doesn’t matter if you use an existing model that someone else has used with a ton of success. Paul talks […]
As technology becomes ubiquitous, it also replaces the need for certain skills. Is that good or bad? technology makes us both dumber and smarter. In our technological age, we use machines to do many things we used to do for ourselves, so it shouldn’t be surprising that we’re getting worse at performing certain tasks. We […]