I know many of us dislike governments’ effort on multiple fronts. We have so many suggestions. A billion population of India is a nightmare for implementing anything and law is just one of it. Instead of cribbing, we have to work with our government in most of the effort. That will make India a progressive …
Author Archives: Atul
Bullshitters
Bullshitters are individuals who claim knowledge or expertise in an area where they actually have little experience or skills. I was reading this interesting paper and below are the summary. Data: They collected data from over 40000 participants across 9 countries with various socio-economic backgrounds and genders. Other related paper: Bullshitters are found to exhibit …
Sales
I read Sequoia Capital post on sales. It covers many aspects brilliantly. I am adding some below: Perceived values: Work on marketing your product and increase it. Don’t sell for cheap: Apply decoy effect if it helps. Know your pinch point: Find the fat tail, people who will pay most. My sales journey has taught …
nothing
The more and more I read, I realize I know nothing. There is so much knowledge in reading. But it is so easy to get lost in the darkness of social media and rant/reply and advice. It is not easy to stay aloof and just read. I am trying and trying, let see when will …
interest
What fascinates me is the level of confidence at people on the internet shares their wisdom. It can be on entrepreneurship, life, happiness, and off-late covid19. Why do we have to speak or share advice on topics we are not closely related to? Is it our insecurity or the desire to be looked upon? What …
poor
Equality is a misnomer. Our constitution is century old, the world has moved on. Poor are burdens to every country. All the lowly jobs where pays are nothing is for them. Society has been built on economical status. New unsaid rules have been written over the century. Born as a poor in itself a disease …
April readings
What manner of man The viral storm My favorite return stories by Ruskin Bond Bangalore Greatest folk tale of Bihar
What manner of man
I was reading: What manner of man. The book is a memorial biography of Martin Luther King Jr. While reading the book, I got to know many new things. How Mahatma Gandhi and non-violence played a role in King’s life, his utmost belief in Christ, and his attitude of not giving up. His famous speech: …
important
With a small team and limited resources, one has to be very cautious in what they are building. In the era of COVID19 sales have slowed down, license renewal has gone on hold. When you are a small team and get a constant influx of ideas, getting carried away and building some new feature or …
Coffee: yes/no
There are a few nights I feel helpless, the reason being consuming excessive coffee in the day. The reason could be multi fold: multiple meetings, demos or need too much attention. These nights serve a reminder of why I should give up drinking black coffee. For almost the past 5 years I have made morning …