Many jobs have a role of gatekeepers. It is a powerful role. Some get carried away with this newfound authority. It can be their inexperience, age or bias. The judgment of these gatekeepers makes or breaks an organization. If you are in one such job, be very rational and take judgment with logic. Your act …
Author Archives: Atul
control
How many of us have got control over our life? How many of us are aware of our actions? Are we in control of ourselves, our actions? We multi-task, run errands, listen to a self-help book or practice keto or mindfulness. Why are we doing this? Is it because we want to do it or …
focus
Focus is the key virtue in running a successful enterprise. It takes a sec to lose focus or get carried away on some new idea. Having a core and sticking to it instead of pivoting over the advice of outsiders is a disaster for failure. Most of us in this era can easily get carried …
Right
How do we know we are right? How do we know that our history is not dubious? How difficult it is to not have an opinion? Can we not see this world as it is? Why do we have to fight to prove our superiority on account of caste, creed, color, race or money? How …
dog fooding
Products success hugely depends on understanding customers pain point. To get there the best way is to start using it internally or by ourself. It will help in making the team more empathetic with the end-user and delighting them.
product
1/ The biggest hindrance in building any product is noise from outside. It is from people who are not using your product but giving advice. 2/ Losing focus comes next to noise. It is very easy to get lost for winning customer and losing a circle of competence. 3/ Quick growth which means scaling, hiring, …
Buzzwords
I have lived through a decade of tech hype. I started coding with LOGO. Much has changed since then. Every 2-3 years I get to hear new buzzwords: virtualization, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Containers, federated, Docker, Bitcoin, Blockchain, serverless. I have my friend Ashish who has been running the same business of selling aluminum sheets in …
famous
Why do we have this urge from within to be famous? It can be one being an influencer, thought leader or someone with many followers. Is it about feeling good or getting out and proving our worth to the world? The marketers are thriving on it. Making us feel vulnerable, our quest for being famous …
meetup
My first Linux user group meetup was in 2001/2002. It changed my life forever. It shaped my career, got me a huge network and shaped me as an individual. I can’t imagine where I would have been in life if I had not encountered Lug/FOSS. The network, mentoring and relationship have helped me in all …
ourselves
We are surrounded by people who have never done something in their life but have got a shit load of opinions. These are the so-called thought leaders, from sharing WhatsApp forwards to Facebook posts, they can be found everywhere. These opinions and thought leaders do more harm to society than the favor. Their preaching of …