Tamasha he to hai, sab jaan padte hai behrupiyee sabhi. Tamasha he to hai, sabkuch chakachaundh ke andhkaar me simat sa zo gaya hai. Jee rahe hain ek chaalchitra ke bhitar, baant rahe hai apni hunar ko gairo ki chaah ke liye. Apne khud ki zindgi khud se itne duur jaan padte hai ki asliyat …
Category Archives: Ideas
tiny
You will be dependent(at the mercy) on everyone: employees, future customers, or other vendors; when you are tiny(started recently) your startup. It’s how the world works: make best from the most vulnerable. On the positive side, as a first-time founder: this is the best time of your companies journey to identify allies, friends, and long-time …
Reading
The more and more I am drowning inside books am realizing about the authors who are reaping $$ out of buzzwords. Mental model, a cure for stress, leadership, becoming successful, a winner in negotiation. These are the topics you will find the topic of the bestsellers. My limited learning suggests most of these are puff …
80/20 principle
I read about the 80/20 principle, a book written by Richard Koch. The central belief suggests that 80% of outcomes (or outputs) result from 20% of all causes (or inputs) for a given event. The author has picked many examples in his 20 chapters to confirm his 80/20 principle. On self-examining various events in my …
On democracy
Hallmarks of democracy include the following: Communication is decentralized, with multiple sources of information. Authority and power are constrained by a system of checks and balances. Agendas and goals are established through discussion, not by leader Fiat. There is a reciprocity of influence between leaders and citizens, as opposed to unidirectional influence from elites. Group …
Fear
While reading “Age of Propaganda”, I came across the subject of fear. It talks about how to generate fear on a group or individuals. These are some well-known trick marketers, politicians and preachers have been using. A fear appeal is most effective when: It scares the hell out of people It offers a specific recommendation …
Reason
I have been rejected a few times during job interviews. Most of the times reasons for rejection were not provided. It made me angry and sad at the same time. One of the principles I am trying to adhere to is to give genuine feedback and reasons for not hiring someone.
The Seven Sins of Memory
Psychology professor Daniel Schacter, proposes in The Seven Sins of Memory. Our memory weakens and we lose memory over time. We are preoccupied with distracting issues and don’t focus attention on what we need to remember. We search for information that we may be desperately trying to retrieve – something we know that we know …
Blessings
It is important to not forget everyone who helped you in shaping your present. Parents rank on the top followed. A few friends come next: the ones who helped and been honest with feedback’s. Your first boss who trusted you and gave you the opportunity to start a career or open your own company. He/She …
Mismatch
Running a startup is like running a Linux Kernel. Early employees are important threads. Some founders go out to raise and then build an army of employees. They along with their investors for the hope of shipping product quickly. Sadly it never works, one reason being expectation mismatch. Founder expects new hires to be as …