It is humankind vs invisible virus, who would have pictured world war 3. This time around we don’t have two camps fighting for superiority or resources. This time it is different, it is about our survival. War and corona are alike. They both take lives and wealth. Both make the global economy paralyzed. A war …
Category Archives: Life
relationships
After crossing 30 I have realized a few things matter in life. Most important being building relationships. I can count on my fingers the number of people I have around me whom I can bank on when am dying. Does this mean I am stopping my adventure of connecting with more people? Nope, on average, …
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 …
sledding
In a democracy, it is perfectly alright to question our rulers. What we should not do is mud sledding. Instead of working with the government in avoiding the spread of the corona outbreak, a lot of many folks were making fun of government measures. Running a small half dozen team with many personas can be …
propaganda
The interconnected world we are living in has one side effect: spreading of propaganda. We a keyboard away from spreading lies, false information. With Corona turning into a pandemic, people are blaming China. I am not sure what is the reality, I am sure in future we will find out. In this tough time, it …
people
This is the time when you will be tested as a leader. This is a time when every single decision of yours will define the leadership for the future. This is the time when your decision can make or break someone’s life and belief. This is the time when you are going to be looked …
Sales Cycle
I have been told that enterprise sales take months to years in closing. But if the ticket size is small, decisions are taken quickly. Some of my learning from my mistakes has been simple. Do not take customers’ agreement on face value, get it in writing. Limit the trial period for a week or two. …
early adopters
As a founder, solving a problem one has to find early adopters. These are people who will use your product from day 0, even when your product is broken or half baked. These early adopters come in two categories. Those who like and care for you. You will find many well-wishers who will come as …
feature crap
As an early-stage startup building product from the ground up, please prioritize features early on. It is a feature creep that will kill you before the starvation of funds. It is very easy to fall for users feedback, compliment as an ego boost. We rally behind every other request we get from our users. We …
Panic
Reading media gives a sense that we are in an apocalypse. Everything is getting hammered from health to economy to life. People are not only predicting the death of millions but completely reshape of the economy. Nobody has seen the future, yet everyone is predicting. This prediction is creating a panic. We don’t have everything …