Entrepreneur. She wrote finally. Thats what he always filled in forms. She hated it. Hated the spelling. Hated him being an entrepreneur. Now she hated filling the stupid form. The police inspector looked at the form. “Hm. Everyone wants to be Narayanamurthy” he thought. With a little bit of regret. BE Mechanical Engineer from BHU. […]
When we were in Bombay, we spoke to Varada Bhai (Varadaraja Mudaliar on whose life the film is based), and Mani had the audacity to ask him, “How do you foresee your death?” He said he would either die peacefully in a hospital (which is what happened) but left to the police, who couldn’t prove […]
Trinity: I know why you’re here, Neo. I know what you’ve been doing… why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why night after night, you sit by your computer. You’re looking for him. I know because I was once looking for the same thing. And when he found me, he told me I […]
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/10/the-acute-heptagram-of-impact.html None of this matters if you and your team don't persist, and your persistence will largely be driven by the desire you have to succeed, which of course is relentlessly undermined by the fear we all wrestle with every day.
The best managers also keep secrets from their employees — certain things they’ve strategically and wisely chosen NOT to share. It’s what makes them great bosses. In honor of National Boss Day, I’m going to leak that classified data. It’s time to get it out in the open. via poynter.org
For example, when strongly disagreeing with another, most of us have a tendency to see things solely through our own world view. In those situations, some will immediately assume that the other person is ignorant and/or has nefarious intentions. Your mind immediately turns to the thought, “How could they possibly not agree with me?” In […]
I opened the front door and this kid was standing on the porch and reading the newspaper. My newspaper. A kid i have never seen before. In full school uniform with overstuffed bag, water bottle and shiny shoes. First thing that came to my mind was, tche! I should have subscribed to a better newspaper. […]
Supported by Michael Porter, the guru of competitive strategy, the prestigious awards have been based on four major pillars to identify and reward the most outstanding companies for their Strategy. Capitalizing on Industry Dynamics It is crucial for a company to achieve sustainable competitive advantage by protecting and enhancing its distinctive characteristics. Identify strategic positions […]
Much harder than funding, launching products or services, and everything else. Hiring is the single hardest thing to do in a startup. And also the most important thing. Because hiring in startups is not just recruitment. Its sales. You are selling the company, your vision, and a chance to change the world. And asking someone […]