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Coffee, Tea, Redbull?

Coffee, Tea, Redbull? This HAS to be a special place. Never heard this before, in any company, as you walk in. Also, it made me feel veeery old. The Redbull offer and the fact that Rakesh greeted me with “oh sir, please come”. And stopped an activity which people usually stop, when they spot people […]

Gurgaons of the mind – Indian Express

<blockquote class=’posterous_long_quote’><p>Around the time of Independence, we were broke, poor, had no power and not given much of a chance. But what saved India from becoming a banana republic was the intellectual ambition of its elites. They were sometimes haughty, sometimes got things badly wrong. They were open-minded, not foreign-minded. Now we are foreign-minded, but […]

Digging our own grave. And not getting buried in it.

Tell me about your greatest achievements, things you are proud of. This usually makes me uncomfortable as this means you either have accomplished something significant or are close to retirement. Both are untrue, personally for me. But when this question was posed to our founding team by a person we all respect for his insights […]

Lessons learnt from running. Good for running startups?

– Start with a purpose in mind and a definite goal. Sounds simple. But most of us are of the “Shoot first, ask questions later” mentality. Most of my past attempts at running were putting on the shoes and taking off. Which ended with a quick retreat in about 30 seconds, huffing and puffing. And […]

The Coke Studio playlist for C25k

If you need inspiration and rhythm for your daily runs, here is my choice. Aik Alif – Saieen Zahoor & Noori (Great way to start your warm up) Alif Allah – Arif Lohar & Meesha Jal Pari – Atif Aslam Kamlee – Hadiqa Kiani Jogi Nal – Rizwan and Muazzam Larsha Pekhawar Ta – Humayoon Khan Bibi Sanam […]

The one tool startup founders should use everyday: @linkedin

Other than facebook, of course. I have written about how LinkedIn helped usget our first round of funding. It is one tool that i use everyday. We use it for building our team, reaching out to partners/vendors, create visibility for our company, and most importantly, ref check. Building our team: We have hired four senior […]

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