An Ode to the Entrepreneur’s Dream (inspired by Desh Deshpande’s thoughts)

I recently had the pleasure of attending a session on Entrepreneurship and Ideation at TiE Boston in Burlington.  Desh Deshpande, the legendary serial entrepreneur gave an inspiring talk on how to start and build a business and the challenges and adventures involved.  His session inspired me to write some lines on the challenges an entrepreneur [...]

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Branding, Fame, leaving your name behind – From 1100 to 2010 A.D.

Don’t we all yearn to achieve something, be famous and leave our mark behind?  Would you like thousands of people uttering your name several times in a day 500 years after you’ve gone?  Some brilliant people have done that even 900 years ago, with no formal MBA education. More about that, later. Thomas Campbell’s saying [...]

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Solve all your problems – Outsourced Panacea from Bangalore!

We Indians have the ultimate power to solve all the world’s problems.  Barack Obama faces the healthcare bill impasse.  World leaders like Clinton and Biden want to bring peace to Palestine.   Come to us.  We Indians possess the “Stealth Bomber” to solve these problems with – Just 3 simple words. Simply uttered, they are – [...]

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Some Interesting Websites – For Fun, Family and Business – 1

I wrote about www.walkscore.com in my earlier post – tells you how walkable your city is – found it interesting.. Remember an old tune that you cannot recall (so desperately!), go to www.midomi.com and hum the tune and it promises to recognize it for you.  Quite fun, results were not very accurate, but good nevertheless. [...]

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A Limerick for the New Year

As we beckon 2010 with a hopeful smile Leaving behind the 2 years we won’t forget awhile May bulls in the stock markets roar And the jobs, sales figures soar, Bringing cheer and success to you and your career in style!

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Humility – “The heavier the head of rice, the deeper it bows”

The Economist carries a great article on Japan and the culture of rice growing, marked by rituals and the painstaking detail that goes into growing rice.  Rice is linked to centuries of family traditions and Japanese values.  Humility is a virtue the Japanese hold dear: “The heavier the head of rice, the deeper it bows”. [...]

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There’s Something About Attitude

A highly skilled mason was retiring.  He had built hundreds of great houses for his boss.  He was weary and looking forward to retirement. His boss asked him to build just one more wonderful house for someone special.  The mason was not happy.  He had lost interest in building  great houses, though he was fit.  [...]

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2 Ways to Beat Recession – Live Life Simple & Walk – The Hadza tribe and more

Woes befall us, if our iPod headphone gives the tiniest crackle, or gas prices go up a few cents.  We cannot do without an afternoon of internet disruption.  How can we get less affected by recession and other external environmental crests and troughs? A small jolt hurts us so bad.  It seems the more we [...]

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A Fascination for Trains and Railroads

Fascination with trains and railroads has been an enduring obsession for me.   When I was five, all I ever wanted was to be a locomotive engine driver.   What a wonderful life he led and what fun trains were!  Chugging through vast hinterlands in rain, dust and snow, trains would conjure up yearning imagery of lost [...]

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Captivating to read “Fish” Story – “Kermit” the frog is next

This bestseller talks about how Mary got into the driver’s seat of a “toxic dump” of a workplace where everyone’s morale was very low.  No other department employee enjoyed talking to Mary’s colleagues.  The work they did was boring, their customers were unhappy and hated talking to them.  Next door was Seattle’s Pike Place Fish [...]

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