11 Lives to Build a Rich Career - You take about 7 years to master a skill. You can continue to learn new skills to build a rich and valuable career.…
#coach , #vlog , #winsWhat small IT businesses can learn from Mary Meeker's internet trends report - Since 2001, Mary Meeker has been releasing annual internet trends report. This year report is full of insights that small IT business can use.…
#coach , #insights3 Core Requirements For A Happy-path Project Life - For a happy-path project life-cycle, its essential to have a well defined support structures in place. Without these structures, there won't be any life in the cycle.…
#project-mgmt , #coachHow to avoid failures with thirty percent feedback? - Nail the overall strategy before scaling an idea…
#wins , #frameworks , #insights , #coachA tale of two customer services - As businesses become virtual, it is not only necessary to ensure that customers have good experience during pre-buying (as they browse through product catalogue) and buying (shopping cart) but post-buying (customer service) as well.…
#coachAbstractions are useful, if you know the context - All abstractions are useful within a context. This is true in life as much as in technology.…
#tech , #coach5 Steps To Achieve Your Goal – Lessons From Failures - Are you moving towards your goal or just spining round and round?…
#coach , #startup , #insightsThe curse of EVERYTHING and NOW on building your career - Successful business-men advice you to learn as many business functions as you can learn. But you should be aware of a mental trap that comes with it.…
#coach , #vlog , #sdlBuilding Your Career - Apple Or Amazon Way - Both Apple and Amazon are successful technology companies. Yet their operating philosophies differ. In this article, I want to explore a mental model to build our career from their operating principles. Let's dive in.…
#coach , #frameworks , #podcastNotes from NASSCOM Annual Technology Conference - 2016 - My notes from the annual NASSCOM Technology conference , 2016.…
#coach , #techBeware of Cloning Best Practices - It is regretful that consulting profession is crowded with sheeps in lion's cloth.…
#coach , #changeBig Ideas From Peter Theil - Seven big challenging ideas from Peter Theil, Paypal founder…
#coach , #startup , #insightsBusiness and personal branding during crisis - Never waste a crisis.…
#coachBuilding In Public, Jeff Bezos Style - You can learn a lot if you read Amazon's shareholder letters…
#coach , #wealth , #winsBuild on the rock for the storms are surely coming - You can't predict when the storms will come. Better build your life on a rock than sand.…
#wins , #frameworks , #wealth , #coachBuilding a career amidst a pandemic - New ways of building a career are emerging. Take advantage of them.…
#coach , #coach , #talksBuilding a career amidst a pandemic - New ways of building a career are emerging. Take advantage of them.…
#coach , #coach , #talksIf Church Can Reinvent Itself, Why Can't Companies - Despite doom-sayers, the Church has survived thousands of years because it reinvented. Why can't companies survive the changing environment?…
#coach , #startup , #faithThe dichotomy of contentment and ambition - The answer is not or, but a curious combination of both.…
#idea , #coach , #winsWhat can we learn from China? - Imitate masters. Discover Yourself. Innovate to become a master.…
#wins , #coach , #branding , #gwshowWhen To Listen To Your Critics? - You better listen to critics. But not when you ideate.…
#coach , #startup , #insights , #podcastAgile in the C-Suite - This is the best of times and worst of times to be a CXO. Here is my story of how I am learning to be a CXO using agile principles.…
#coach , #talksMastering sales as a new CTO - Prepare, Perform, and Probe is a three-stage approach that can help new chief technology officers to master and excel in sales.…
#coach , #salesWhat I learned as a CTO - A self-reflective post about what each letter of the job title CTO means to me.…
#guest-post , #coach , #tech , #sketchCustomer Service Is Sales - If you deliver superb customer service consistently, you will get repeat customers.…
#coach , #startup , #salesDelightful Customer Experience in a Highway Restaurant - The more you interact with your customers, you will understand them more.…
#coach , #salesCustomer Experience Is A Leaf, Not A Trunk - If a company focuses on CX to the exclusion of sound business model, there may not be a company anymore…
#talks , #coachCyber Security for Women - Women are the change makers. Even in cyber-security they will lead the change.…
#coach , #talks , #securityHow I'm dealing with isolation during covid - Create a sense of togetherness and a purpose, to get through difficult times.…
#coach , #tiechd , #parenting , #networkingFactors affecting the outcome of our decisions - Most of us have a simplified image of the connection between our decisions and results. We think we make decisions and we get results. It is far from reality.…
#coach , #winsWhat Studying For Exams Taught Me About Decision Making - If we take process-driven decisions, in the long term, we get better results…
#wins , #coachDo Credentials Matter? - One's credentials do not guarantee success; it's their attitude that makes or breaks a venture.…
#coach , #sdl , #wins , #insightsDocumenting Your Decisions - Always document the context of a decision. You'll be surprised how this one activity can improve your decision making capability in the long term.…
#coach , #sdl , #problem-solving , #wins , #insightsDon’t throw away your opportunity - Call it 'unfair', but life never presents an opportunity in a golden plate.…
#coachWant to make doing business in India easy? Start with incorporation - If starting a business in India has to improve, the entire process should be studied and simplified.…
#coach , #startupGuest lecture on entrepreneurship at Christ College, Bangalore - I love talking to college students about entrepreneurship. Recently, I spoke to MCA students of Christ College, Bangalore.…
#talks , #startup , #coachAre you ready for the coming show? - The world will become one big stage…
#coachShould You Run That Extra Mile to Make a Sale? - Customer is king, is a mantra that Sales team lives by. But there are times we need to differentiate between bad customer service and annoying customer demands.…
#coach , #startup , #salesFive Insights From Successful Indian Entrepreneurs - Inspiration from those who ran before me.…
#coach , #startup , #insightsBuilding a personal flywheel - Understanding the power of the flywheel is essential for building a successful career or business.…
#biz , #wins , #coachFocus On What Matters Or Sleep Alone - If you are an independent software developer, there is only one metric to measure & improve.…
#coach , #startupFreelancer or a consultant? - Considering that I'm my own boss but work from client site, should I call myself as a freelance consultant?…
#coachBook Notes - Industries of the future by Alec Ross - The fields of next decade are: robotics, genetics, digital commerce, cyber-security, and big data. Countries that choose open systems will attract future industries.…
#books , #coach , #sketchI have seen the future of jobs and it is Hollywood model - We will collaborate to create and capture value. Are you ready for the change?…
#coachBook Review – A Game Plan For Life by John Wooden - If you wish to be mentored by a meaningful life, pick up this book.…
#books , #wins , #self , #coachGaming as a mental model for successful business - All mental models are wrong, but some are more useful than others. Looking at a company/product/service via a gaming lens may not be a comprehensive model, but it is a useful model.…
#coach , #frameworks , #startupCan geeks delight? - An eye for detail, a heart for your customers, and an unmercenary business model is all you need to build a remarkable business.…
#coach , #salesInsights From Startup Expo @ ISB, Mohali - A crash course on everything startups need to know.…
#coach , #startup , #insightsTension between hope and reality - A template for going through trying times, like COVID…
#coach , #coach , #frameworksTension between hope and reality - A template for going through trying times, like COVID…
#coach , #coach , #frameworksHow The Damn Google Spoiled My Career - Degradation of brain power was gradual; but its impact after years later is telling.…
#coachHow To Be Effective As A New Manager? - Five tips to get you started as a new manager.…
#coachHow To Get The Feedback That You Deserve - Obtaining feedback is critical to designing products that stand the test of time. But getting meaningful feedback isn't easy.…
#coach , #startup , #insightsHow Your Attitude Impacts Your Career Growth? - Your attitude determines the limits of your career.…
#coachI made mistakes - Everyone talks about their achievements. Tell me some of the mistakes you made.…
#coach , #vlogIdeas Don't Matter, If You Don't Act - The ideas that changed my life are those that I took action. Even a small action.…
#coach , #winsImpact of digital technologies in breaking barriers - Digital technology is subverting hierarchies…
#talks , #coach , #techSeven tips to writing fantastic blog posts regularly - Lessons I learned on this topic from a decade of blogging.…
#coach , #sdl , #bloggingInspiring Managers - I've been lucky, at least officially. Right from the start of my career, I've worked with some of the best minded managers. Each of them have inspired me to be a 'little' better person.…
#coachHow to improve project delivery in an IT services company - How do you take a mid-size IT service company into its next level?…
#coach , #systemsVideo To Watch: Ideas are easy, execution is everything by John Doerr - John Doerr, venture capitalist, talks about the next big things and how to identify great ventures…
#coach , #startupOne decision instead of hundred decisions - Lead decisions remove cognitive frictions so we can play at optimal speed and effectiveness.…
#wins , #coach , #frameworks , #insightsWhat I learned about leadership from the book 'Lead like Jesus' - Leadership is holistic. Leaders should lead with humility and confidence.…
#sdl , #books , #consume , #coachWhat Are The Top Leadership Challenges? - All leadership challenges can be boiled down to just two…
#coach , #winsNotes from Lean Startup Session by TiE, Chandigarh - Key component of a startup is the feedback loop…
#coach , #startup , #tiechdLessons I learned from IPL - While corporate business and cricket are different domains, IPL has brought them together. Here are some lessons for corporates from IPL.…
#coach , #insights , #winsLessons In Consulting - Consulting is the only profession where you are paid to learn on the job. It is exciting as well as frightening. But if you got a right mind-set, there is no other profession like consulting.…
#coach , #insightsLife is series of lost, found, and lucky breaks - Get lost with your experiments so you can find your lucky breaks…
#coach , #coach , #systemsLife is series of lost, found, and lucky breaks - Get lost with your experiments so you can find your lucky breaks…
#coach , #coach , #systemsLittle Talents - If you are faithful in small things, you will become master of great many things…
#coach , #faithNotes From Session With Mahavir Sharma, Serial Entrepreneur & Trustee, TiE, Global - Notes from interactive session with Mahavir Sharma at TiE, Chandigarh…
#coach , #startup , #insightsYour answer is not under a streetlight - Once you understand the Streetlight Effect, you'll see it everywhere. Why, you might even suffer from it.…
#coach , #startup , #coach , #biasYour answer is not under a streetlight - Once you understand the Streetlight Effect, you'll see it everywhere. Why, you might even suffer from it.…
#coach , #startup , #coach , #biasIntroduction to machine learning - Democratization of machine learning will create amazing products and services for us. Let us understand what it is.…
#coach , #techEntrepreneurship is a metamorphosis, not a baptism - When I was an employee, I used to think that being an entrepreneur is much like an employee, only with added responsibilities. Now that I am an entrepreneur, I realize how foolish I was.…
#coach , #startup , #insightsMicrosoft still competes on price, not on customer obsession. - My short lived enthusiasm with Microsoft OneDrive…
#coach , #techMy Itches, My Ventures - Is Paul Graham right? Is scratching your own itch the best way to build a product? I'm sure to find the answer soon.…
#startup , #coachWriting my obituary - When we have an end in mind, we can live a potent life rather than a palatable one…
#wins , #self , #coachDon't chase goals. Do this instead - Not only achieve your goal but retain the outcome…
#frameworks , #coachNo, I'm Developing A Product - Say the solo-ISV prayer to focus on the essentials.…
#coach , #startupPeople Aren't Potatoes - Treating people as replaceable commodities is an antiquated idea. It is time to bury the idea.…
#coach , #startupParanoid is ok; Paralysis is not ok - As I build my new company, I will find myself in novel situations. I may become uncertain, nervous and sweaty. Yet, never should I become paralysed. It will destroy everything I build.…
#coach , #startup , #insightsVideo - Truth About Passive Income & Financial Freedom - Focus on building financial confidence, not financial freedom. When you have financial confidence, you can generate 4 types of income.…
#coach , #wealth , #videoThink clearly about your venture with P.A.S.T.O.R. Framework - Get clarity before you launch your new venture…
#startup , #coach , #wins , #frameworksAre you principled or just plain stupid? - We are all hypocrites. Only degree varies.…
#coach , #wins , #self , #coachAre you principled or just plain stupid? - We are all hypocrites. Only degree varies.…
#coach , #wins , #self , #coachPower in your hands - The phone you have is more powerful than the computer that launched a man into the moon. What are you doing with that power?…
#startup , #coachPrinciples trump processes - If you want to last longer in a field with respect, focus on fundamental principles governing it…
#wins , #insights , #coachImportance of quality in global competition - My Talk at Chandigarh Management Association about import of quality in global competition…
#talks , #coachWhy Indian developers struggle to write quality code and what can be done about it? - Let us go beyond the surface-level symptoms to identify fundamental problems.…
#coachWhen quantity trumps quality? - As a consumer, I prefer quality; as a maker, I prefer quantity.…
#coach , #systems , #bloggingQuotable quotes from 'A Game Plan For Life' by John Wooden - Quotes I liked from A Game Plan For Life.…
#books , #wins , #coach , #parentingSafari - A digital library for your career growth - Safari Online is a digital library for CXOs that has e-books, case studies, learning paths, and much more.…
#sdl , #coach , #consumeSeven Business Trends to Watch in India - What are the future trends in emerging markets?…
#coach , #opinionFuture Doesn't Happen To Us, Future Happens Because Of Us - If you don't know what is coming, how can you prepare? If you are not prepared, how can you spot the opportunities?…
#coach , #winsSimply better entertainer - None…
#coachSmart People Ask For Help. Do You Ask For Help? - You don't have to sweat it alone. Be smart and seek expert's help…
#coach , #insightsAn awesome tip from Jack Ma & Derek Sivers to build your career - Should you specialize in a single technology or learn as many business functions as I could learn? Let us find what Jack Ma & Derek Sivers have to say.…
#coach , #vlogThree stages of startups and how to chose tech-stack for each of them - Startups can be classified into three stages as per their life-cycle. Here I present guidelines on choosing a tech-stack for each of these stages.…
#coach , #talks , #startupStanding on giants - Motivation is a big part in getting through tough challenges. Drawing inspiration from others can help.…
#coachStarting a Startup is Like an Itch - Says Vivek, Co-Founder of InterviewStreet - Interview with Vivek, co-founder of InterviewStreet.…
#coach , #interview , #startupChecklist For Evaluating Startups - Before investing in a startup, I ask these questions which are based on PASTOR framework…
#coach , #startup , #frameworksStartups And Security - An interview with Sastry, a serial entrepreneur about balancing speed in bringing a product to market and sufficiently securing it.…
#coach , #interview , #securityStones for locals, crowns for others - Be vocal for local…
#coachHow to think structurally? - Learning how to think is the best intellectual asset you can build for yourself. Here is one framework to help you.…
#coach , #sdl , #frameworksWhat can super-chickens and system thinking tell us about building a hyper-performing team? - Superstars don't bring success.…
#systems , #wins , #coachSurgery Is Successful 💃, Patient Is Dead 😳 - In the absence of an accompanying goal, a system is meaningless. …
#coach , #winsHow to choose technology for your business growth - Your business will follow crawl, walk, run stages. Each stage will use different technologies.…
#talks , #coachTechnology is Powerful; But Its Not The Panacea - Says Ranjan Varma, a Personal Financial Expert - Interview with Ranjan Varma, who is tapping the internet to create financial products for common man to use.…
#coach , #interviewNotes from day 1 of TiECon Chandigarh 2017 - TiECon Chandigarh 2017 is a two-day conference focused on the theme of 'Entrepreneurship in times of change'. These are my notes from Day 1.…
#coach , #startup , #sdl , #tiechdNotes from day 2 of TiECon Chandigarh 2017 - TiECon Chandigarh 2017 is a two-day conference focused on the theme of 'Entrepreneurship in times of change'. These are my notes from Day 2.…
#coach , #startup , #sdl , #tiechdHow to find trends in your industry - Internet is an open gold mine if you know how to use it.…
#coach , #startup , #wins , #insightsTrends As A Guide To The Future - Trends are early indicators of the future. Embracing a trend is embracing the future.…
#coach , #winsHow to deliver value in the digital age? - In the digital era, the software is the business. What skills are needed to thrive in this era?…
#coach , #tech , #coach , #talksHow to deliver value in the digital age? - In the digital era, the software is the business. What skills are needed to thrive in this era?…
#coach , #tech , #coach , #talksVideo - 3 Daily Needs - We all need something to look up to, another to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.…
#coach , #videoWhere there is vision, people prosper - World is a better place because of definite optimists. Their vision continues to prosper the world.…
#wins , #coachWe Don't Need More; We Need Better - More of the same only produces more of the same results. Nothing improves.…
#coach , #startupWhat an Indie Developer Expects From Apple - At WWDC, Apple introduced improvements aimed at both users and developers. But it has to improve its 'doing business' part.…
#coach , #startup , #techWhat do customers want? - Companies should spend their resources on improving customer's experience at every point of contact - be it marketing, sales, delivery or post-sales support.…
#coachWhat I learned in a year as an entrepreneur - Three lessons I learned in a year as an entrepreneur…
#startup , #coachFour Lessons I Learned While Working For A Cardiac Surgeon - Four lessons I learned while developing an IT system for a cardiac surgeon.…
#coach , #insightsWhat is your learning model? - My learning model is of two layers - a core layer, domains in which I want to be an expert and a support layer, domains which will help me to practice my expertise effectively.…
#coach , #sdl , #coachWhat is your learning model? - My learning model is of two layers - a core layer, domains in which I want to be an expert and a support layer, domains which will help me to practice my expertise effectively.…
#coach , #sdl , #coachThriving with WINS - To thrive in a changing world, you need to have a framework of your own. Here I propose one.…
#coach , #wins , #frameworksLanguage Shapes Your World - Learn more than one language, to carve a better worldview…
#coach , #insights