Embracing Pain For Entrepreneurs
I came across this quote today at BusinessPundit. We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. – Kenji Miyazawa How true 🙂 When you start a company, you get rejected by almost everyone: Bankers: They want to lend you money only if you have a strong financial background. Ever thought, why will […]
Is “joining bonus” a right tradition?
I have noticed that several companies offer joining bonus to a prospective employee to join early (or shall I say "immediately"). I was wondering if this is a right tradition? Is this ethical? I see it this way – A guy is working in Company A and he has a notice period of 30 days. if […]
Why should you network online?
I think online networking is the best thing that has happened on Internet in last few years. I see several benefits of networking and spending time to meet new people and build professional and personal relationships. You can make new friends in new places. Someone might be of great help to you in a given […]
Learning in the age of information overload
Blogs have fueled the growth of peer-to-peer information flow in form of news, knowledge packets, ideas and individual point-of-views. However it has also resulted in "Information overload" which drives a normal person nut as he is at risk to wasting too much time reading the flesh before he reaches the crust. Learning becomes more difficult as we […]
Are you what you always wanted to be?
You ask any student – What do you want to be? You will get a quick reply – Doctor Software Engineer Singer Pilot Teacher Etc. Why do different people want to do different things? Because – they "want" to do that. They have a "desire" to achieve something in the given field. They want to "make a […]
West Bengal – Poised to take a leap in IT & ITeS?
Department of Information Technology, Government of West Bengal (www.itwb.org) is doing a remarkable work in supporting and nurturing IT industry in the state of West Bengal. Their investor-friendly approach and innovative action-oriented leadership has changed West Bengal over last five years. I am fortunate to be doing business in this state in such exciting times! They have put […]
Paper napkin business plan
I have often seen people struggling with their business plan. I have a bit unconventional take on the subject. May be, because it has worked well for me till now. So here is what I sugget: A business plan does help. However a business plan should be proportionate with the size of investment you are […]
HCL – Poor tagline, Poor advertising
Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) is one of the top-five IT companies in India. Recently I saw their latest media campaign which says: HCL – a $4 billion company. I have never seen such a poor tagline before. In fact it was amusing and I could not stop laughing when I saw it on an outdoor display. The […]
Some nature photographs to refresh your soul
Here are some photographs from one of my trips –
McDonalds burger – Vegetarian or normal?
Here is a funny incident that took place when I was exhibiting at CeBIT 2007 in Hanover. I was in Hanover with my friend – Srish Agrawal for CeBIT 2007. After a tiring day at the exhibition hall, we were looking for a decent dinner. The only problem was our being vegetarian. It was […]