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How far are you willing to go?
I met a guy. On first looks, he would be deemed as privileged and arrogant mostly due to his good looks. But on acquainting, I found that he came from a very obscure city in India that no one really … Continue reading
The Origin
How do you define an event? Something that happens is an event. So usually there is a cause ( Subject ) , and action or an effect (object) , a time and a space. This forms the basis of all … Continue reading
Thoughts keeping me awake
There are four subjects that have been a lot on my mind and frankly, been very interesting: 1. What industries do we need to innovate or advance in order to advance humanity as a whole? 2. What industries do you … Continue reading
Why closing off options is a good idea , albeit riskier
Humans are inherently afraid to close off options. Like a prospective talented entrepreneur , who will do an MBA because he has “put in the effort ” for his application process . So the status quo becomes that he has to, … Continue reading
The best in the world or doing your best?
Consider this quote from Seth Godin : I did a gig in New York today about the Dip and it went really well. Afterward, someone asked me a question about his new business. I asked back, “if you accomplish that, … Continue reading
Culture, values etc.
If there is anything that I have learnt over the past one year, it is that the culture and values matter a lot in a startup. Starting with my most recent hire, I have started to explain and look for … Continue reading
Startup Retail Expansion strategy – Gengis Khan or Scattershot?
As a leader in the rooftop Solar industry, you more or less have to close deals to stay alive or grow rapidly, especially as a startup. So when markets open up in your favour, you need just one things to … Continue reading
The Online skew
Lately, I have noticed one too many Online posts and so-called entrepreneurial tools out there are skewed towards online ventures and many are flocking to the herd- thinking that online entrepreneurship is the only kind of entrepreneurship. Granted, that its … Continue reading
Why Second Engineer? Why Technical Superintendent? Why Fleet manager? No, Seriously!
To the young, old age is a distant rumor. We flock along merrily in our daily chores unaware or worse, pretending to be unaware, that time will catch up with all of us eventually. But what do we really seek … Continue reading
Why am I headed there?
It is to deny what the history of the world tells us is true, to suppose that men of ambition and talents will not continue to spring up amongst us. And when they do, they will as naturally seek the … Continue reading
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