Long Meeting: This will be a continual question for me. I won’t start with a promise that this post answers the questions and provides a simple easy solution to keep meetings crisp. We are talking about people and ensuring that all the opinions are heard to arrive at a sensible decision. It makes no sense … Read more
Being a misfit: Today’s inspiration is derived from a beautiful ted talk from Lidia Yuknavich about the beauty of being a misfit. Naturally we’ve all heard a lot of inspiring quotes about being a misfit. Some of those beautifully celebrate this aspect. However, I do find that most of these quotes romanticise a simple natural … Read more
Overnight Success: It is fascinating to look at the statistics of startup successes. During my MBA, almost every time I produced a business plan, I was asked to project the 5 year plan. I often wondered where this 5 year requirement came from. Naturally most of the plans had a breakeven period of 3 years, … Read more
Making the Team Feel Safe: Today’s inspiration is from a lovely talk by Simon Sinek about Leadership and the feeling of security. Not so long ago, we talked about Maslow’s principle of hierarchy and its influence on a business. Accordingly, the basic motivational needs come under the physiological category. In this post, we discuss the … Read more
It wasn’t long ago when I came across this phrase: Invisible funnel for marketing. Naturally I was curious about it to find out more and explore whether it can actually work in a startup context. As with most articles, you know very well by now that the answer is “It Depends”. Having said that, we … Read more