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
Ah! It feels good to be coming back to the basic leadership questions. It’s amazing to read through the journey of leadership philosophies and understand its evolution. One thing I am sure of in a leadership position is that it is not a perfect science. These principles are certainly great as guiding beacons. But … Read more