Entrepreneur, Technology Strategist, Innovator, Leader
I write this with a heavy heart. I just learnt that one of my ex-team mates passed away recently. He was a strong technologist who has been in senior technology management for well over a decade. He is in his mid-forties and leaves behind his wife and two...
I have failed more times than I have succeeded. Yet, in the grand scheme of things, I might be considered somewhat of a success. It is because, I have a team that is willing and able to do what it takes. You can deliver what your team can....
I am not saying this as in adapting to climatic changes over millennia. That is evolution over which we have little control. Change is the one constant in life. There will be times when you see things taking you to a higher level of comfort or pleasantness and...
I needed to make a 3 mm hole in my wall to hang a large picture. I called a popular handyman who loves using the newest tools in the market. Well! He recommended that I purchase this brand new 10 Lb sledge hammer that is the hottest tool...
Software Engineering is an immature discipline. Late delivery, going over budget, Product not meeting specified requirements, inadequate documentation, lack of standardization, unpredictable maintenance needs and other related problems are common to most software projects. Where other Engineering disciplines enjoy well-defined global standards that afford Engineers the ability to...
I am in the US. It is 6:45 AM and I am fighting traffic to get to my 7:00 AM breakfast appointment on time. In India, it’s the same situation at 9:00 AM. These timings are typical of all the ‘developed’ Vs ‘developing’ countries! Could there be a...
“Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect”. Draw therefore, circles around you, that your countenance stays protected! And the ones that make it into each circle must stand the one gating criterion that you have defined for that circle. For the circle of trust, use honesty. For productivity,...
Tigers are fiercely independent and strong. They generate the most value. It is only through trust that may be tamed. You want a pact of Wolves! There is nothing too big, no danger too daunting; for the pact is strategic, smart, nimble and together, till the goal is...
I recently read an article on Times of India titled, Filling up gaps created by earlier historians. While I am glad that the general discussion about the topic is finally being taken up for assessment, I am disappointed that this has to be such a difficult discussion. It...
Is it adding up? Each time you have to start over, you are undoing a massive amount of time, intellectual and physical capacity, money and relationships. Each time you have to change strategy, location, professions or jobs, you may be losing years of time and capital, very little...
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