Jan 31, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized
NO! Smart people and nice people think their smartness and niceness diminishes each time they say no to someone. They believe they are saying no to their own capability of helping. To their own ability to solve. What we rarely realize is that the art...Jan 30, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized
I have a “problem” I have been trained to think that everything is a consequence of me. I am the source of the current situation. My thoughts, my actions led to what we are witnessing, especially if it’s bad. I may not admit it all the time,...Jan 24, 2017 | Entrepreneurship
Yesterday at lunch with two super smart startup founders, we got talking about their pitch deck. Pitch decks are super fun. I look at the nearbuy pitch deck every other week – trying to make it clearer, sharper, more succinct. And surprisingly find obvious...Jan 23, 2017 | Entrepreneurship
Two emails – selling something to me – eyeing for my attention Which one will get a response? Which one went through more effort to write? Which one will continue putting in the effort, despite the response rate? If we don’t respond too well...Jan 20, 2017 | Entrepreneurship
I am privileged that a lot of people write in seeking help. What shocks me, consistently, is how few of them know what help they need My standard response to most emails is my favorite question “How can I help” Here is the truth No...