Working out 

When I started working out 2 years back, my instructor told me 2 things that have immensely helped me Never close your eyes, even if in intense pain.  Always look in front. Never down.  It was later that I realized. He wasnt talking about working out. He was...

When someone says no 

How do you react when someone says no to you? Try and convince them again Do it anyway Argue why it’s the wrong decision Blame yourself for the defeat  Gather a mob Seek sympathy  Stop caring  Consider for a moment – that the no sent across...

Don’t get lazy

This was something my professor told me several years ago and I didn’t make sense of it back then. Now I realize the power of what he said. And I think it applies to you too My colleague Ajay Singh at a get together last week. He continued People like us worry a...

Both 

Should we go after 18-24yrs or 25-35yrs?  Should we go after market 1 or market 2?  Should we focus on mobile or desktop?  Should we focus on merchant or customer?  Should I focus on work or life? Both is wrong  Both is the average  Both...

Earning respect

Your colleague invites you to her wedding, by sending a personal email with the invitation card attached  Response 1: Open the email  Read it Reply back  “Thanks <insert colleague name>  Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I am...

Gut 

Gut is an awesome thing  It supercedes data It drives immediate action  It’s based on experience  It’s already rationalized  It’s you  Your judgement  Precisely the reasons why gut is also a bad thing  Because most...