Another picture depicting what I always tell my juniors, do not fall into the sheep-walk trap. Do what you think is right even if it is not the norm, because being right is more important than being accepted.
October 31, 2011
Redundancies in Life
Another picture depicting what I always tell my juniors, do not fall into the sheep-walk trap. Do what you think is right even if it is not the norm, because being right is more important than being accepted.
October 30, 2011
Luck, is it? No, Its Hardwork! - Research
Something that I always say, & has now been proved in this research article. Reblogging from NY Times. Written by Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen
BETTER to be lucky than good, the adage goes.
And maybe that’s true — if you just want to be merely good, not much better than average. But what if you want to build or do something great? And what if you want to do so in today’s unstable and unpredictable world?
Recently, we completed a nine-year research study of some of the most extreme business successes of modern times. We examined entrepreneurs who built small enterprises into companies that outperformed their industries by a factor of 10 in highly turbulent environments. We call them 10Xers, for “10 times success.”
Inspiring Video - Never Give Up!
- Determination
- Belief
- Persistence
- Hope
- Fighting Harder
- Staying in the fight
- Giving Everything you have
- Endurance
- NOT GIVING UP
Amazing video by Glory Catalysts about these virtues that every human being should have. If you are entrepreneur, these are your basic survival skills - Stay in the Battle. As I like to say, the war isn't over until I've won.
October 23, 2011
TRAI - I Am Fucking Pissed Off
Right now I'm so pissed off at TRAI for their STUPID SMS POLICY. Are they totally out of their fucking mind?
I mean what the hell were they even thinking?
I was sms chatting with a friends a few minutes back & we were having a very meaningful conversation & suddenly this fucking SMS limit sets in!
I mean What the Fuck dude! It is totally crazy. Do they even have a customer feedback section?
I don't know & I cannot find it, The.
I just sent an email to TRAI at ap@trai.gov.in & secretary@trai.gov.in, I think you should too.
If you are pissed off with the sms limit too, email them so that they can fucking change the shitty rule!
I mean what the hell were they even thinking?
I was sms chatting with a friends a few minutes back & we were having a very meaningful conversation & suddenly this fucking SMS limit sets in!
I mean What the Fuck dude! It is totally crazy. Do they even have a customer feedback section?
I don't know & I cannot find it, The.
I just sent an email to TRAI at ap@trai.gov.in & secretary@trai.gov.in, I think you should too.
If you are pissed off with the sms limit too, email them so that they can fucking change the shitty rule!
Crazy Indian SMS Policy : TRAI
Telecom regulatory Authority of India has come up with an amazing-ly stupid SMS spam control policy for the country, & I must tell you they could not have been stupider!
What was the problem?
Unsolicited Promotional SMS (read SPAM) were wreaking havoc throughout the country. Something had to be done (they realized it, & this was the only part they got correct)
What they did?
Very Very Weird.
October 22, 2011
Help me choose a laptop
12.5" Lenovo Thinkpad X220 - $836 or 13.3" Toshiba Portege R835 P70 - $729
Why the hell could Lenovo not put a USB 3.0 on that X220! The choice would have been made.
Why the hell could Lenovo not put a USB 3.0 on that X220! The choice would have been made.
October 21, 2011
5 Tips for Filtering Sales Resumes for a Startup
Most entrepreneurs & founders will admit that hiring for startups
tends to be among the top 3 most challenging tasks. The problem of
hiring sales people is more acute in India given that “startup ready”
and “risk ready” employees are far and few between. In the initial
stages of most startups you tend to hire people with some experience or
connections, because they need to get up and running quickly.
The most difficult part of the hiring process I have personally seen in India is the resume (CV) screening process.
Our process at Jivity is similar to most companies. We aggressively try to hire from our network, but that’s often insufficient. I personally believe that most (if not all) resumes are written by only one person in India. After that they are all “copy and paste” or “R&D” – rob and duplicate.
The most important part of the resume filtering process first is to understand the type of sales person you want to hire. Depending on the stage of your company, hire the right person for the role.
There are 3 types of sales people according to me: hustlers, relationship sellers, and process junkies.
Hustlers will get you deals, but not necessarily ones that fit your product or service 100%.
Relationship sales professionals have a good rolodex, but will need a “technical sales consultant” to explain the “details”.
Process junkies are best when you have figured out your sales process, but not great at coming up with new types of customers or new uses of your solution for adjacent markets.
Most companies need to hire hustlers early, then hire relationship sellers and finally at a more mature level, hire process folks.
Here are some of my quick tips for filtering sales resumes if you are hiring for technology startups:
The most difficult part of the hiring process I have personally seen in India is the resume (CV) screening process.
Our process at Jivity is similar to most companies. We aggressively try to hire from our network, but that’s often insufficient. I personally believe that most (if not all) resumes are written by only one person in India. After that they are all “copy and paste” or “R&D” – rob and duplicate.
The most important part of the resume filtering process first is to understand the type of sales person you want to hire. Depending on the stage of your company, hire the right person for the role.
There are 3 types of sales people according to me: hustlers, relationship sellers, and process junkies.
Hustlers will get you deals, but not necessarily ones that fit your product or service 100%.
Relationship sales professionals have a good rolodex, but will need a “technical sales consultant” to explain the “details”.
Process junkies are best when you have figured out your sales process, but not great at coming up with new types of customers or new uses of your solution for adjacent markets.
Most companies need to hire hustlers early, then hire relationship sellers and finally at a more mature level, hire process folks.
Here are some of my quick tips for filtering sales resumes if you are hiring for technology startups:
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