Connecting with thoughts - My thoughts and Me

In a mirage of Having found love That he always longed for He lived in illusions Of a realm owned Only in the fragile realities  Of a world called dreams

All that's left behind Are memories And dreams, desires unfulfilled Like an abyss Stretched into eternity Without a beginning or end With time seemingly standing still (Co-written with my friend Myrtle) 

It's time to not only learn from failure but also celebrate it. Thanks to the success of startup entrepreneurs and the experienced Venture Capitalists willing to risk failure while making their bets has made failure an interesting proposition. The startups (and entrepreneurs) have been upfront in acknowledging their failure and not having a clue about what exactly needed to be done before striking gold much to the cheer of it supporters. Everybody loves such stories of failures who went on to be successful. Eulogies are being written and plesantaries are being exchanged celebrating the inevitability of failure and importance of learning from it. There is no point denying that. However this just happens to be one side of failure. The brighter side if you may call it. There also happens to be another side of failure. The other side unfortunately is dark, ignored and unwanted. Nobody ever likes to own it. For failure here is an anathema. It's something to be feared and avo...

So you want to be an entrepreneur. Don't know where to start? When to start? Not quite sure about the challenges...well here are a few questions to start with...although not quite in an order of importance but worth considering. 1.       When is the right time to start?    There is no better time to start than now. All you need is a strong desire and belief to start. Neither     is it too late to start. Don't believe. Check this out.  2.       Do you bootstrap? Well if you don't, then learn. In general parlance, bootstrapping usually refers to a self-starting process that is supposed to proceed without external input. Many of today's largest companies started with bootstrapping including the likes of Apple, Dell, Zoho - Bootstrapping had a major role to play in their success. Hence it is important to learn to live and survive with bare minimum for the initial months and y...

A few things are remembered Only within the confines of the mind Where life's pains are kept hidden Etched into memories of heart That only bleed but never quite heal In remembrance of the life bygone That was never quite the one you ever owned

The Indian startup story is getting bigger and bigger. A lot of startups, big or small have already made the cut or are in the process of making the cut. However the growth story has not been all hunky dory. There are a lot of questions which remain unanswered. Leaving them unanswered may prove  dangerous or even fatal. Probably for someone with a hardcore background as entrepreneur the questions may not be significant but they definitely are worth considering. The list though is not exhaustive. Is is it always necessary to burn cash and offer heavy unrealistic discounts to grow the business? Is this the only way of doing business? Is there not any other way? Don't businesses that bootstrap do well? What business sense does it make to spend Rs. 100 and generate revenues of Rs. 10-20? If you feel I am exaggerating please note some cases its even worse. Why go on recruitment spree only to lay off people later? Some startups that started only two years back shot to a ...

Everyone's running Either To From For Away Chasing Avoiding Confronting Hiding Out of the closet To catch To dodge To score To defend To win To loose The reasons vary The degree of intentions vary Some run out of choice Some out of compulsion Some because there is nothing else to do Some because its become a habit Some because that's the only thing they know And yet a few others as the last resort No matter what For better or worse Everyone's just busy running At times without even knowing - why