By 2017, 80% of the CIO’s time will be focused on analytics, cybersecurity and creating new revenue streams through digital services. @IDC
Understand the business model of your customers/vendors/investors, so you can predict their consequential decisions about you.
"What will you actually sell? At what price point? At what unit economics?" surprises many startup pitchers for some reason.
@hemant908thakur ...and Nethogs for per-process bandwidth usage. Thanks, @nixcraft
@BalaInIceland it brings your deep seated fear to the fore. Then from nowhere you discover you had strength & skills to handle them.
Did you know the first computer programmer was a woman? Happy 199th birthday Ada Lovelace.
Bookmark this one: The 6 Step Guide to Getting Free Press for Your #Startup
Product making money > one tat saves time Products closer to making money are valuable Connect ur product to wallet
Awareness and Affordability: major issues why a third of Indian companies vulnerable to cyber attacks: Report
Want a little bit of inspiration? 1.01^365 = 37.8 0.99^365 = 0.03 Put in little more everyday to reap exponential benefits
@jjude I had forgotten about the extension called Page Suck that might do what you want.
@jjude All I'm saying is do the math &don't fall for marketing. Also does one need to be on a cloud service, won't regular hosting do, etc ?
Find three hobbies you love: one to make you money, one to keep you in shape, and one to be creative.
Liberty is not as much about what we are free TO DO as it is about what we are free FROM.
5 Marketing Tips: 1. Killer website 2. Social presence 3. Tons of content 4. Personal brand 5. Quick Replies
points frm @adi1391 intrvw with @CrazyEngineers: value creation > features in product its a small world;find dots to connect to your contact
@infosecjerk InfoSec imbalance. Attackers need to find one vector. Defenders need to cover all vectors.
Dear Trollie, If I don't reply to u, it doesn't mean ur profound wisdom foxed me. It usually means ur stupidity didn't merit a response
Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.
Process is a tool in service to a vision. Process without a vision is not effective.
.@kegill Who is the user? What is their desired end-state? Why do they want it?
SaaS idea: Pay $X a month, get an SMS when a The World Is On Fire security bug discovered in a technology you likely use.
Simple exercise: use an actual credit card to buy an actual copy of your product quarterly. That experience is important but hidden to you.
@jarretraim @manicode A startup I know has a better SOHO Router mousetrap in the works but yeah, for now dd-wrt FTW @jjude @PragtiC
எல்லோருக்குள்ளும் உண்டு ஏதோவொரு.. இறக்க முடியாத சிலுவை!
"@madversity: Modi is the Flipkart of politics. Direct online sale of ideas through social media instead of mainstream media." @_mekin ha ha
Here’s a spreadsheet of 2014 expenses for Pinboard. Now to sit back, relax, and listen to how I’m doing it wrong:
Alan's four keys to success: Read with comprehension, write with expression, speak with influence, listen with discernment.
"@marcobravoram: Purpose. " <I just refined my 3 part framework of Passion, Competence and Market Demand. +Need.
Slides for today's ElasticSearch tutorial: #oscon
"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said." Peter F. Drucker
You got a kid? Don't miss ANY @pickover book
The psychology of investing: You have to anticipate how other peoples thinking is going to change before they know it themselves
“technology transfer” happens through the osmosis of people and ideas, not the purchase of blueprints.
Great leaders create leaders. If you delegate tasks you create followers, if you delegate authority you create leaders.
We don't know enough. We don't care enough. We don't do enough.
Biggest term on publishing contract is advance. If advance beats NPV of what you'll do self-publishing, take deal. @joshkaufman
If you love iranian food ( and you will) , Try Shiraz cafe, at neelankarai beach. The food is to die for.
Mine too@smitabarooah: These lines from my favourite Kipling poem "
Design is how it works. Utility is why it works. An app can work well, but not do anything of value. Err on the side of creating value*.
There's probably a market for a service that stores twitter archives and presents them in blog archive like format.
I still don't understand that why is the concept of summer jobs not popular in India? Are we too proud to take up small jobs?
We are secular not because the word was added in our Constitution. Secularism is in our blood. We believe in Sarva Pantha Sambhava.
Do you know the fundamentals of your profession? 1. Do you execute them? 2. Often enough? 3. To the point of Mastery?
Are you a fox or a hedgehog - from
Stop talking features, start talking business benefits.
Self Attribution Bias:
If you are waiting for permission to lead, you are not ready to lead.
