I use Twitter as a commonplace note: https://t.co/vPr6DeA0d4 CTO In Sales • Homeschooling dad Building @siteaudittools & @thoughttonote
Will Substack survive this crisis? Summary of Casey Newton 's post: • Substack is not just a simple digital infrastructure • It is a network of users promoted via curation & recommendations • Extremists can monetize because of 👆 Your views?
Good news Navy Commandos Get On Hijacked Ship With 15 Indians On Board
At @netsolutions, we have a monthly training program. This month I was asked to take the session. Couldn’t decide the topic. I asked the team to vote. They have spoken. I will be talking about goals and achieving them. #organisationaldevelopment
If you are a freelancer or in small business, listen to this excellent advice by Alan
What's your focus phrase for 2024? Mine: "Snowball, not slot-machines" Comes from @mijustin 's article. Wrote more here:
Twitter > Mastodon > Bluesky In terms of features. What is your take of these platforms?
Security is good. But would you put in so much security that you lock out potential business users? Security should enable businesses, not hinder them. Read today’s commonlog:
When I taught writing to my kids, I didn't expect they will quickly grasp how to write titles. This is the title of the recent post that my younger son wrote: "Eleven and educated"! What do you think? Here is his post: #homeschooling #writing
Reading books have become an empty pursuit of vanity metrics. This year I'm not reading books. Rather I'm going to focus on ideas. Going to go deeper into ideas. • Learn it • Live it • Expand on it Here are 12 ideas that have transformed my life; pick one or all.
Wanted to get the family into a password manager. Been using @1Password 6; thought since I have to upgrade to 7 to 8, would as well try Bitwarden. But bitwarden is making it too complicated for me to login. So going to stick with 1P
Tried sign-up and sign-in to @Bitwarden. Got this error. I'm using @airtelindia network. That is the only network I have at home. So can't use Airtel to use BitWarden app?
Are something like Laravel, Django exists for Golang / Deno?
Few days back I wrote, don’t solve loneliness with AI. Tech will be part of the solution but use tech to create memories. 👇is an example of this
Yesterday read "Religion is social" by @ZoharAtkins : & today read this @david_perell's testimony. From Zohar: no single reason for conversion need dominate. One reason to convert is the experience of Exodus and Sinai (religious experience), but…
When elephants fight (union and state) it is the grass (people) that suffers
This is same case in Koilpillai nagar too.
What’s the difference between information and wisdom? @keepkwizing explains with a practical analogy New podcast episode coming up in Jan. Subscribe here:
I asked "what are some of the best HBR articles that I should read in getting to a CXO position" to both Chatgpt and Bard. Chatgpt gives very generic answer - read articles from these topics. Bard gives very specific articles Is Bard getting better than chatgpt?
This is the exact lesson "The millionaire next door" book teaches. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. • Love what you do (or choose to work on what you love) • Work hard • Spend less than you make • Own revenue making assets • Enjoy time with family & friends
If you want your team to grow, give them honest feedback on their performance. That’s the only way they will grow. #cxo #feedback
My boys are learning "Introduction to computer science" by Harvard popularly known as CS50. They are vlogging their experience. Today my younger one (11 yrs) blogged about setting up the code space. Watch, like, & comment: #homeschooling #cs50
This is the right response for the companies that use dark patterns. Stop using their products. There are so many alternatives now-a-days for almost all digital products.
A commonplace book is a personal compilation of knowledge, ideas, quotations, and observations. It is where one gathers & organizes information for future reference and reflection. - @BalzerDesigns I use twitter as a commonplace note. Here are my collections 👇
I am hearing many moving away from Mac recently
At #AmazonAIConclave Starting with Artist + Machine. A film using genAI abt India at 75
My boys have started learning CS50, the introduction to computer science by the Harvard University. They are documenting whatever they are learning and posting their videos here: Watch them learn basics of computer science. Subscribe to their channel and…
Successful business-men advice you to learn as many business functions as you can learn. This gives you a strong foundation to build your career. But you don't have to learn all of them now. The curse of EVERYTHING and NOW on building your career
One corporate lesson I learned very late: Everybody is in sales. If a company has to grow, everybody should sell. If you want to occupy a CXO post, learn to sell.
If you are thinking of creating a blog in 2024, there is no better tool than @wordpress. I started a daily blogging habit for my commonplace notes and I choose WP. Here are the reasons:
There are many tools for publishing content. But if you want to publish commonplace notes, there is no better choice than self-hosted @WordPress I explain my reasons here:
"Saying you taught it but the student didn't learn it is like saying you sold it but the customer didn't buy it." - Alfie Kohn #homeschooling
"Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions." - Alfie Kohn #homeschooling
As a CTO, I'm excited and looking forward to this interview. I'm going to interview Pranav Goel on "Integrating LLMs into existing products" for @GravitasWins Radio. I bet that we will see more LLMs integrated into existing products than developing stand-alone LLM products.…
There are three types of employees in any organisation: • Mercenaries • Misfits • Missionaries Fire misfits Manage mercenaries Care for missionaries Read more here:
"Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure." - Albert Bandura
"The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy." - Herodotus
Whether you understand or not, Mathew effect is seen everywhere- from career to investing to politics. If you understand it well, then you can make it work for you.
Bengaluru decathlon parking lot is full of Hare Krishna book sellers.
Do you have a commonplace note? It is a collection of ideas, quotes, and observations. By collecting what resonates with you, you build a database of: • insights • inspiration • raw material for your speech & writing Here is mine in public:
How should companies integrate genAI into their products? Follow a 3-step process. • Get started with off-the-shelf solutions for specific processes ̐• Implement tailored solutions for your business needs • Transform the business with full-suite of solutions Though this…
My younger son is thinking of writing a book on homeschooling. He is writing the book as series of blog posts. Here is the first part: (He has a knack for picking up superb suitable quotes)
I still like characters limited Twitter. Easy to consume. Boosted creativity under constraints. Twitter stream is uncomfortable medium to read longer content. What’s your view?
As @BentleyGTCSpeed says often: > There is a limit to cutting costs; but there is no limit to adding value and increasing your price Always focus on adding value.
What nonsense is this. Didn't expect Vaiko to say this. He was (is?) a sensible politician.
The Failure of Multiculturalism via @merionwest
My elder son is crazy about history. As he is in #homeschool he can follow his interest. He created this video about chola dynasty. Watch, like, and comment. Better yet, subscribe to their channel.
Quoted paper starts: "Financially motivated adulteration of spices is a long-standing and important public health problem worldwide" Other paper says: "Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin": No idea natural Turmeric is medicine or not
@baserow is there a mobile app?
One question can change your life. When @arvindhsundar was playing video games as a distraction to what he has to do, he asked “What if my life was a video game”. That question fuelled his passion to design his life as a video game. Listen to him:
Trying out @vivaldibrowser on ios. Seems lot smoother than DuckDuckGo.
