I use Twitter as a commonplace note: https://t.co/vPr6DeA0d4 CTO In Sales • Homeschooling dad Building @siteaudittools & @thoughttonote
The idea of "fire bullets, then cannonball" was developed by Jim Collins. Cannonball = concentrating resources into a big bet without validating the underlying need Bullets = low-cost, low-risk, low-distraction experiments Fire bullets Calibrate Fire cannonball
Life at once runs on two tracks. At any given moment in life there are usually blessings, but also battles to face.
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Make 1 decision instead of thousands, with examples here:
“What could possibly go wrong?” is the first question I ask myself every time I am part of a project
Tom Hanks is a fine actor. But may not be a safe companion 🤣😉
There are tremendous lessons to learn from the great people of the world, but there are just as many to be learned from the quiet people around us. - John Wooden Want a relatable, inspiring life? Don't look far in distance. Look around you.
Put on your own oxygen mask before helping others. • do you have a developmental plan for yourself? • do you take care of your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
If you analyze the countless challenges that leaders face, you will arrive at two primary challenges. Listen to this short episode to know those two primary challenges:
Paradoxical day of a CTO In the morning deliver a speech in IT summit about web3, metaverse, blockchain. 😀 Come to office to deal with a member "accidentally" deploying phpinfo.php onto production 😱
I also argue here we need to learn statistics and probability more than calculus.
This is a fine interview on leadership with ex-chairman of SBI & current CEO of Salesforce India:
Do you have a self-development plan? It is a good time now to pause and think of a development plan for yourself.
My learning framework is: • consume • produce • engage I detail it here:
As a CEO, do you have guts to go to your competitors and hire. Mind you, Steve Jobs hired from Xerox and Compaq.
I'm encouraging all engineers to soak on arts / literature for this reason.
Customer satisfaction can't be copied. Everything else can be copied.
Everything you do in your company is a journey towards increasing capital and talent.
When we think of building our career, we implicitly link it to job, contract, and company. Can we build a career without really tied with a job contract? There is a new trend on the rise. Know it to take advantage of it:
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it- Henry David Thoreau
As @SejalSud says: courage. Or self-confidence. I can figure things out is a huge plus. Nothing can beat that attitude.
Just today @rishabh_grg and I were discussing this. • problem & the way it is solved • team dynamics • marketing Everything else can be fixed with money & time if these are in place. If these are not in place it is a downhill for that startup
Three factors about the future: • predict it • shape it • manage it If you don't shape your future, someone else will.
I hope there won't be coercive steps to pay.
Every music is made of 7 chords. Every business plan is made of 10 numbers. Are everyone rip-off? Unless @logseq copied code, this comment of Roam developer shows only frustration and anger at a competition product.
People > Processes People impute life into processes. Processes by themselves are lifeless.
When companies consider people as replaceable commodities, that company starts to go down.
Acquiring certifications and degrees don't help in becoming successful. What determines succes? • your attitutde • ability learn • ability to network with people
One of my photographer friend has a trick to avoid this. He asks everyone to close their eyes and asks them to open their eyes after 1, 2, 3. He then waits for a second and clicks the pic. Worked every single time.
If we don't know what an ideal job is, how will we ever land on it? In this short episode, I define what factors contribute to ideal job: Reply back with your questions and comments #careers
I learned how to be a better leader from one of the best parenting books. Today at 7 pm (IST), we will review first part of the book at @GravitasWins book club. I promise that would be the finest 1 hour of the week. Please register and join us here:
There are tremendous lessons to learn from the great people of the world, but there are just as many to be learned from the quiet people around us. - John Wooden Want a relatable, inspiring life? Don't look far in distance. Look around you.
Lord grant me serenity to focus on the essentials, courage to say no to distractions and wisdom to know the difference.
Document your decisions. • Context • Options considered • Reason for selecting the choice you selected • Expected results Analyse the results after six months. Do this over and over, your decision making process will improve.
Use the immediate to prepare for the future
We all crave for: • freedom • happiness • peace • love You can't get them without first giving it to someone else.
Both Apple and Amazon are successful technology companies. Yet their operating philosophies differ. Based on their operating philosophies, you can frame a mental model to build your career. Here this short episode to know how:
If your principles are solid, you can approach any opportunity with confidence
'Mentor' is both a verb and a noun. It is simultaneously something you do and something you are
As you grow in your career, one skill that will make you stand out is "Structured Communication" A thread on what structured communication is and how you can develop it. 🧵
Mentoring often involves telling people what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear
Luck is just the flip-side of risk. If so, then we can classify luck and deal with it as we deal with risk. Don't you agree? James Austin took the pain to classify luck. Listen to this episode to learn the types of luck and how you can prepare for them:
Learning to think for yourself is the best investment you can make.
Humiliation is not the same thing as correction: One attacks the person; the other attacks the problem.
You can learn great lessons from the great leaders of the world. But you can learn as many great lessons from the quiet people around you too. Find them, observe them, connect with them, ask them questions.
@TheKrPrince I see many tweets abt learning as a developer. Love that attitude. Hope this post of mine is useful in that aspect
Before you start any project, ask these 5 questions to prepare for the project: • What is expected of me? • What is the priority? • What is the timeline? • What is needed? • What can go wrong? It will save you ton of pain later.
I have been homeschooling my 2 boys (13 & 10 yrs) for the last 6 months. From that limited experience, here is how I would restructure education for kids.
If you want to be successful in your career, learn to speak the language of your clients. Don't expect them to learn the jargons of your domain.
A comprehensive analysis of LIC IPO. Thanks @SejalSud. My opinions: • Their EPS is lower compared to others in the market • Not sure we can take the covid period as a baseline for growth • Agent's network may not be a moat for growth in the online world
