I use Twitter as a commonplace note: https://t.co/vPr6DeA0d4 CTO In Sales • Homeschooling dad Building @siteaudittools & @thoughttonote
When asked what bad advice he’s heard floating around the industry, author Tom Peters answered: They say: “Think big! Have a compelling vision!” I say: Think small. Do something super cool by the end of the day! Excellence is the next five minutes or nothing at all"
This is why cohort based courses work better than self paced courses. In CBC, peers challenge, nudge, and encourage you. This is my experience teaching @GravitasWins
Dev version: I love Javascript. So I created my own framework 😄 Designer version: I love CSS. So I created my own framework. What's manager version of this? 🤔
A path with no obstacle leads nowhere Every path worth taking has obstacles. Educate yourself to identify obstacles, skill yourself to deal with the obstacles, surround yourself with people who will encourage you to deal with obstacles.
Wow. With so many e-com companies you would assume all the problems are already solved. Here @jackerhack raises problems in the current e-com ecosystem. Interesting problems.
Finally managed to get @scribus downloaded: there are two dmgs to be downloaded...try the one without 10.13 in the name
Tried downloading @scribus thrice. It fails all the time. The version in @MacHomebrew is not compatible with Catalina :-(
The more successful you are, the more you need counsel. Else you'll start to breath your own exhaust than fresh air. That is why I have a board of advisors who help me avoid my own exhaust. What about you?
I don't understand this. Crypto is not offical, but we will tax it. What does this even mean? Alcohol is banned in the state. But if you sell it we will charge GST on it 🤔 🤷♂️
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. - Maya Angelou We all admire Neeraj Chopra, rightly so. Would you train like him? What is your training schedule? What are you becoming?
Think in terms of bullet points Dreams are built step by step, day by day I can't think of better marketing copy than 👆for @WorkFlowy
Beat ideas are generated when I walk in these parks. Sometimes I listen to podcasts Other times I think abt @GravitasWins I am grateful for these parks
"We need to wake up, we can’t write this off simply blaming Ford" I hope MSME sector wakes up and holds people accountable.
My uncle & his family got affected coz of closure of standard motors. He never recovered from it. He set up a rice shop to get by the rest of his life. I can only imagine the plight of families midst of pandemic
Do you have a framework to learn? In this video, I go in detail to the learning framework that I follow - consume, produce, and engage. Watch it: Reply back with your insights & questions
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt A mental model I learned from @garyvee is - cloud and dirt, which I teach in @gravitaswins course. Set your vision; then get to work. Don't bother about middle.
There are only 3 types of leaders • competent, not confident • confident, not competent • competent AND confident Only the last have "executive presence" aka Gravitas Let me explain here 👇
Turkey thinks it has a great life. One minute, it is friends with powerful men on the earth; another minute it is dinner. Can you avoid being a Turkey? That is what we are going to discuss in today's @GravitasWins show. See you at 7 pm. Join via
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.- Oscar Wilde If given a choice between fame and fortune, I always choose fortune
As @aashishc says in his book, customers have only one filter: is the content BS or not. Every other categorisation is irrelevant
Same experience when I hosted @GravitasWins book reviews. We are switching (back) to @Clubhouse
51.4% GM in a Covid time is huge. Wow. Thanks @pacificleo for reading and sharing these numbers.
Thank you for sharing your lessons @ashabed. We shud always review our decisions so we know what works and what doesn’t. This is a good analysis you have given.
Let Your Videos Go Viral What I gained from the book - "Fast, Cheap, and Viral" by @aashishc
Flywheels are gigantic wheels mounted horizontally on an axle. They are difficult to rotate at first. As the momentum builds up, the momentum will sustain the rotation of the flywheel. Amazon executives put it into practice. They used it to build a formidable business.
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.
Financial literacy is one of key life skills, which we don't learn in schools. Join today's twitter spaces discussion moderated by @SejalSud
Fr. Stan Swamy is an example of "unless a seed falls and dies it can't bear fruits" Man of extraordinary courage. You can't mute courage.
Only reason my 10 year old son is learning is because my wife sits with him through the class. Otherwise he switches to youtube or roblox ;-) or sleeps She has to spend time with him after class for homework too. Else nothing gets done.
👇is why nobody speaks anything against authorities in India. Whether it is traffic policeman or income tax authorities or govt officials, everyone runs their life as "it is our karma" let someone else speak up.
Be Brave, Not Cool Podcast discussion on @IndieHackers between @mwseibel & @csallen My favorite points 👇
Efficient problem solvers aim at success rather than perfection
Is striking a balance always right? • We want to have a work-life balance • As we grow in our career, we want to have a balance of hands-on work and management Are these possible?
Everything around you that you call life, was made up by people that were no smarter than you - Steve Jobs Are you waiting for other's approvals?
I am building @GravitasWins with ideas sourced from others. I create a draft vision document (following ). Circulate to friends to seek feedback. Then friends load me with ideas. I gained from others. @mjwhansen is right. Allow others to introduce ideas
Converting your brilliant idea into a revenue generating stream is hard. Have a clarity in objective and focus in execution:
Do you know about Thanksgiving Turkeys? They think their life is going great. On the Thanksgiving day, Mr. Turkey becomes a dinner. In the 31st @GravitasWins event, I'll talk about how to avoid being a turkey. Would you be there? Register here:
Flashes of insight come when your mind is relaxed and not focused on completing a specific task, allowing the mind to make new connections between seemingly unrelated ideas - @kelleybros
Pandemic lockdowns accelerated cloud migration by three to four years - Stack Overflow Blog
Can you be ambitious and yet feel fulfilled? The answer to life’s most troubling philosophical choices is not “or” but a curious combination of both.
Every coach needs someone like @rishabh_grg who asks thoughtful questions. He brings out answers I didn't know I had deep in me. Glad to have him in @GravitasWins community.
If you want to avoid failures, you should seek feedback. Here is a model I use: 30% feedback. #productmgmt #projects
More and more I am thinking about "love and truth" in dealing with people. You need both.
Everyone's word: @Clubhouse has better experience. Twitter spaces has audio issue, connectivity issue. Overall not so great customer experience
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Remember discussing this feature with @jessep when he attended the @GravitasWins show: Cool to see it getting done. @devangpaliwal : Do you remember that conversation?
Threads on notes from podcasts 👇
Listened to "Developing Empathy to build better business" a podcast between @IndieHackers & @mjwhansen It was great podcast on user research, empathy, and building a business. My favorite bits here 👇
