Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur

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relationships

March 13, 2011

Broken Promises

A relationship between two people is based on trust. It is a foundational element and has the ability to make or break any relationship. Broken promises depending on their intensity act as cracks or major ruptures in the foundational base. This foundational base takes years to develop, every block we place provides it with the - Read More -

July 3, 2009

Communications Between Team Members

I have been part of a number of start-up teams. Some of them were with close friends, others with individuals that I had been introduced to. Over time, I have noticed that as relationships become deeper and stronger, each team member begins to tolerate the short comings of other team mates a lot more. Subconsciously - Read More -

June 7, 2009

Persuasion vs Manipulation

I am a big Apprentice fan and thoroughly enjoyed the last season. The two main attractions of the show were Joan Rivers (Award Winning Comedian & Businesswoman) and Annie Duke (World Champion Poker Player). Both of them had very different ways of playing the game , and it was extremely interesting exercise to watch. The - Read More -

June 1, 2009

What Are You Grateful For?

This is such a powerful question, and one that is so often left out of the equation in our race to acquire even more than we may already have. A sense of gratitude for our current situation , no matter what, for it is surely infinitely better than many people on this earth, is of - Read More -

April 4, 2009

The Inner Circle

Over dinner with some entrepreneurs last night, we spoke about how crazy our lives become sometimes. Our work has a tendency to absorb us so completely that we can go for weeks even months at a stretch without making contact with anyone else outside our work circle. I guess the same rationale can be applied - Read More -

April 2, 2009

Creating Lasting Relationships

Image by wallyg I was discussing sales strategy and short term quarterly goals with my team today. We have enjoyed a steady growth in the past year, and I was discussing this years target growth figures. We have a set of processes that handle lead generation, prospect qualification and deal closing. The stance that is - Read More -

March 25, 2008

5 Stories Relating Life to Business

“You never have an idea of what you might accomplish. All that you do is you pursue a question. And see where it leads.” Jonas Salk Life is a fascinating journey and every morning I get up and look forward to the new challenges that I will have to face and learn from through the - Read More -

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