To be or not to be..

Interesting points - why this guy left Microsoft to join Redfin, why this guy left to join Ontela and why this guy loves startups and what reason this guy has for you to leave the Empire and try something different.

I would summarize a little and add that its not just about finding a new culture and also a new way of life! In the above links i liked the idea of creating a forcing function to move on!

Whats your take on the big empire?

Ideation~!

Ideation if done structurally really helps us to think outside the box. It a fairly organic process but in order for one to be successful wrt the out of the box solution one has to understand the properties and limitations of the box fairly concretely. One way to think outside it is churn and innovative on one of the limiting factors of the box picking proven solutions for the same problem in totally new areas.

e.g Using cool icebreaker from party scenarios in to business meetings -

• Split folks in groups - share 2 unique things about everyone, test on the same.
  

Maris' Culinary Skills

A short video showing innards of a very healthy vegetarian meal, inspired by Madhur Jeffrey's World Vegetarian.

Things I need to blog about

I have a pile of things I need to blog about, let me know if I have missed anything!

1. India Trip
1. The Golden Triangle
2. Startups in India
3. WinePark of Vinchur
   
2. Having a complete comprehensive to-do list the must have for time management
3. Improving Snowboarding Skills
4. My active HealthBlog - http://healthblog.vitraag.com
5. Techniques in programming - timestamping and compression

Indian Stocks for Long Term Investment

Do you think the following make good stocks for long-term investment in India?
DLF, PUNJ LLOYD, RELIACE, TATA STEEL, ICICI BANK, HDFC, HDFC BANK, L&T, BHEL, SBI, BHARTI, TATA POWER, NTPC, ONGC, IFCI, GMR INFRA, HPCL.

Fixing my overheating old Toshiba A65

I'm in process of fixing my old Toshiba A65 laptop, apparently it shuts down after overheating. It seems to be a very commong problem and http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/01/04/toshiba-laptop-overheating/ has a very guide to fix it. I'm in process of following it, so far i have removed the harddisk and the cards, next is taking the chassis apart :). Hopefully the problem is clogged heatsink and cleaning it will help resolve the issue. I want to give the computer to mom to pair it with the desktop, and replace her already departed Viao :)!!

Pillars for Success of a BDM

A seasoned BizDev resource tells me that following skills are pillars for success of a business development manager:

• Negotiation Skills with proper business conduct
• Business Modeling with ROI asset evaluation
• Organizational Maturity Skills
• Deal Strategy Skills

Whats your opinion?