Hours before a proposal deadline, a partner at a technology services company was about to make a mistake that would cost him his job and his firm lots of money. As he was going through the resource allocation plan, instead of padding the estimates by a factor of two, the…
Photo by Stanley Morales from Pexels Universities don’t train people for the real world They are good for singalling Early universities had guard towers to keep people inside Anyone can learn anything, its the desire to learn thats missing Prospects for a lot of degrees are bad, and…
originally published on Sentiance blog on January 16, 2020 When I was pitching my startup to investors, a common question was, “what if the FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) enter your industry?”. Such questions were often asked by rookie venture capitalists, but we diligently pleaded why ours was an…
The most difficult role from my perspective is that of a product manager(maker), and here is my experience on hiring the ideal product makers. In my experience, the best product makers are 10x smarter, faster & articulate than the average, are typically experienced in small teams/companies where they…
I had the pleasure to speak at a panel about entrepreneurship this past weekend, and here are some notes. The event was held by OPEN (Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America) and IAAC (IBA Alumni Committe) The main speaker at the Event was Raghib Hussain, who founded Cavium, which…
TL:DR Uber will IPO and I will buy some stock once all the profit taking is done. This is not investment advice, and my personal view. It does not reflect the opinion of any company I may be affiliated with in the past or present. Uber’s S1…
I started a Ghost blog just over two years ago, and before that I have tried nearly every platform to write content over the past many years I like to write, so need to have some outlet. I now want to write more and admin less Treat your desire to…
those who dont have it think its the ultimate end those who do have it think it doesnt matter its the journey that matters, enjoying the ride & stops along the way appears the wisdom…