Aug 8, 2021Learnings from Joan Ryan’s IntangiblesLearnings from Joan Ryan’s Intangibles I was fascinated by Reed Hastings book “No Rules Rules” where he likens high functioning organizations to be less a family and really more like a high performance sports team. …Team Building2 min readTeam Building2 min read
Nov 29, 2020Learnings from No Rules Rules — Reed Hastings and Erin MeyerI have long admired Reed Hastings for just how well he has run NetFlix… Even through the Qwikster fiasco when I understood what he was trying to do and admired the courage and conviction it took to go forward with the future of NetFlix in mind. …3 min read3 min read
Jan 2, 2020My learnings — Trillion Dollar coach — The leadership playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill CampbellI had heard so much about Bill Campbell and his influence on many of the valley’s prominent leaders that when the book on his leadership playbook came on sale during the holidays, I jumped at the book. It was a very good read and what I found remarkable was that…Management8 min readManagement8 min read
Jan 1, 2020In memorium — my fatherMy father passed away Nov 5 2019. He battled cancer for the better part of the year and finally succumbed a month ago. As a colleague reminded me “Losing a parent is like losing an axis in ones life. …Death3 min readDeath3 min read
Mar 12, 2018Mistakes in marketing strategy: From the school of hard knocksPart 2: The art of segmentation This is part rant, part treatise on common mistakes I see with marketing strategy at high tech companies in the time I have spent in Silicon Valley. This started off as me listing a compilation of mistakes I have made and witnessed — often…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Dec 5, 2017Mistakes in Marketing Strategy: From the school of hard knocksPart 1: Lack of an understanding of source of volume This is part rant, part treatise on common mistakes I see with marketing strategy at high tech companies in the time I have spent in Silicon Valley. This started off as me listing a compilation of mistakes I have made and witnessed— often from very senior people but as I…Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
Jul 27, 2017Important concepts— Success equation by Michael MauboussinMy learning from book number 4 for the year.. Success equation by Michael Mauboussin.. Absolutely one of my favorite books and a seminal book on the concept of skill and luck and how to think about it for better decision making.. …Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
May 18, 2017My learnings — How will you measure your life by Clayton ChristensenMy 3rd book finished for the year — Have fallen behind due to work demands but pleased to have finished reading a well written and thought provoking book. The book was “How will you measure your life” by Clayton Christensen. Clayton is famous for his Innovator’s Dilemma — a seminal…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Feb 22, 2017My learnings — Positioning: The Battle for your MindI am pleasantly surprised to be ahead of the pace I set in completing my second book with 10 days left in the month This book review: Positioning: the Battle for your mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout The books seeks to detail what positioning is about for companies…Marketing4 min readMarketing4 min read
Jan 30, 2017Difficult conversations — How to discuss what matters most — A book reviewMy 2017 New Year’s resolution is to read 2 books a month for a total of 24 this year. This poses 2 issues for me This is at least 3x the pace of reading that I usually am on, which is a challenge in itself, given the rest of my…Conversations5 min readConversations5 min read
