Coworking to acceleration
Sometimes last year, I was in search of a coworking space to work from. Then I landed at Cobalt, being the closest to my house and due to good offerings as well. One of the tasks I remember was pri…
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2015
I’m a Night Owl and that’s who I am
Early in life, I noticed something different about myself – I was more productive at night. There was no social network, I don’t watch TV, movies or engage in any of the things that keep young peop…
My experience interviewing 40 students
We’re hiring 6 developers. Our recruitment partner, CareerForce suggested we hire from one of the best private Universities in Bangalore. So, we agreed after much contemplation. I interviewed about…
SaaSx2 rocked :-)
I have read about startup founders who don’t (or stopped) attend events – justifiably so. In ecosystems where there is now an entire industry of events springing up (i.e. it feels to me that some p…
Recruitment: Hunger as a criteria
I have been dealing with candidates for several positions over the past few weeks. Different experience for each candidate which fulfils the basic HR rule that no two employees are the same. Howeve…
What’s your University made of?
The mission, motto (and the likes) of a University defines its operations. Stuffs like that determines what they spend the bulk of their money on etc This just occurred to me again. For instance, U…
Lazy generation, lazy fortune
We are the generation that pops up Google to search for anything including love :-). We use Instagram to share the food we’re eating but can’t cook. We spend hours on Facebook daily with no “real c…
Online content monetization: A future look
Let’s admit it. Ads are annoying. How many of us like to be interrupted by ads while enjoying our favourite content (either on TV, radio or on the web)? The average editor or content producer may a…
3 lessons I learnt from playing golf
I had my first shot at Golf last Saturday. Until now, I have only been an enthusiast. It’s totally clear why the rich and powerful enjoy the game. Here are 3 quick lessons I picked out from m…
1Plify is hiring
Since October 2014, when we launched, a lot of things have happened. The business has evolved is several unimaginable ways – most of which I will share here as I get time to write. Today, I a…
