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Re: The Ideas to Execution Weekly (Jul 25, 2011)

Daniel Milstein — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:45 -0000

That is so true Gaurav. As an author and business man, I can relate to how you said "He is bankrolling each of the students to the tune of $100,000 each, hoping that the combination of youth, passion, genius and a significant amount of capital backing will result in truly world-changing innovations. Instead of getting tied down with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt, these college students will have two years of freedom to pursue their entrepreneurial passion". I hope more people discover your blog because you really know what you're talking about. Can't wait to read more from you!

Re: 5 subjects every MBA should take

Sunil K Nair87 — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:23:04 -0000

In India, most of the colleges provide partial theoretical knowledge. I can say that with confidence as I recently completed my MBA and started my work life. I must say there is huge transformation. Its not just about the learning but there is great amount of de-learning required

Re: crossing the chasm…

Prasad — Sat, 07 May 2011 01:07:54 -0000

If you are running an internet business, then a FB page can be a vital souce of leads.

Re: do you feel safe using facebook?

Prasad — Sat, 07 May 2011 01:06:36 -0000

Ahh, but this poll is biased

Re: 5 subjects every MBA should take

Prasad — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:15:10 -0000

Gaurav, the difference is that in most of these courses, if the faculty chooses to teach something different than what is the general norm in the industry (Project Management being one specific example), then it ends up being a glorious waste of time :-)

Re: Whither responsible journalism?

Sagar Narasimha — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:02:20 -0000

The perspective is interesting and a good a one no doubt, however I would be more concerned with the devolution of the intellectual capability of general public at large. Their gullibility is hard to ignore and this opens a wide door for anyone looking to make the most of the oppurtunity presented. The restauarant will only serve what the consumer enjoys.. , not everyone is a gourmand and neither is everybody willing to pay the price for the ''quality'' of the product. To survive however either in the media race or the race in gourmet it becomes very vital to subscribe to the needs of the consumer. God forbid if there is day when people lose the sense of "good food" (which is bound to happen if what the youth of today classifies as "good food" is something to go by..) then we may eventually lose out on the finer cuisines that we now not of, such appears to be the case with Journalism. The news media is catering to what the 'veiwing public' wants.. I would love to read your opinion of how this shallow / pseudo intellectual degeneration can be eradicated, what we can actually do about it....by the way.. let me introduce myself, Hi, I am Sagar Narasimha. I came across your blog on linkedin n decided to check it out. I liked what I read. Thanks :)

Re: crossing the chasm…

Gaurav Agrawal — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:31:53 -0000

that sounds so familiar! :)
btw haven't yet figured out how to use facebook for anything useful other than keeping in touch with friends...

Re: crossing the chasm…

Prasad — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:20:20 -0000

I swing between moments of total internet silence and days of reading all I can find on the internet. Finally settling on the daily funnies :-)
Depending on Google Reader for my daily coffee, Facebook for aggregated content and twitter for some light banter. I keep telling myself that I need to be more regular, but just doesnt happen :-)

Re: Clients don’t like surprises

Gaurav Agrawal — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:54:34 -0000

Totally agree. Unfortunately, while the Indian services industry has
taken-off in a big way, we are yet to better learn some of these softer
aspects of global business. I guess it is related to behavior and cultural
issues to a great extent, and that takes time to evolve.

Re: Clients don’t like surprises

afalak — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:46:29 -0000

Completely agree. Unfortunately most Indian players are bad at giving bad news. They butter it up a lot which the customer perceives as "OK" status. When the project fails they are shocked and the vendor is in deep trouble normally causing the project to be scrapped, money to be lost and most importantly, the relationship broken.
Say before a solution goes live we need to set something configuration ON but the vendor forgot it and caused huge performance issue with the web site.
Saying that we are setting that configuration as a tactical solution is bad. Vendor should accept the fact that they forgot, set it and move on. But then what happens in reality is completely different.

Re: tools I spend most of my awake time with…

Prasad — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:20:30 -0000

Yes, its working :)

Re: 3-step keyword strategy for small business owners

Gaurav Agrawal — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:02:26 -0000

As I read back the post later, I felt some people may find it difficult to visualize certain things I have written. If you feel the same, please reply and I can explain with a more specific example to elucidate further.

Re: Say hello to the new logo

Gaurav Agrawal — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:03:43 -0000

Thanks John...appreciate u taking the time.. :)

Re: Say hello to the new logo

John Garrett — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:47:45 -0000

Yo Gaurav, logo is looking good, bro. Came over from the BlogEngage forums and just wanted to drop in and say hello!

Re: Say hello to the new logo

Gaurav Agrawal — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:08:09 -0000

Thanks Brian. :)

Re: Say hello to the new logo

Brian — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:38:28 -0000

Hi there Gaurav I seen from the blog engage forum you had a new banner and wanted to come say it's great! It's very original and unique. It also matched the theme your using perfectly. Nice work.

Re: Should google be worried over instant previews?

Nishadha Silva — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:51:54 -0000

I don't think Google should worry about it too much, but what this does is it helps normal people fine tune there searches better and it might hurt Made for Adsense sites that has Adsense all over the place

Re: do you feel safe using facebook?

Gaurav Agrawal — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:50:53 -0000

Facebook Apps Leaking User Info to Third Parties - http://bit.ly/axgwdJ

Re: tools I spend most of my awake time with…

Gaurav Agrawal — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:57:10 -0000

testing...