Ever notice that the hockey stick and the long tail are the same data looked...
Most every entrepreneur “wants” to show the growth chart as a “hockey stick”. They also in the initial days show their revenue adoption as a “long tail”. Take the same data and pivot the table to show...
View ArticleThe only one thing you need to do to lose weight
I lost about 50 pounds over 25 weeks last year (2014). There were 3 things I did – a) Track what I ate with MyFitnessPal, b) Started walking, then running about 13 miles daily, tracking on FitBit and...
View Article16 proxy signals that a contrarian uses to tell if the valley is in a “bubble”
I am only posting this half in jest. Someone out to track these metrics to see if the bay area is really in a bubble. 1. Cost per hour you have to pay nannies to baby sit your dog (baby siting kids is...
View ArticleWhat kind of a foodie are you? Know yourself before you start a diet
I am a visual foodie. Yes, I know that food’s more about taste for some people and for others it is about smell, but I am absolutely in the visual bucket. If it looks good, but does not taste great (as...
View ArticleA contrarian view : Is weight loss a sprint or a marathon? Weight loss is a...
There are two types of weight-loss theories in the world. The first kind believe that weight-loss project is very defined and is for a fixed period of time. They are called “Sprint“. The second kind...
View ArticleThe difference between Novice, Amateur and Professional #Entrepreneurs...
I get a lot of forward looking plans and projections for revenue, expenses and hiring from many entrepreneurs. I wanted to highlight a key, but subtle difference that I see between entrepreneurs. I can...
View ArticleHow the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) victory is like the launch of the iPhone
If you are not into politics in India, you can skip this post. In 2007, Symbian was the dominant operating system among “smartphones”. There was another popular mobile OS – Blackberry. Then Steve Jobs...
View ArticleA comprehensive list of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality glass products
I was doing some research on AR / VR and here’s a short list of some available and some preview products (glasses) in the AR / VR space. I will be posting a longer entry with reviews of the products I...
View ArticleIs it easier to spot winners or to weed out middlers during the selection...
The last 10 years have seen a rebirth of startup accelerators, which has resulted in many more startups getting funded by early stage companies who are startups themselves. Startups helping other...
View ArticleThe most compelling reason why you should join an accelerator
Over the last 10 years there has been a dramatic growth in accelerators. While incubators such as ideaLab (Bill Gross, Los Angeles, 1990’s) had existed during the previous bubble, the absolute number...
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