The Flu

It is usually the not-so-glamorous-news that is the real deal.

36,000 Americans die every year from the flu. Regular flu. Can we stop panicking about H1N1 alone? Where are the PR gurus when you need them to do any kind of good for the public other than helping to push more products down our gullets?

CDC.

Happy 30th Birthday To Me

I am giving myself the CEO spot on UAC Inc.

It’s a Brand New Day

Reporting live from sub-tropical southern India.

The energy is palatable, the people are energetic and organized chaos reigns supreme. Is this the face of the new world?

Asking Someone to do the “Impossible”

Ever heard the statement “I would never ask you to do something I cannot do myself.” Maybe you’ve said it yourself, as I have.

I now disagree with it.

There is no shame in admitting that you can’t do something and need someone else to do it for you. That is why you hire or get hired in the first place. If I am able to do your work, then you are redundant.

People think that statement makes it fair to you. Wrong. Instead, they should say “I am asking you because I cannot do it” so that you know that a lot is riding on you getting it right.

Next time someone says that to you, tell them “That is okay. I want to do something you cannot.”

Journalists Make You Look Better Than Normal

Hah. Not that I Google myself on the regular, but I found some articles written about me here, here and here.

The second one actually landed me a really good friend, who first came prospecting as a customer.

These are plugs that I chased after and got. Funny how I sound really smart.

Quotes I’ve made there sound impressive. Heck, I would buy from me. No?

Employees Suck

A great presentation shared on SlideShare, my personal favorite!

While not all of us can become founders, owners, entrepreneurs (someone has to do the nitty-gritty work!), there is definite power in scaling up!

This presentation shows founders, owners and entrepreneurs on how they need to better manage their people: Please open up your minds. Stop boxing in innovation and cutting-edge ideas.

Think in short, small sentences and increments. It helps!

Mark Bao

Inspiration can come from anywhere.

Meet Mark Bao. Not only is he working on more than one startup at the same time, but he is also putting himself totally out there, online, unlike him. Here is a quote from his “Life Goals” page:

help those who can’t help me

Brilliant!

You can check out his blog or follow him on Twitter.

That Old Saying Needs To Be Replaced

Someone did re-invent the wheel, sorry.

CNN video or Wikipedia entry.

Over exposure, Extra! Extra!

Hah!

Talking about over exposure, the dutiful wife of a guy called Mike has put up a website and headlined on CNN.

I checked out the website and while on the outset it seems like a very creative idea, there are some fundamental issues with it.

1. Guy got wife to look for a gig for him.
2. Wife finds reason to spend tax refund on a cool computer
3. More-than-what-I-need-to-know content
4. Guy comes off looking like a d-bag
5. Weird picture on “Contact Mike” page
6. Inappropriate Q&A

So doing some great personal networking or posting resumes on websites and following is not enough exposure for Mike. We need CNN to find us gigs.

Sorry for the sarcasm, but just wrote a post on over-exposure, but I hope he finds a gig.

Oops!

It’s “Elevator Pitch Friday”. This time it is HerHotSpot.com. Restrict all your snickering to TechCrunch. I am still recovering from my laughing fit episode.

Enjoy.