Some good excerpts from Time interview with Lee Kuan Yew. Time spent two whole days with this grand statesman from Singapore. Many frustrated Indian always feel his execution is what India lacks. His ability to execute in his own democracy where he has managed to improve the standard of living on an island of 4 [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Excerpts from Time interview with Lee Kuan Yew
Posted in wisdom on December 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Deccan Air vs SpiceJet
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2005 | 18 Comments »
I finally got a chance to fly Deccan Air this week from Pune to Hyderabad. The booking experience on Deccan Air was really bad. The website was down for a significant amount of time the toll free number was in Bangalore and not really toll free. The interface for Deccan Air is really worn out [...]
Lecture by Lee Kuan Yew in Delhi
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Lee Kuan Yew was in India recently. More details on his speech >>> opinions on the speech, progress on Singapore and China later.
The Internet Journey so far
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Lot has happened as the world wide web continues to get graphics rich with more connectivity. The journey so far has been remarkable. It is putting lot of pressure on traditional media and future effects can only be guessed. 1995: * Netscape goes public. Amazon.com and eBay launch. n There are an estimated 100,000 sites [...]
The Rise of the Infomediary
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Our lives are getting busier everyday, longer working hours, longer commute time because of bad roads and traffic conditions. Lot of analysts have predicted a big boom in retail, however traffic and acute shortage of parking space impacts the overall shopping experience. At the same time we are having a huge choice of products and [...]
Pune’s Best Foods and Restaurants
Posted in best know method on December 17, 2005 | 11 Comments »
I am pretty critical in the restaurants and food joints where I choose to eat. My vectors of evaluation, great food at value prices and good service. I care little for ambience or 5 star status. I will add more details like detailed addresses and phone numbers after my next visit. Dangi Pattice : This [...]
Divine Discontent
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Are leaders made or born ? Are managers born or made ? Do you become a better leader or manager with time ? Harvard Business School’s Abraham Zaleznik articulated the difference in his classic 1977 essay “Managers and Leaders: Are They Different?” Proclaimed Professor Zaleznik, “Managers and leaders are two very different types of people. [...]
Job with Skype in Estonia! Interested ?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2005 | 1 Comment »
First a bit on Estonia. A country of 1.3 million people and after centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia [...]
Pune Airport is finally International
Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Big boost to Pune City with international connectivity. Air India has launched a direct fllight to Dubai and is likely to launch one to Singapore also. This really puts to rest a glaring deficiency when compared with Bangalore and Hyderabad. This will shave off nearly 4 hours for international visitors visiting Pune after landing in [...]
Control your agenda in December
Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2005 | 1 Comment »
We need to plan and manage the month of December better. One observes NRIs, executives of fortune 500 companies and venture capitalists storming in and out of the country. Newspapers are flush with interviews, discussions and executive coverages. These executive range from Hector Ruiz, Craig Barrett, Bill Gates to venture capitalists to personal friends who [...]
