MBAs vs. Non-MBAs

Someone recently asked me about MBAs vs non-MBAs in the startup world. It’s always fun when you stick 3 tech…

The Simplicity of Apple

Recently a good friend, Sahil, gave a presentation (view via SlideShare) about building a web product company. If you have…

2011 Mumbai Marathon

The 8th edition of the Mumbai Marathon took place on Jan. 16. This was the 4th Mumbai Marathon that I…

Managing Money Ain't Easy

Back in January 2007, Bloomberg Markets magazine did a piece (pdf article) on Peter Thiel (pronounced “teal”) who made his mark in…

Hiring Hurdles

They say one of the toughest parts of running a company is managing all the human resource issues that invariably…

Learn to Trade from a Master

Within the trading community Trader Vic is a legend. The intersection of financial markets and technology has always fascinated me…

Hiding From the Pain

With so many things to think about when starting a company, entrepreneurs tend to overlook scalability of secondary areas such…

Lost in the Herd?

So, you dream up this great product/service that you think everyone will use. Then you start to search on the…