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Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework.

As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others.

I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.

• A Walk into the Past

  By vinodnarayan on December 11, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Today – I stand here looking at yesterday I went in search – Of me, into my own distant past I decided to tread The steps backwards for the first time I saw – Faces, moments and passions in life… Read More ›

• Aravind Eye Care System

  By vinodnarayan on December 10, 2009 • ( 0 )

  “Simplicity of Confidence”, so well said by Dr. V in this video. Medical practitioners’ world over have a position that many professionals don’t have. A position where people come to them with an unflinching element of trust, as it is… Read More ›

• Fields Wicker-Miurin on Leadership’s Missing Manual

  By vinodnarayan on December 10, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Fields Wicker-Miurin’s talk had some people claiming it not that good or worthy for TED. Well the point many miss is that more than being taught of new things we need to be reminded of what we already know. I… Read More ›

• Devadutt Pattanaik on East vs. West

  By vinodnarayan on December 10, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Interesting to note someone say that there is an Indian way to things and that it is very similar to the ways in other places, but built from the myth and believes in India. People visiting India both for fun… Read More ›

• Tharoor’s Soft Power

  By vinodnarayan on December 10, 2009 • ( 0 )

  My expectation on Tharoor’s talk was too high I guess. More over there was a lot of twitterola on the same. He is with no doubt a great speaker and a refreshing addition to the Indian politics. His talk lights… Read More ›

• Self Service Check Out – A UK Angle

  By vinodnarayan on December 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  BBC reports that people in UK are not amused by the self service check outs. But I guess it is more about getting used, I never used one when it came out in US. But then as you see some… Read More ›

• Pitch The World: Davos Debates 2010 Opens On YouTube

  By vinodnarayan on December 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Interesting to note that this is the second of its kind I read about today. The other was for TEDxSV where they had asked people to make a 3 minute presentation on what they could talk on TED. Now here… Read More ›

• Anupam Mishra on Water Harvesting

  By vinodnarayan on December 8, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Self Reliance and self sufficiency are always a topic. It is so amazing to see how technology and innovation in its raw form can make a change to common life. While we run around with mobiles and laptops thinking that… Read More ›

• Amy Tan on Creativity

  By vinodnarayan on December 7, 2009 • ( 0 )

  When ever a story is being told a new story is being weaved by each listener who in turn becomes a part of this new story. the original story is then retold by the listener to himself over and over… Read More ›

• Comment on Dr. Sunitha’s TED Talk

  By vinodnarayan on December 7, 2009 • ( 0 )

  I am sure everyone who watched this video would have taken more than a moment to grapple with the horror. But it is the truth and is presented by someone who has gone through it. Dr. Sunitha’s call to all… Read More ›