Here is the image of a message I picked up from the fortune cookie during my Lunch… This Fortune Cookie message is a Japanese Proverb Nanakorobi yaoki which literally means, “Fall seven times and stand up eight”…. But I have no clue… Read More ›
Management
Bored…? Be Unconventional…. Break the monotony
The other day as I was driving to Lunch I saw a guy with a Board advertising some rental properties…. A usual scene when you drive through the bay area… most of the time you see people standing with the… Read More ›
Offshore Outsourcing and Market Readiness
‘Market Receptiveness’ is the key to success when your software product evolution is influenced a good deal by what the Market demands. It is a mix of budget cuts and lack of time that eventually put product owners in the… Read More ›
Are We Market Ready Yet?
An interesting analogy struck me yesterday as I was watching the movie “Are we there yet?” Product Stakeholders during a software product life cycle can become more like the kids in the movie who sit in the back seat and… Read More ›
The Market Readiness Philosophy
Market Readiness is important because that’s what makes business sense and that is the thing if overlooked can adversely effect your product’s marketability Market Readiness is not about Marketing your product but shaping your product to be Marketable. Thousands of… Read More ›
Have you thought about content migration?
Change is part of life…and when you are talking about business systems then change is inevitable because your business grows and so does new versions of software get released…in some cases you are forced to upgrade and in some case… Read More ›
Doing something as your Life depends on it
This was what I learned when I started my professional career, told by someone as the definition for being a professional. Though over my career I have done several things both as if life depended on it and otherwise there… Read More ›
What is your Response Time?
Response time make and break customer relationships. Not just customer relationships, but any relationships, be it professional or personal. But interestingly all non responses are not because of tight schedule or a because of being busy, sometimes they are intentional…. Read More ›
No Social Media Experts – Only researchers
Who is a Social Media expert? One who has written books, or someone who has been making money using Social Media, or someone who consults small and large corporations on implementing social media strategies, or would it be some one… Read More ›
Your Profit is your Responsibility
Years ago when I used to sell computer PCs and we were attending a tradeshow. A potential prospect came up and asked me “What is your warranty terms?” and I replied “We give you three years warranty.” The prospect was… Read More ›
Vinod Narayan 