I have worked for a couple of software-industry startups and run my food and gaming ventures. I have tried my hands on web commerce and a bunch of random things. Through the journey, I have jotted down my learnings and created a framework within which successful startups operate. …

Life is very unfair, right? I agree. Unfair because things do not go our way. And it sucks when it is unjust. Unfair disappoints. And, big disappointments sometimes change our personalities forever for the good or the bad. This happened to my best friend. Her staffing business, in which she…

I am success-obsessed. My definition of success is being able to achieve whatever your heart keeps going after consistently. That fantasy which just does not leave you since childhood. For me, success is not contained within the limits of wealth, power, position, or fame. My definition of success is the ability to achieve whatever your heart very fondly yearns to achieve and challenges you into doing the unthinkable. To each their own. Not what social media hails.

Customer success has been all the rage in the industry today. The genius of businesses in separating out sales or new revenue from relationship building & nurturing is something we need to give our industry gurus major credit for. And the next logical step is to define customer marketing —…

Ma, you broke your promise again! My 16-year-old is yelling at me. This is not the first time. By now, an image has been cast in the household that I am a promise-breaker. Which I do, but let me explain my reasons. But first, what triggered this episode? I had…

Have you ever heard this bull crap about why women should not be the first ones to apologize? We should not be saying Sorry when it is not our mistake or even if it is our mistake? I can tell you, from personal experience, that is the worst advice someone…

My first encounter with OCPD was up so close. — My sister is a first-hand victim of OCPD abuse. As a witness to this struggle, I lived with her for 7 years during this period of my college years. …

Is there such a thing as an accidental millionaire? I have been obsessed with the idea of wealth(not simply money). Wealth, for me, is assets that compound in value exponentially and effortlessly after a certain threshold. It all started with one question. If a human being, who has access to…

Growing businesses need to focus on getting one thing right. Which is to get their financials done well with a clear plan for the long haul. When dealing with many small businesses, we have seen that they focus on achieving profits very early on, even while ignoring another critical aspect…