Technology and Business Chasm – A Techie’s dilemma
Prologue For most techies, especially those working in Tech industry – these questions ought to have crossed their minds at some point in time. Should I remain a techie all through my career? Is gaining a modicum of business perspective even relevant to me as a techie? I like my technical domain and I don’t […]
The 2% Masala: What I learnt shutting down a start-up
When a newly commissioned ship sails from a port, laden with valuable goods, every captain hopes the ship will navigate the tumble of the seas well and be the ship of choice, in the years to come. No one expects the Titanic journey. Every sailor that you get on board, signs up after confirming at […]
The 2% Masala: When my manager said “I hope there’s someone to give you a job”
This is from a true real world scenario. Imagine that you are doing very well in your organization. Everybody has a healthy regard for you. One fine morning in your one on one with your manager, he says “I hope there will always be someone looking out for you with a job…”. What goes on […]
The 2% Masala Impact
Over the weekend I was out at a food court to meet a former colleague of mine. She had got along a couple of her young friends as well. As we were conversing, the young lady, who had come along with my friend said “When I discuss with my manager what I have to do […]