Amit Varma’s My Friend Sancho released

May 11, 2009 in Books

My friend Amit Varma (one of the 49th “most powerful Indians“!) has released his first book, My Friend Sancho. The Delhi launch is on Wednesday and wild horses won’t keep me away.
Amit had posted a link to an excerpt, when the novel was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize (prior to its publication). Since [...]

links for 2009-05-06

May 6, 2009 in Links

Why Circuit City Failed, and Why B&H Thrives – Inc. Article
it was no surprise to me that Circuit City failed. The chain's CEO, in an e-mail, blamed the demise on "poor macroeconomic conditions" — an assertion that was repeated by The Associated Press, which cited "the expanding financial crisis" for the liquidation.
You know what? I [...]

links for 2009-05-05

May 5, 2009 in Links

An Interview with Hugh MacLeod, Cartoonist | Lateral Action
What advice would you offer to an artist or creative entrepreneur who is starting out from scratch?
Start early. Start young. And work your butt off. Nobody just wakes up “famous” one day. I built my “social network” one blog post at a time. Eight years later and [...]

links for 2009-05-04

May 4, 2009 in Links

The Brand Called You | Fast Company
Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for [...]

links for 2009-05-03

May 3, 2009 in Links

Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library), Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape
Great talk on Passion & Patience by Gary Vaynerchuk
(tags: web2.0 inspiration video socialmedia presentation marketing vaynerchuk winelibrary)

ANDREW SULLIVAN: THINKING. OUT. LOUD. | More Intelligent Life
After years of trying to suppress his sexuality—an “emotional blockage” that “really warped my personality”—he allowed himself to fall in [...]

links for 2009-05-01

May 1, 2009 in Links

Starting with a bang – Views – livemint.com
Indeed, if the month of May is upon us, can graduate engineers and management trainees be far behind? Soon, many of you readers will find your offices overwhelmed by bright-eyed, bushy-tailed kids in brand new formal wear, all eager to make their mark in the corporate world.
Full of [...]