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and I give Dravid Man of the Match award

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The man-of-the-match award committee did not give Dravid the man of the match award – they are a bunch of fools anyway. But I confer the man of the match award to Rahul Dravid. 

Why?
No one deserves the award better than Dravid. He faced 19 balls and scored 4 runs ( see my earlier post about 5 opt repeated cliches – point no. 5 – I still have some cricket left ). After 19 balls he sacrificed his wicket so India can go and win the match.  He could have easily wasted 113 balls to score 5 runs – and then get out – so that the asking rate is impossible to achieve, and also the other batsman would have lost all interest in playing cricket. But he did not do such a thing. The noble soul sacrificed his wicket for a just cause. He deserves to be honoured.
Also he pleasantly surprised the poor crowd who had come to see a defeat or a draw. Man of the match always should be given to the ad model who is instrumental in shaping the victory – who else is responsible for paving the way for an India win other than Dravid. 
You think I should be voted the man-of-the-match award committee chairman? Thanks. I am flattered !!
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Hi Venkat.

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This post is to that Venkat – oh you are a little confused is it? Let me clear the air a bit. This post is for that Venkat ( I don’t know him though ) who keeps occupying the online world before I get there. 

I probably rank somewhere on a 7 on a 1 to 10 scale when it comes to the nerdish world. Why 7 – because I started twitting only a month back, had this blog since 2004 but seriously started writing only now, have an xbox – but have not completed a single game – better than the average unwashed masses but not a complete certified nerd yet.
Now this Venkat is miles ahead of me. He has grabbed venkat@gmail.com ( spam that guy you bots ughh ), has already created an an account with the name “Venkat” wherever I go. Today I tried to register in an online game – tavarian – and lo and behlod venkat is already taken.
So to you Venkat – I salute. And I certify that you are a 8 on a 1 to 10 scale. And my parting words to you – GET A LIFE. 
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Airtel GPRS – it is quite good.

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Next week I will be traveling to Calcutta to my in-laws place. Apartment Adda is live and I need to keep monitoring the servers, reply to support emails etc. and I cannot afford to be cut off. Also going to a cyber cafe is not an option – I am paranoid of key stroke loggers and what nots. 

I did quite some research – USB cards, data access card – which were quite expensive for the 1 week access that I needed. Finally ended up trying Airtel GPRS. The speed is dial up – as advertised. My site loads up fast and I am able to SSH. That is all I will need. 
You need a data cable for your phone – so you can use your phone as a modem. Then send the message “MO” to 6123 – this is a week plan for Rs 140 – unlimited usage. And when you want to stop the service send the message “MO CNCL” to 222. Simple isn’t it?
Also with the frequent power cuts I am facing – probably I will go for the 1 month plan – 100MB for 350Rs or so. 
Thanks AR Rahman for the tune and Airtel for your awesome service.
entrepreneur

The seed, the nucleus and the tribe

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I have been following Seth Godwin for a while – he posts frequently, and each post teaches me something new. Here is a video of him giving a speech on creating a nucleus and building around it – and identifying tribes and telling them a story – http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/12/the-seed-the-pi.html

What I learnt?
* You need to sell your service to the whole world. Identify a little group of people – and show them your service, tell them your story – they will spread the word for you – if they like it and your service is good.
* Everything starts small – as a seed, as a nucleus. Hold on tight to it  – and start developing on it – working around it and slowly let it evolve. Much like the agile process that I follow – in many iterations – adapting and modifying according to the feedback and what the customer wants.
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5 oft heard cliches

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I am still fuming from the Mumbai carnage and hearing our politicians soundbytes. Felt it is bad for my blood pressure – so here is a post on a lighter vein – the cliches that media,politicians, pundits, commentators – keep telling on and on.

1. “Iraq is in the danger of going into a civil war.”
Knock knock – Iraq was in civil war from the very beginning since Dubya started his engagement 4 years back. Stop saying it and call what it is – civil war, failed state etc. 
2. “We will give a fitting reply”

This is what our Indian politicians say immediately after a bomb goes off somewhere. They have been giving fitting replies for the past 50 years. No one knows what the reply will be. Our youth leader has said Pakistan has slapped us and we should give a fitting reply. When asked what will that be – he says that is for the PM to give. 
Dude don’t pretend to be a leader come join me  in writing blogs – I can speak such things without giving any solution.
3. “Our strategy is to bowl tight and score runs”

Yawn. Same strategy from Kenya to Australia. Nothing new here. Move on. It will be the same strategy 10 years from now.
4. “We are in the danger of going into a recession”

From where Dear Economist? From a boom time – oh from another recession is it? And how is it different from the old one? Oh earlier it was sub prime crisis and toxic debts – the new one is…you don’t know yet do you -till it reveals itself to you?
5.”I still have some cricket left”

Now how do you quantify some? 1 Run, 2 Runs, 3 Runs?? Oh 4 is it? Ok ok – continue continue. I will also go do some work now. 
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Scapegoat

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The man on the left is the scape goat because of the incompetency of the following stalwarts.

1. Manmohan Singh
2. A.K.Antony.
3. Sonia Gandhi.
Mrs.Gandhi has successfully placed “dummies” for Prime Minister, President, Defense Minister and Home Minister. 1 and 2 might be clean but that did not come of any good to handle crisis. I prefer a corrupt paan chewing bad guy who will make our enemies think twice before indulging in any such adventures.
Venkat how can you say such a thing? I know I know – even if 1. and 2. are clean – the rest of 3,4…272 are  looting – remember the just concluded Telecom scandal  – Rs 60,000 crores swindled by a Swan technology and one more company – who never had any plans of selling mobile network – but got the spectrum from Mr.Raja for a measly sum and resold it within days to companies who wanted the spectrum badly. 
So corruption will happen – its a serious cancer. But the wounds that are being inflicted now will bring us a quick death. It has to be tackled with some guts and bravado – do you think our “clean” PM and Defence Minister and “competent” Home Minister and the Remote Control can handle it? No. 
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2 reasons why Terrorists made a mistake this time

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Terrorists choose the wrong place and wrong time to strike. They have dug their own graveyard.

Here is why. 
1. It is election year. The in power, out of power, no chance of power – all politicians with half,quarter brain will be baying for terrorist blood. Any draconian bill will get passed this time in the assembly. 
Of course the short term impact will be – the terrorists will look for alternative professions and lie quietly. The long term impact will be – too much power with police,army will backfire in the long run. Then a peace loving government will come to power and clip its wings.
2. Those idiots attacked business capital. In the past few years business lobbying has started growing. So now enough businesses ( I am counting on you feuding Ambanis, Tatas and Birlas) will lobby for tougher security – and the half and quarter brains will comply and pass the laws even if they do not understand a thing.
And in another note : 
We are tired of our Neighbour
 My great neighbour next door I last read are in the brink as usual. I hope they learn a lesson or two from us and get going with life. They are blessed with the same brains we have, their culture is the same, they watch the same stupid TV serials like us and that boring game  – what is stopping them from creating an economy like us. 
I hope they realize and stop exporting terrorism or fight for a piece of my land – and instead copy us in creating a happy place to live. Heck, we can help you with everything. Infosys,TCS will be more than willing to set up shop there – having exhausted the supply here.
We are tired of you guys. We cannot spot you in the rear view mirror any more – we are off…just like Chandrayaan to higher orbits. Stop chasing us and trying to compare with us. Accept it – you guys have lost it. So take a break and concentrate on progress. That is the only way to be happy. You guys deserve to be happy. 
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Art of the start

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Art of starting…

Well this is the name of my blog, inspired by a great book – Art of The Start by Guy Kawasaki. 

I bought this book on Nov 27,2006. ( I write the day I bought a book with an interesting event that day if I had one ) – and read it half way. But never finished it – gave me lot of crazy ideas and inspiration.

Now I picked the book again and re-reading from the beginning. And suddenly it makes sense – every word of it. Earlier when I read this book it was as if I was reading the syntax of a language in a book. Now when I read the book it is as if I am coding and compiling and running it. 

If you are a wannabe entrepreneur, just starting like me, or a seasoned entrepreneur who eats VCs for breakfast – this is the one book you should have read back to back. 

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Shame on us

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I respect Mumbai more than Delhi.

It is India’s capital according to me – so many businesses, ideas, entrepreneurs have flourished here. 

I got my coffee ready and picked up Indian Express and saw “Terrorists take over Mumbai” – I could not believe it. Thought it was a prank. Economic Times concurred.

This is like a movie script. What is going on with our country?
Knock Knock Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and Shivraj Patil – what are you guys doing? Enough of your vote bank politics and cuddling terrorists. Terrorists have gone from 0 to 1000s in the last 4 years – thanks to your inaction. 
If you cannot deal with it – quit. Take with you the crores that you got from Telecom licences and what nots and go holiday in France or Swiss – I don’t care. Leave my country alone – and let an able administrator take over. Cannot watch this country bleed slowly to death. 

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