Connecting With OurSelves
Connecting and networking have become buzzwords in business circles. Business schools aggressively promote them. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are great ways to connect with business associates and friends, but are we spending too much time on connecting with other people and too little connecting with our own inner selves? Connecting with ourselves requires introspection. […]
For Silicon Valley Indians – Neha Rastogi Has Initiated A Social Transformation
On June 15, in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Palo Alto, Judge Allison Marston is expected to deliver the verdict in the criminal proceedings of Neha Rastogi. For 10 long years, Neha, an Indian high-tech professional married to a startup CEO, was allegedly a victim of violence at the hands of her husband. The […]
Why Silicon Valley Must Get Engaged In Legislative Process And Vote
Last November’s presidential election results were a wakeup call for Silicon Valley. For the first time we, the Siliconeers, felt disenfranchised and irrelevant even though California is the most populous state, has created most jobs by far, and has primed the pump of innovation over past four decades. “Others” voted in a president who does […]
How To Accelerate Learning by Deliberate Reading:
Through reading books or reading on the web, we immerse ourselves in another world. We are incredibly fortunate how easily valuable information is available and accessible and most of it for free. Effective reading is best done if we give a little structure to how we read. As children we are encouraged to read. Today […]
In Search Of Talent? Look Under “Hard-Work”, The New Paradox That Has Changed My Trajectory
If you feel like an underdog in your professional journey, and are discouraged because others seem naturally brilliant while you are not, then welcome to the ”starstruck with naturally talented club” that I once belonged to. The world reveres smart people and sloggers are viewed as those who can never be that good. It has […]
A Tech-Immigrant’s Perspective On President-Elect Trump
Donald J. Trump, in ten days will be sworn in as the 45th president of the US. For the most part, Silicon Valley did not support his candidacy as we were unconvinced that he was deserving of the honor. We labelled him as overly self-serving, as someone who bends the law for personal and professional […]
How I “STEAMed” Ahead In Silicon Valley
Start-ups of Silicon Valley have been the engine of new economy for the past 50 years. Technical innovations have made computers, the Internet and cell phones possible and affordable. Behind every start-up is an idea and backing every idea is entrepreneur’s belief.
It’s No Longer Hillary Vs. Donald: It’s About American Women
The 2016 presidential race has imbued in us a renewed sense of urgency to seek action against unjust treatment of women in our society, and to elevate their status. Mr. Trump’s video of belittling women has lashed out against the dignity and decency of American men and women alike.
How Rising To The Challenge Of National Bridge Championships Has Transformed Me
I started playing tournament bridge the year I was turning 60. I had spent my life as a nerdy engineer and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. After being the CEO of my company for almost 20 years, the downturn in the IT industry persuaded me that it was perhaps time to retire. Next I decided to […]
Why B-School Education Is A Misfit For Silicon Valley
How MBA education helps prime the entrepreneurial economic-engine, is unclear to Siliconiers. I am an engineer by education and was the co-founder and CEO of a Silicon Valley company for almost 20 years. During my CEO tenure, I hired many managers and executives. In a dynamic startup environment like mine, we did not seek MBAs […]