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What “I Can Do All Things Through Christ” Really Means - Philippians 4:13 is often used as a slogan for success. But what did Paul really mean? Discover how Christ gives us strength to live like Jesus.…

How to Run PicoClaw as a Telegram Bot on Opalstack with Podman - Host PicoClaw AI agent as Telegram bot on Opalstack AlmaLinux 9 with Podman. Complete guide: OpenRouter API, MiniMax M2.5, config, heartbeat & Telegram polling.…

How to Install n8n with Podman on Opalstack - Install n8n on Opalstack with Podman for cost-effective workflow automation. Complete guide covering setup, authentication, and backups on their valuestack.…

Why I’m Building My Own Affiliate Link Manager Using GenAI - Why I built Zlynks, how I used AI tools to ship fast, and what it taught me about the future of software development.…

There Is No Slop Here - Everything you read here is lived or thought through by me; AI helps with writing, not thinking.…

God’s church should reach the powerful, the influential, and the vulnerable - God builds his church through every layer of the society…

Rethinking the Engineering Process with MCP - Rethinking engineering processes in a world of MCP, shifting from pipeline-driven development to context-driven engineering with earlier observability and stronger governance.…

Our Homeschooling Experiment - A talk about our homeschooling journey…

Matthew Effect Is Everywhere - Put your talents to use to get more talents…

What I use - I use a lot of Tools, Apps, and Services to get by every day. I’ve listed down those that I love and use frequently here.…

What ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Told Me About How I Think - I asked three AI systems to reflect my interaction style back to me. Their responses converged on something deeper—clarity, restraint, and stewardship.…

Why Capturing Real-World Decisions with Decision Traces and Context Graphs Is Harder Than It Looks - A real-world look at decision traces and context graphs, based on observing how pricing, promotions, and executive decisions actually happen inside organizations.…

2026 Week Notes - Collection of weekly reflection in 2026 covering tech notes, business insights, homeschooling milestones, and spiritual growth.…

Developing Spiritual Perception - How Scripture teaches us to recognize God’s guidance, warnings, and new work before it becomes obvious.…

Year In Review - 2025 - When the year felt as a dream, not for absence of trouble but for absence of friction…

How I used ChatGPT in 2025 - As a scribe, thought partner, counselor, and a tool for reflection.…

A Substack for Apps Is Inevitable - Why software is about to follow the same path writing took with Substack.…

Vengeance Is Not Violence - Hate celebrates quick victories. Love takes the long road.…

Take Heart in a Troubled World Because Christ Has Overcome It - Why Christmas is not about escaping trouble but about taking heart in a world Christ has already overcome.…

The Glory Is in Finishing - Why God’s glory is revealed not in starting well, but in finishing the work He has given us, rooted in Jesus’ words…

The U.S. Failure in Afghanistan Reveals the Real Challenge of Building AI Augmented Teams - Why mindset, incentives, and leadership matter more than models and tooling.…

Engineering Black Friday Readiness in Composable Commerce Applications - How e-commerce teams can ensure Black Friday success with composable architecture, real-time dashboards, SLO-driven monitoring, and readiness playbooks…

Your Career Rises Faster When You Work With an Ambitious Boss - Your boss shapes your career more than your company does.…

Death Can Teach You to Live a Potent Life - Asking “What do you want your dear ones to say at your funeral?” can reshape your choices and help you live a more deliberate, potent life.…

Tired People Don’t Win - To win in a competitive tech world you need to stay in the game long enough, and that means avoiding burnout by replenishing the resources you use every day.…

Checklists Improve Reliability - Checklists reduce mistakes, lower cognitive load, and make you more reliable in complex, high-pressure work…

Make Your Boss Look Good - Iron sharpens iron. Supporting an ambitious boss can accelerate your career,…

Adding People to a Late Project Will Make It Later - Why Brooks’ Mythical Man Month still feels accurate decades later…

Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise - A meditation on the two thieves beside Jesus, showing how repentance opens paradise, why hardness misses grace, and how the Good Shepherd saves even in agony…

The Magic of Three - The McKinsey-inspired practice of thinking in threes that boosts leadership effectiveness, accelerates decision making, and improves executive communication.…

Your Company’s Growth Problem Is a Talent Problem - Most business problems are talent problems. A CXO’s real job is aligning people, potential, and market demand. Growth happens when talent meets opportunity.…

How to Discern the Shepherd’s Promise from the Serpent’s Lies - Discern God’s true promises from the serpent’s subtle traps by growing in Scripture awareness, Spirit leading, and daily practice…

How to Grow Your Career When You Feel Stuck in Legacy Tech - Break out of a stagnant career in legacy tech using the Pattern of Parlay, Portfolio, Proximity, and Proof to grow your skills and create real opportunities.…

Use Today to Prepare for Tomorrow - Family conversations and reading rituals can be powerful tools for shaping your children’s minds and values…

Optionality Is the Secret of an Anti-Fragile Life - Randomness could be an ally, not a threat…

Don’t Be a Criminal by Living a Lesser Life - Humility isn’t living small—it’s daring to live fully and use every ounce of your potential.…

Shape Life by Discovery and Deliberate Action - You don’t find life's purpose by planning it…

Live in Tune with Nature - Your body follows a master rhythm. Align your sleep, food, and activity with it to feel more alive every day.…

Don’t Box Yourself In - Narrow expertise limits growth. Develop a range of skills across domains.…

Narration, Description, Dialogue Are All You Need for a Great Story - The best storytellers, writers, and speakers share one secret: they master narration, description, and dialogue.…

The Burden That Builds Your Future - True growth begins when you confront problems early instead of escaping them. Responsibility today becomes freedom tomorrow.…

You Can Win in Life and in Your Career - Lessons from great investors taught me that success in life and in career comes from learning across many fields.…

Eliminate Unnecessary Steps to Success - Smartcuts remove unnecessary steps to accelerate progress.…

Perception Follows Presentation - Marketing Wisdom from Apple You Can Use Every Day…

100 Ideas That Shaped Me from Books I Read - A blog series on one idea from each book I read. 100 such ideas.…

Why Staying Longer in a Job Makes You a Better Architect - Switching jobs boosts pay, but staying longer builds wisdom and ownership. True architects grow by living with their decisions.…

Can AI Help Save ₹14.7 Lakhs on an ₹18 Lakh Loan? My 5-Year Experiment - Testing a bucket strategy: Money Market + Balanced Advantage Funds via SWP/SIP. Goal: Reduce ₹18L loan to ₹3.3L true cost. Full GenAI prompt shared.…

Your Voice Everywhere: How to Build a Consistent Personal Brand Across Every Platform - Build a recognizable personal brand across every platform. Keep your voice, visuals, and tone consistent so people instantly know it’s you.…

The God Who Seeks - In Scripture, God is the seeker. He pursues sinners, transforms the resistant, and calls ordinary people to extraordinary change.…

The Real Power of Networking: Nurturing Relationships That Last - Networking is more than events and cards. It’s the art of nurturing relationships that compound into opportunities, trust, and growth.…

Transform SME Workflows into Growth Engines with AI - Discover practical ways to identify AI-ready workflows and turn routine SME operations into sustainable growth engines.…

Developing Multi-disciplinary Thinking - You can all that is there to learn from "three" buckets…

Should We Punish Children? - Why parents should correct children with clarity and consistency. Correction builds moral character.…

Give Me This Mountain: Seeking Life’s Hardest Challenges Like Caleb - Discover how Caleb at 85 sought the hardest mountain, teaching us to wait on God’s promise, prepare in faith, and act courageously to inherit His blessings.…

God Thinks in Generations; So Should You - God thinks in generations, not moments. Learn from Joshua how to prepare your household, bless others, and finish strong in faith.…

Order is Privilege. Chaos is the Default. - What a 10-day trip through Tamil Nadu revealed: why chaos is life’s default, and why the order you enjoy might be the rarest privilege of all.…

The Indian Homeschooling Experiment: Lessons From Our Journey - A better way to prepare kids for an uncertain future…

Sejal Sud on 'The Power & Pitfalls of Personal Branding' - A practical guide to building a personal brand with Sejal Sud—covering strategies, opportunities, risks, and how to stand out without burning out.…

Every Child Has a Doorway to Reading - How my sons became readers, one through Bible stories and the other through a car magazine, and what it taught me about reading and parenting.…

Why homeschooling fails in India? - Many Indian parents quit homeschooling not for lack of resources, but due to social pressure.…

Leadership Is Dealing with Ambiguity - Leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about making decisions even when things aren’t clear.…

Sarang Bondre on 'Building AI Agents for Logistics' - How AI is transforming logistics with real-time orchestration, telemetry, and human-in-the-loop systems. A must-listen for CTOs and tech leaders.…

Active Faith Moves Mountains - Small actions of faith shape nations for the better.…

When to Fix the Worst, When to Back the Best - …

I’m Just Delaying Alzheimer’s - At 78, my friend is doing a master's in psychology. Not for a job or degree, but to keep his mind sharp.…

Responsible AI in Enterprise Applications: A Practitioner's View - I gave a talk on this topic at the local chapter of the NASSCOM CXO Breakfast in Chandigarh. This post is an edited version of that talk.…

Careers Aren’t Straight Lines. They Squiggle and Stumble Toward Success - Career pivots aren't setbacks they're steps to success. Here's how career zigzags shaped my growth…

Viktor Nyblom on 'Why Top CTOs Still Need a Coach in the Age of AI?' - A powerful conversation with CTO coach Viktor Nyblom on scaling leadership, avoiding burnout, and why even top CTOs need a human coach in the AI era.…

Using ChatGPT as a Bible Study Partner - Using ChatGPT for Bible study by asking deep questions, exploring themes, and learning through guided prompts for a more personal and thoughtful approach.…

In Your Desperate Moment, Offer the Little You Have and Watch God Multiply - Even in your lowest moments, you can give God something. When you do, He multiplies it to bless you and others through you.…

Krishnakumar on 'Optionality Bets with Generative AI' - Discover why leaders should invest 10% of CapEx into AI experiments. Learn from Krishna Kumar on scaling GenAI, innovation bets, and future-ready teams.…

Unknown children of God in the Bible - Discover how unnamed people in the Bible made eternal impact through simple acts of faith and obedience.…

LinkedIn Tried to Charge Me After I Cancelled Premium (A Tweet Fixed It) - I cancelled LinkedIn Premium, but they kept trying to charge my card. Support was no help. One tweet fixed it. Here’s what I learned from the experience.…

Navigating Crisis with Courage, Wisdom, and Prayer - Lessons from Daniel for Living Faithfully When the World Feels Unstable…

Practicing the Word Deepens Our Walk With God - Learn how practicing God's Word, not just hearing it, leads to deeper intimacy with Him. Based on Philippians 4:9 and real stories of faith in action.…

Should You Read Business Books? - Why you should read business books, how to filter the fluff, and when to turn knowledge into your own directives.…

Between the Promise and the Possession, There Is… - Explore what stands between God's promise and your inheritance. Learn from Israel, Elisha, Jonah—and a personal story of fear, grace, and obedience…

What Are AI Primitives? - What are the building blocks of AI? How will their convergence reshape behavior, unlock new use cases, and redefine how we build products?…

Tools for combating misinformation - Though intended for journalists, everyone can use these…

Why I believe: A Journey Into Understanding Christianity - How Christianity reframed identity, connection, and calling—offering grace, dignity, and belonging within a community not built on status.…

Chikkamagaluru Family Trip: Java Rain Resorts, Mullayanagiri, and Hoysaleswara Temple Highlights - Some trips are for rest, some for experiencing. This one to Chikkamagaluru gave us both—family time, nature, stories, and a reason to be thankful.…

How the resurrection of Jesus challenges us - The resurrection of Jesus changes everything—learn three powerful lessons from His appearances that challenge, teach, and transform how we live today.…

How I Built a Resilient Career as an Independent Consultant - Learn how to build financial resilience with layered strategies: emergency funds, income diversification, skills, frugality, and growth focus.…

Announcing "Tech as a Sales Force Multiplier: A Podcast season for IT Leaders Driving Sales" - - Learn how tech experts can drive sales and close high-stakes IT deals. Hear top sales and tech leaders share real-world strategies to bridge the tech-sales gap.…

3 Types of Storms in Christian Life: Understanding Trials & God's Purpose - Discover 3 types of storms Christians face—disobedience, faith-testing, and ministry trials. Learn how to stand firm through life's struggles in God's will.…

Reading fiction for 12 straight hours and feeling rather good about it - Anthony Horowitz's Never Say Die is a fast-paced thriller with vivid storytelling. Every paragraph drives the plot forward, making it an immersive read.…

GenAI & Agentic AI: Insights from Industry Reports on Enterprise Adoption - Google, BCG & WEF reports reveal how enterprises adopt GenAI, agentic AI & automation. Discover key insights, challenges, and expert advice for founders & CXOs.…

Leading & Following in Church: Lessons from Scripture - Learn biblical principles for leading and following in church. Discover how to serve, support leaders, and maintain unity through Scripture-based lessons.…

Understanding God's Prosperity Beyond Wealth - God’s blessings go beyond wealth—embracing health, peace, family, and purpose. Discover how to unlock divine abundance through faith, prayer, and action…

My pastor calls me a war horse and I love that title - Finding fulfillment in focusing on what truly matters, both in church and work.…

Errors of commission and omission are joined at the hip - Both errors have a cost and it is impossible to avoid them. So what could be a strategy?…

The Power of a Morning Routine: Build Momentum for a Productive Day - Success comes from putting the ordinary on autopilot so you have time for the extraordinary.…

The Power of Specific Feedback: How to Guide Your Team to Real Improvement - Vague feedback leads to frustration and wasted effort. Learn how clear, specific guidance can help your team improve efficiently and effectively.…

Technology Can't Fix Loneliness—And What Truly Can - Tech connects us but deepens loneliness. Real bonds come from shared experiences, not screens. Learn how to build true connections beyond digital illusions.…

Script To Find Large Files On Mac - Running out of disk space on your Mac? Learn how to find large files using a simple script to track storage usage over time. Keep your Mac clutter-free!…

Understanding India's 2025 Budget with ChatGPT - Using ChatGPT to understand something I always avoided to even look at. With these LLMs, I can expand what I want to understand.…

Mastering GenAI: Essential Tips for College Students to Stay Ahead (in early 2025) - Learn 3 key strategies for mastering GenAI in 2025. Stay ahead with insights on product management and technology trends.…

Got a certificate on "Introduction to management consulting" - In 30 years, never really sat through an entire online course. Completing it feels good.…

Edward Thorp on longevity - minimize chances of bad outcomes + exercise + diet…

Make 'results' list; not 'todo' lists - …

Don't let LLM think or speak for you - …

Habits with high rate of returns - small, foundational, high value habits from the author of "Atomic Habits"…

Top Mistakes Made by Software Architects - A good list of frequent mistakes made by software Architects…

Blueprint for Church Growth: A Biblical Guide to Expanding God's Kingdom - Acts 1:8 provides a roadmap for church growth through the Holy Spirit, witnessing, and reaching from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth…

We are living in a protopia - World, we, and all of us are WIP…

A Refreshing Mini Vacation: Family, Fun, and Food - A quick family getaway to Shivjot Resorts: cozy stay, fun games, delicious food, and quality time without screens.…

UK's AI Opportunities Action Plan - Idea of the action plan: Position the UK to be an AI maker, not an AI taker…

Curated RSS Feeds and Newsletters for Diverse Self-Directed Learning - Explore a diverse list of RSS feeds and newsletters that fuel my self-directed learning journey. Curated to inspire, inform, and sometimes share.…

When is AI useful in the real world? - a rule of thumb to use GenAI tools…

Smaller Goals Made My Life Bigger - Ditching Big Hairy Audacious Goals for smaller, personal ambitions led to a life of true joy, authenticity, and fulfillment. Small goals, big life!…

Confidence is the first step to having a life you need - Act with confidence even when there's a big gap between what you can offer and what's being asked.…

How to Schedule Cron Jobs in GitLab to Automate Netlify Builds for 11ty Blogs - Learn how to schedule cron jobs in GitLab CI/CD to automate daily Netlify builds for your 11ty blog. Step-by-step guide with examples and pipeline setup.…

Adding Bluesky Comments to 11ty Blog - You can easily add Bluesky comments to 11ty blog with web components…

How Tailscale Co-Founder Program With LLMs - David's personal experience in using generative models for programming…

Delta Dollar Decision Rule - Don't waste time thinking if delta amount is less than a certain value…

You can’t optimize your way to being a good person - Morality is messy; Embracing imperfection like ‘satisficing’ leads to a richer human life…

Homeschooling Essay Challenge - "Role of Software in Taking Man to the Moon" - A fun challenge to prepare my homeschooling boys to get into competitive mood but not in competition.…

Is It Time for Businesses to Create a GenAI Division? - Embracing GenAI now—before it is perfect, can help you automate, innovate, and transform your business…

Changelog: 20+ Years of Experimenting With Writing - I’ve been blogging on jjude.com since 2003 — it's been my space to grow, experiment with building products, launch coaching ventures, and enjoy writing.…

Take notes the way our brains work - Notes are a life hack: low stakes, high value for learning. Ditch outdated school-style notes! Take notes like your brain works—interconnected & evolving…

Display Plausible Statistics in Your 11ty Blog - How to display popular and trending blog posts using Plausible Analytics and 11ty. Follow this step-by-step guide for seamless API integration.…

Informal guidelines for running a link blog - Co-creator of Django framework on why and how he maintains his link blog…

How to Run Open WebUI Locally on Your Mac: A Step-by-Step Guide - Run Open WebUI on MacBook Air M2 easily. Follow my guide for setup and automation to get ChatGPT-like responses locally.…

GenAI Prompts I use to enhance blog posts, code generation, Biblical studies, and more - Master the art of prompting GenAI tools with these proven prompts for blog posts, code generation, Biblical studies, and more…

2025 Week Notes - Collection of weekly reflection in 2025 covering tech notes, business insights, homeschooling milestones, and spiritual growth.…

A Family Getaway to Anantya Resort: Nature, Relaxation, and Lots of Fun - Discover the magic of Anantya Resort nestled amidst rubber plantations and Chittar Lake. A perfect family getaway with serene views, luxury rooms, and unforgettable experiences.…

Embracing GenAI: A Three Point Guide to Thriving in the Age of GenAI - Discover how to navigate the AI revolution with confidence. Learn from 30 years of tech experience on adapting to change, avoiding common pitfalls, and turning disruption into opportunity.…

If I play good cricket, I don't need PR - Play your best game, focus on what matters, and impress your wife..…

Year In Review - 2024 - 2024 annual review: Building a personal flywheel, app development, homeschooling, faith, and financial wins through the snowball effect.…

2024 Week Notes - Collection of weekly reflection from 2024 covering family milestones, tech projects, and spiritual growth.…

What is the Scientific Method? - …

God's Army - Believers as Ambassadors of God's Kingdom on Earth - Embrace your role as an ambassador of His kingdom, protecting values and spreading His message with spiritual armor like humility, generosity, and being a salt.…

Types of teachers and coaches (applicable to managers too) - The best teachers don't just transfer skills, they're interested in overall development.…

Lessons from mourning - A cord of multi-strands is not quickly broken and other lessons from mourning for my mother.…

Eulogy for my mother - My mother passed away on 14th March 2024. I delivered this eulogy at her funeral.…

'Employee-like benefits for the self-employed' with Benjemen Elengovan - Can gig workers marry the flexibility of gig economy and employee-liek benefits?…

Protect your wealth with will' with Priyanka Sud - How to ensure your hard-earned wealth gets passed to the next generation in the way you would like it to be?…

'How not to operate a startup' with Samson Selladurai - A discussion with a serial entrepreneur on what we should be careful about and what we should avoid in the path of entrepreneurship.…

Dealing with Dad Anxieties - Anxiety is part of life. How can we manage it as dads?…

Building a family culture - What are the three key elements of building a strong family culture?…

Krishnakumar on 'Solve and scale with Generative AI' - Is GenAI a solution looking for a problem or can we use it to solve business problems?…

Bonding with kids - How to balance between demands of jobs and the desire to build lasting connections with our children?…

Tamizhvendan on 'Teaching software fundamentals in Tamil' - If India has to grow beyond metros, we need to teach software and business fundamentals in regional language.…

Year in review - 2023 - Turning Fifty on a high note…

How we learn to be a father? - We are not taught to be a father. In this episode KK and I discuss how we learn to be a father by observing those around us.…

Let us build a 'who luck' - Pick a date and time that fit well into your calendar.…

'Building the winning culture' with Maj Gen Neeraj Bali (Retd) - …

Snowballs not slot-machines - build things that compound, that give you advantages…

How our fathers, society, and peers shape our fatherhood? - In this first episode on the series 'Being a dad', KK and I talk about influences on our parenting.…

Happy 75th Birthday Ma - Her life stands as a testament to the power of hard work and faith in uplifting not only oneself but also one's family.…

Manish Verma on 'How Angel Investors Think?' - If India has to grow, we need lot of startups and angel investors to fund them. Let us find out how these investors think.…

Tamanna Sharma on 'Your Roadmap To A Career In Data Science' - In order to thrive in the field of Data Science, you need a lot more than just Python and statistics knowledge.…

Sohail Khan on 'Why startups fail' - An interview with 2x founder on overcoming startup challenges and building a thriving community of founders and builders.…

Kavitha Ashtakala On 'Championing Customer Success' - Hear expert strategies, best-practices, and real-life success stories to supercharge your customer relationships.…

Regi Thomas on 'Investing for short-term goals' - Unlocking short-term investing success - Strategies and avoidable mistakes.…

Ruby Grace on 'Impact of technology on mental health' - How to be productive and ambitious while also being mentally resilient…

How I use GenAI tools as a CTO? - I wrote an article for 'CIO News' about this topic.…

Naseef KPO on 'Lean video marketing' - Video marketing doesn't have to be expensive. …

How I Podcast - From preparation to promotion, here is how I produce my podcast - Gravitas WINS. Updated on August, 2023…

Arvindh Sundar on 'Gamification of marketing for small businesses' - Heroes, monsters, and rewards when applied to marketing...…

Tools I use - Hardware, Software Apps, and SAAS Apps I use to do whatever I do…

Books recommended on Gravitas WINS Podcast - List of all the books recommended by guests on my podcast…

Gaurav Aggarwal on 'How to sell on Amazon US from India' - Taking advantage of the Internet to explore new businesses…

Selling shovels in Generative AI gold rush - Should you invest in building an AI model? If you are smart, you would stay away from it.…

Problems I Solve - I help you get unstuck and avoid getting stuck again…

Vikrant Sukhla on 'Trends in Digital Commerce' - From new business models to generative AI in Digital Commerce...…

Transition from Employee to Successful Solopreneur: A Short Guide - Learn how to transition from an employee to a successful solopreneur with this comprehensive guide. Discover mindset shifts, business strategies, and tips for attracting work.…

AI Factory of the future - …

Sathyanand on 'The Visual Solopreneur' - Learn how to build an online business in the creator economy with this masterclass…

Safely Introducing Kids to AI Tools - AI is the next game-changer and it is time to introduce our kids to AI tools.…

Krishna Kumar N on 'Power of storytelling in business' - Storytelling enabled KK to shape sales and marketing efforts in a South African company and land him on LinkedIn's first Creator program in India.…

Branding, channels, and market penetration - Talk at IDE bootcamp as part of Startup India event…

The skills you need in the age of AI - What skills AI can't replace? Let us find out.…

Ian Heaton on 'Listening leaders are effective leaders' - Three core pillars of listening, tools, being assertive while a great listener, and much more...…

AI tools I use daily - Four AI tools that help me learn and write better…

'Building enterprise applications with Low code tools' with Jinen Dedhia, co-founder of DronaHQ - Spectrum of LCNC tools for enterprises, how to implement LCNC in enterprises, and more...…

AI transformation will start as lift & shift - We will use chatgpt as a replacement for google until AI tools change the way things are done.…

Generative AI is starting on a wrong note - Three ways how chatgpt is starting on a wrong note…

How will you use the extra time AI will give you? - AI tools will add more hours to you. Will you use it to relax? If earlier innovation cycles are any indication, we will work more.…

Getting ready for AI economy - Will you join me in this journey?…

Short notes on AI Economy - Fleeting thoughts on evolving technology…

'Carving a unique career path' with Meenakshi S, Practice Head - How to build a career that matches your skill set…

Priyanka Sud on 'Prevention of sexual harassment at workplaces' - Managing sexual harassment at work - a guide for victims, responders, and colleagues…

Dr Sarika Verma on 'Why politics is important for all of us' - How can common people participate and improve politics in our country.…

Xavier Roy on 'Personal knowledge management for career growth' - We are in a knowledge economy. Why are we not talking about managing knowledge?…

You don't gain anything by reading books - Take one idea. Make it your own. Better than speed-reading 52 books a year.…

Naveen Samala on 'Benefits of podcasting' - If you are thinking of starting a podcast, listen to this episode.…

Stress is not pressure - Pressure is good. Stress is not. You grow with pressure; You break with stress.…

Rahul Chauhan on 'Learning from Annual Reports' - How to identify good management with annual reports…

Gravitas WINS Radio interviews categorized by theme - If you want to build gravitas and attract luck, this show is for you.…

Rishi Jiwan Gupta on 'Financial planning for a meaningful retirement' - Time + Cash = better retirement…

No hobby is an island - There are no boundaries between hobbies and work, no doors between personal and professional lives.…

Lee Launches on 'Application Development with no code and low code tools' - Low code & No code tools are becoming a category on their own. How should developers approach these tools?…

Do you have a board of advisors? - You should have a board of advisors for the same reasons that a CEO has one.…

If you are fortunate, build a longer table - Start here and now…

Start the year with reflection of what happened - Don't have goals; instead count your wins and misses of the previous year.…

Year In Review - 2022 - Chasm of vanity metrics and wealth…

About - I'm a learner, speaker, podcast host, writer, and a book author. I play at the intersection of technology, business, and story-telling…

In an Uncertain World, Be a Fox to Innovate and Thrive - If you want to succeed as an executive, be like a fox - a multi-disciplinary thinker…

How the Bible shaped my thinking? - If a book doesn’t change your mindset you have wasted your money in buying it and time in reading it.…

Distilled wisdom - A concise summary of what I have learned…

You need to know very little to get ahead in life - You need to only master three domains and you'll be far ahead of others…

Wrong way to assemble the best car - Don’t look for best parts. Optimize the interactions between the parts.…

How to slow down attrition? Keep an eye on what employees need. - It is lazy thinking to say that employees only want fat salaries.…

You have to be ready when the opportunity knocks - Only the prepared become the lucky ones…

How to strengthen your career prospects at mid-career? - Our careers give us with a great deal of satisfaction. Mid-career is the right time to reflect and reshape the career.…

Money can buy happiness - Money gives us pride and satisfaction, but it can also bring us happiness when we spend it wisely.…

Journey to 150k hits a year - Putting out words consistently earned me DOPE. May be it is time shift gears.…

Life is more about depth than length - Don’t wait for a future time to do all the good. Start today to have a deeper and richer life.…

How to succeed in the stock market with a simple and structured approach? - I look for four Ms - Meaning, Management, Moats, and Margin of safety…

All about insights - …

All about networking - …

All about self development - …

All about wealth - …

Are we even looking at the same thing? - Looking at the same scene and coming to a different insight from others…

Who are you chasing? - When we constantly run on the treadmill of comparison, we work under pressure and live without leisure, making our everyday lives constant torture.…

Season and situation for every advice - You need specific idea not a generic one…

What game are you playing? - Your choice of game determines the rules…

Innovation models of John F Kennedy and Nehru - Lay foundations for the future. Take advantage of those foundations too.…

Are you a monk, lotus, or salt in handling problems? - Most of us are a mix of the three.…

Value investing is better than real estate - Value investing is a gateway to all the wonderful things I learned in life…

Three part solution to leaders burnout - Fundamental principles don't change.…

How to have a healthy relation with your siblings and why it matters? - Steps to strengthen sibling bond well past childhood…

Visuals - …

Work, Life, and Fun is a flywheel not a balance - Add to life what generates energy and remove what drains it…

Long gap between cup and lip - Three things you need to make your dream a reality…

Map is not the territory - Maps are imperfect representation of reality but serves a useful function…

Are you chasing success or status? - I would rather succeed with a small team than be proud of managing a large one and failing…

Do you have a best friend at work? - Shoudn't we have best friends at work if we spend most of our waking time there?…

Rise with the rising tide - It is easier to ride to success on a raising wave rather than creating a wave yourself…

First bullets. Then Cannonballs - Conduct low-cost, low-risk, low-distraction experiments before concentrating all resources into a big bet…

Proven Biblical Principles To Build Wealth - God is ready to give. But are we ready to receive it? We look everywhere else, but not to him.…

Embrace The Unknown - Hidden treasures of life can be explored only by series of bets…

How I wrote 'Luck Loves The Paranoid' - From an idea to a published article…

Luck Loves The Paranoid - The paranoid prepare and hence prosper. Others perish.…

Leaders should read literature - Literature helps us see the world in all its dimensions…

Sampark A. Sachdeva on 'LinkedIn Success Mantras' - Focus on building relations and having conversations. Then LinkedIn can do wonders for you.…

How we started with homechooling... - Our story so far in homeschooling...…

Have you changed your mind lately? - When the world changes, it is risky to rely on an outdated view of the world.…

Manjula Sularia on 'Life Skills for Personal and Professional Success' - To thrive in our careers, we need more than the technical skills. What are those skills? Let us find out in this episode.…

52 Checkpoints . 6 Questions . Fulfilled Life - How to get 52 chances to increase your chances of succeeding in goals?…

Prakasm Anand on 'Printing hearts, parts, and home' - Will we live in a world where our home, dental capping, and even cereal are custom printed for us?…

Why And How I'm Homeschooling My Kids - What are the best techniques to prepare kids for an uncertain future?…

5 elements of magnetic company culture - Everyone talks about building a great company culture; but what are the ingredients of such a culture?…

Rajesh Madan on 'How to build a thriving Community' - Learn from Rajesh who has built successful online and offline communities…

John Mohana Prakash on 'Podcasting Lessons From an Internet Radio Host' - Are there useful insights podcasting hosts can learn from a successful Internet radio host?…

Leadership is seen, felt, and heard - What I have learned from the Ukrainian president…

Tanmay Vora on 'Mindset for Creator Economy' - How can you create a niche for yourself in this new economy?…

Roshni Baronia on 'Digital Sales For Startups & SMEs' - Here is a mirror challenge for you - stand in-front of the mirror and sell your product or service to yourself.…

Jyothi & Aravinda on 'Why Robotic Process Automation Matters To Enterprise' - Automation is the primary way to bring in efficiency. In this episode, we are going to explore Robotic Process Automation, with the founders of NeeliTech.…

Go faster with a structure to success - Create a life of meaning and contribution by uncovering structure behind success.…

Munish Jauhar on 'Building a business from a tier-2 city' - What would we need to build a successful business from every city in India?…

Shresth Shrivastav on 'Thrive In Gig Economy' - When you become a freelancer, you don't have to lose out on the benefits...…

Ubellah Maria on 'Transitioning from developer to manager' - Mindset shift needed to go from maker to multiplier and other important points for first-time managers…

Manish Kumar on 'Edge Computing 101' - Edge computing will become a utility like electricity and internet. That is what my guest of this episode says. Listen, enjoy, and share your feedback.…

P.K. Khu₹ana on 'Happiness, Joy and Bliss' - Money buys comfort not happiness and other truths about happiness…

Winning With Ideas - Your ideas have to satisfy two criteria to be winnable ideas…

Year In Review - 2021 - I started a podcast, homeschooled my boys, and took six cohorts of Gravitas WINS course.…

Annual Reviews - There is no looking forward, if you don't look back to introspect…

Dr Deborah Thomson on 'One Health And Science Communication' - How to communicate complex subjects like climate change to kids, public, and politicians. Also how environment and animals are deeply connected to our well being.…

Jayaram Easwaran on 'Secrets of A Master Storyteller' - When we think of corporate communication we think only in terms of power points and bullet list. But slides don't make you memorable. To stand out you need to master story telling skills.…

How to amortize your efforts in producing content? - If you say, 'I know I have to create content but I don't have time for it', this post is for you.'…

Siddhartha Ghosh on 'What we can learn from nature' - Nature is our home. It was here before us. There are lot we can observe and learn from nature.…

Who gets your reward - Bore or Firefighter? - You get what you reward - Steven Covey…

Ranjitha Jeurkar on 'Nonviolent Communication' - Are we becoming polarized because we are not talking to people who are different from us? Or is it because we are polarized, we don't talk to people who are different from us? In either of the cases, talking to people so as to understand their point of view is important.…

Is there a 'pause' time on your calendar? - Pausing is good for the heart, business, and life…

'Building An Enterprise Data Strategy' with Ganesan Ramaswamy - We all have heard data is the new oil. In this episode, I talk to my college-mate Ganesan who is incharge of data-strategy for FedEx to explore this topic more.…

What's In A Name? Everything - When I finally understood that great quote by Dale Carnegie on the significance of name...…

Ritika Singh on 'Words Change Lives' - We have heard 'Words have power'. Today's guest is an embodiment of that phrase. She has risen from ashes with words. I hope you enjoy my conversation with my good friend, Ritika.…

Green grass stain on Steve Jobs' shoes - Are you obsessing over the right things?…

Sukhwinder Singh on 'Mantras for going from ₹1200 to ₹1 Crore of sale' - Going from the first order of ₹1200 to orders worth ₹1 crore by being truthful to oneself and combining being fast and fortunate.…

You Matter; You Don't Matter - You don't matter to 99.99999% of the world's population. At the same time, you are extremely important to a small group of people.…

Capt. Sahaya Arputharaj on 'Leadership on High Seas' - Flowing with the sea in its beauty and fury…

Emmy Sobieski on 'I'd far rather be lucky than smart' - Life and career lessons from Emmy Sobieski who worked with four billionaires.…

Three types of mistakes leaders keep making - All mistakes are tactical or behavioral or psychological mistakes…

Shikhil Sharma on 'Talk With Me Security' - A masterclass on digital security, starting a startup, and marketing to scale a company.…

Three Types Of Goals You Should Set - 'Be' goals drive 'do' goals which manifests in 'have' goals…

Mahendran Kathiresan on 'Homeschooling In India' - Is it possible to home-school your children in India? Hear from Mahendran who home-schooled his two children for the past nine years.…

Themed Days - My Productivity Secret - Build a virtuous loop of progress, which builds so much joy, which, in turn, makes you more productive…

Anuj Magazine on 'Sketchenoting And Learnings' - How to get started with sketchnoting? What tools to use? Here is a conversation with a sketchnote artist I admire.…

Mohan Mathew on 'Management Consulting' - What is management consulting, how to thrive in management consulting, what are the best and worst part of consulting?…

Will A Chatbot Take Away My Job? - Don't be afraid of losing job because of technology. Automation and new technology will create more opportunity for you.…

Great Leaders Are Invisible - What makes a leader great and two example of such quality…

Liji Thomas on 'Conversational Bots' - What is the origin and future of conversational bots and how to create and deploy them?…

How to develop your gravitas? - Four steps to build your executive presence, aka gravitas…

What Is Gravitas, Anyway? - What are the factors contributing to executive presence?…

Structured Communication - Let your listeners do their awesome work…

Let Your Videos Go Viral - What I gained from the book - Fast, Cheap, and Viral…

How To Gain From Insights - To be profitable, an idea must be both correct and contrarian. And you've to hold it for long.…

Culture is what you do, not what you believe - What the book 'What You Do Is Who You Are' means to me…

Is There DOPE In Your Network - Increase value of your network by diversifying it.…

Rishabh Garg on 'Power of Twitter, Side-hustle, and Community' - What can happen if you mix curiosity and the Internet? Rishabh Garg manifests the answer.…

Lessons Learned Running A Newsletter - A twitter thread of lessons learned about newsletters…

Future Doesn't Happen To Us, Future Happens Because Of Us - If you don't know what is coming, how can you prepare? If you are not prepared, how can you spot the opportunities?…

Gravitas WINS - Build flywheels of success for life and career…

'Good Sales Skills Are Same As Good Life Skills' With Gaganpal Singh - The essential skills needed for thriving in sales and in life.…

Trends As A Guide To The Future - Trends are early indicators of the future. Embracing a trend is embracing the future.…

Abhinav Goel on 'Product Manager In A VUCA World' - We talk about super-chicken experiment, thriving in a VUCA world, how to get into product management, and support systems we need in life to thrive in our career.…

What can super-chickens and system thinking tell us about building a hyper-performing team? - Superstars don't bring success.…

Ideas Don't Matter, If You Don't Act - The ideas that changed my life are those that I took action. Even a small action.…

Building a personal flywheel - Understanding the power of the flywheel is essential for building a successful career or business.…

Surgery Is Successful, Patient Is Dead - In the absence of an accompanying goal, a system is meaningless.…

Factors affecting the outcome of our decisions - Most of us have a simplified image of the connection between our decisions and results. We think we make decisions and we get results. It is far from reality.…

What Studying For Exams Taught Me About Decision Making - If we take process-driven decisions, in the long term, we get better results…

Podcasting In 2021 - All the tools you need to get started with podcasting in 2021.…

What Are The Top Leadership Challenges? - All leadership challenges can be boiled down to just two…

Building Your Career - Apple Or Amazon Way - Take a suitable business model and mimic to build your career…

Your answer is not under a streetlight - Once you understand the Streetlight Effect, you'll see it everywhere. Why, you might even suffer from it.…

Checklist For Evaluating Startups - Before investing in a startup, I ask these questions which are based on PASTOR framework…

Gaming as a mental model for successful business - All mental models are wrong, but some are more useful than others. Looking at a company/product/service via a gaming lens may not be a comprehensive model, but it is a useful model.…

Gravitas WINS Radio - If you want to build gravitas and attract luck, this show is for you.…

Intentional Imbalance - There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences - Jack Welch…

If you don't blow your trumpet, how can you expect music? - If you don't talk about yourself, who will know you in this digital world?…

What can we learn from China? - Imitate masters. Discover Yourself. Innovate to become a master.…

Is life a battle or a blessing? - I'm still learning to adjust to pain and growth happening at once.…

Think clearly about your venture with P.A.S.T.O.R. Framework - Get clarity before you launch your new venture…

Power Of Storytelling In Business - Move your audience with simple, memorable, and relatable stories.…

Are you principled or just plain stupid? - We are all hypocrites. Only degree varies.…

Tools For Successful Webinars - Tools I use for weekly Gravitas WINS show…

How to become a writing LION? - A simple formula to make you a better writer…

Building In Public, Jeff Bezos Style - You can learn a lot if you read Amazon's shareholder letters…

Are you spending enough on recovery? - Knowledge workers need recovery routines too…

Gravitas WINS show - A weekly live event to learn to build Gravitas…

A Roadmap For Developers - Answer to a frequently asked question by developers…

How to find your element? - Finding your Element is a quest to explore what lies within you; and opportunities in the world around you…

Whatsapp Privacy - Do't think of privacy in silos…

Welcome to my commonplace notes - Will you join me in the joyous journey of self-directed learning through a public commonplace book.…

Fame or Fortune - Know what wealth and popularity mean to you.…

Are you ready for the coming show? - The world will become one big stage…

Year In Review - 2020 - Pushing the WINS flywheel…

On Meetings - Few things I learned about meetings…

Writing my obituary - When we have an end in mind, we can live a potent life rather than a palatable one…

Customer Experience Is A Leaf, Not A Trunk - If a company focuses on CX to the exclusion of sound business model, there may not be a company anymore…

Language Shapes Your World - Learn more than one language, to carve a better worldview…

Stones for locals, crowns for others - Be vocal for local…

Are you sure you are not shaving the yak? - Beware of productivity distractions…

My video log - List of videos…

Three types of books as per Elon Musk - Categorize books as sort of a semantic tree…

The World That AI Will Make - What awaits us when AI shapes our world…

Numb is dumb - Laugh, think, and cry. Make your life special…

Building Blocks Of A Successful And A Meaningful Life - Gravitas is an attractive force for the leaders. Learn how to build it with wealth, insights, network, and self-control.…

How to get lucky? - When you understand there are different types of luck, you can benefit from them…

Did you compliment your friend recently? - If you want to make friends for life, be one…

Impact of digital technologies in breaking barriers - Digital technology is subverting hierarchies…

How to avoid failures with thirty percent feedback? - Nail the overall strategy before scaling an idea…

One decision instead of hundred decisions - Lead decisions remove cognitive frictions so we can play at optimal speed and effectiveness.…

Authors who shaped my thinking before I turned 18 - What you read when you are young has more impact than you imagine…

Principles trump processes - If you want to last longer in a field with respect, focus on fundamental principles governing it…

Creating Knowledge Networks between Academic Institutions and Industry - We need knowledge networks to bridge the demands for skilled engineers and lack thereof.…

The dichotomy of contentment and ambition - The answer is not or, but a curious combination of both.…

Build on the rock for the storms are surely coming - You can't predict when the storms will come. Better build your life on a rock than sand.…

If you see everything, you will get nothing - When you want to achieve something, focus on what you have and what you target 🎯. Everything else is noise.…

Published Articles - Articles I wrote for reputed magazines and newspapers…

Just one more step... - Please look for this email…

Building a career amidst a pandemic - New ways of building a career are emerging. Take advantage of them.…

Thank you for signing up - Now starts your journey to a thriving life and career…

Subscribe to Gravitas WINS Newsletter - Build Gravitas . Attact Luck…

How To Find Awesome Twitter Users To Follow - Step by step guide for finding curious twitter users from whom you can learn…

How to find trends in your industry - Internet is an open gold mine if you know how to use it.…

Best Essays Online - The essays that shape my thinking…

Power in your hands - The phone you have is more powerful than the computer that launched a man into the moon. What are you doing with that power?…

The Optimal Way to Respond to Uncertainty: Lessons from COVID and Beyond - Learn how determinant optimism can help senior leaders and entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty. Adapt smarter strategies to thrive during challenging times.…

Sweet home is a safe home, even digitally - Mistakes happen. Is your home safe enough to discuss mistakes?…

I made mistakes - Everyone talks about their achievements. Tell me some of the mistakes you made.…

Approximately correct - If you wait for certainties, you will lose opportunities; instead, aspire to be approximately correct.…

Ask Me Your Question - You got a question that bothers you? Ask it. Get your answer.…

Business and personal branding during crisis - Never waste a crisis.…

How I'm dealing with isolation during covid - Create a sense of togetherness and a purpose, to get through difficult times.…

Can geeks delight? - An eye for detail, a heart for your customers, and an unmercenary business model is all you need to build a remarkable business.…

Life is series of lost, found, and lucky breaks - Get lost with your experiments so you can find your lucky breaks…

Microsoft still competes on price, not on customer obsession. - My short lived enthusiasm with Microsoft OneDrive…

How to choose technology for your business growth - Your business will follow crawl, walk, run stages. Each stage will use different technologies.…

Delightful Customer Experience in a Highway Restaurant - The more you interact with your customers, you will understand them more.…

Don't chase goals. Do this instead - Not only achieve your goal but retain the outcome…

Year In Review - 2019 - People are fond of making plans. I'm fond of listing what worked. This year I was building a personal flywheel…

Thanks & Sorry. Say them before it is too late. - We have moving eulogies. Why can’t we convey our thanks (and sorry) to our family, friends, and mentors while they are alive?…

If you are not part of the solution, you are a problem - Put a dent in the universe that knows you…

Importance of quality in global competition - My Talk at Chandigarh Management Association about import of quality in global competition…

Are you a Rowan? - If do the thing, you will have less competition.…

Book Notes - Smartcuts - Nine ways you can bypass unnecessary cycles and accelerate success…

Workshop on Lean Canvas for TiE Young Entrepreneurs, Chandigarh - I took a session on 'Lean Canvas' for student entrepreneurs as part of 'TiE Young Entrepreneurs'. Here is the edited version of the session.…

I used Android for ten months, and I don't like it - When it comes to privacy and usability, Android is no match to iOS…

Why Indian developers struggle to write quality code and what can be done about it? - Let us go beyond the surface-level symptoms to identify fundamental problems.…

Teaching storytelling to kids - Can I teach that one skill that will be in demand even after two decades?…

Replace Evernote with Joplin, an open source note taking app - With Joplin, I am finally ditching Evernote…

Book Notes - How I almost blew it - Journeys of Indian startup founders, who had a near-death experience, almost shut-down but survived to succeed…

Book Notes - Networking like a Pro - There are three phases of networking--visibility, credibility, and profitability.…

Topics that interest me now - Deriving inspiration from a tweet by Jeff Morris Jr., here are the topics that interest me now.…

Thriving with WINS - To thrive in a changing world, you need to have a framework of your own. Here I propose one.…

What are your mantras for life? - I have two mantras. What they mean to me?…

I coded for a year. Here are ten lessons - Streaks are good, especially if you love it.…

You can beat the giants - My address to Karunya Students - We, graduates of 1990-94, met in our college for a reunion. I addressed the students under the theme 'spirit of excellence.' This is an edited version of that address.…

Speaking - Joseph Jude is a speaker, author, and mentor…

Year In Review - 2018 - I was productive in 2018. I am happy to finish the year with satisfaction.…

Seven tips to writing fantastic blog posts regularly - Lessons I learned on this topic from a decade of blogging.…

Apps I use - Pocket - Starting point for adult learning is reading. Pocket app is the best tool to save articles and read them in batches.…

Abstractions are useful, if you know the context - All abstractions are useful within a context. This is true in life as much as in technology.…

Video - Truth About Passive Income & Financial Freedom - Focus on building financial confidence, not financial freedom. When you have financial confidence, you can generate 4 types of income.…

What I learned about leadership from the book 'Lead like Jesus' - Leadership is holistic. Leaders should lead with humility and confidence.…

Safari - A digital library for your career growth - Safari Online is a digital library for CXOs that has e-books, case studies, learning paths, and much more.…

How to think structurally? - Learning how to think is the best intellectual asset you can build for yourself. Here is one framework to help you.…

Video - 3 Daily Needs - We all need something to look up to, another to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.…

Agile in the C-Suite - This is the best of times and worst of times to be a CXO. Here is my story of how I am learning to be a CXO using agile principles.…

Video to watch - Why Some of us Don't Have One True Calling - Do you have range of interests? The world needs you.…

How to deliver value in the digital age? - In the digital era, the software is the business. What skills are needed to thrive in this era?…

Mastering sales as a new CTO - Prepare, Perform, and Probe is a three-stage approach that can help new chief technology officers to master and excel in sales.…

Best of what I consumed in 2018 Q1 - Key points from the videos, articles, books, and audio books I consumed in 2018 Q1.…

Sri Lanka Trip - Though Sri Lanka is tiny, it has variety. In our year-end vacation, we visited temples, churches, beaches, national parks, lakes, tea factory, and a spice garden.…

The Future of Jobs Is Partnership of Experts - We will collaborate to create and capture value. Are you ready for the change?…

After 300 blog posts... - Through 12 years and 300 posts, blogging has become an integral part of me. It has been a rewarding journey.…

Introduction to machine learning - Democratization of machine learning will create amazing products and services for us. Let us understand what it is.…

Cyber Security for Women - Women are the change makers. Even in cyber-security they will lead the change.…

Three stages of startups and how to chose tech-stack for each of them - Startups can be classified into three stages as per their life-cycle. Here I present guidelines on choosing a tech-stack for each of these stages.…

Courses - A digital school to teach full-stack programming…

What small IT businesses can learn from Mary Meeker's trends report - Since 2001, Mary Meeker has been releasing annual internet trends report. This year report is full of insights that small IT business can use.…

Guest lecture on entrepreneurship at Christ College, Bangalore - I love talking to college students about entrepreneurship. Recently, I spoke to MCA students of Christ College, Bangalore.…

11 Lives to Build a Rich Career - You take about 7 years to master a skill. You can continue to learn new skills to build a rich and valuable career.…

The curse of EVERYTHING and NOW on building your career - Successful business-men advice you to learn as many business functions as you can learn. But you should be aware of a mental trap that comes with it.…

An awesome tip from Jack Ma & Derek Sivers to build your career - Should you specialize in a single technology or learn as many business functions as I could learn? Let us find what Jack Ma & Derek Sivers have to say.…

Notes from day 2 of TiECon Chandigarh 2017 - TiECon Chandigarh 2017 is a two-day conference focused on the theme of 'Entrepreneurship in times of change'. These are my notes from Day 2.…

Notes from day 1 of TiECon Chandigarh 2017 - TiECon Chandigarh 2017 is a two-day conference focused on the theme of 'Entrepreneurship in times of change'. These are my notes from Day 1.…

What I learned as a CTO - A self-reflective post about what each letter of the job title CTO means to me.…

Book Notes - Industries of the future by Alec Ross - Fields of next decade are-robotics, genetics, digital commerce, cyber-security, and big data. Countries that choose open systems will attract future industries.…

Little Talents - If you are faithful in small things, you will become master of great many things…

Books I’ve Read - I have read over 100 books. I'm starting to summarize them here.…

Notes from NASSCOM Annual Technology Conference - 2016 - My notes from the annual NASSCOM Technology conference , 2016.…

Year In Review - 2016 - Such a productive and joyful year…

Using ConvertKit For Email Marketing - ConvertKit is a well designed email marketing software. I'm starting to use it for this blog.…

Benefits of https - If your site is only static site should you move it to https? Will moving to https impact site's seo? Read to find out.…

Where there is vision, people prosper - World is a better place because of definite optimists. Their vision continues to prosper the world.…

How to improve project delivery in an IT services company? - How do you take a mid-size IT service company into its next level?…

My General Operating Principles - Guidelines for effective life…

System for success - Want to succeed in life? Have a system.…

When quantity trumps quality? - As a consumer, I prefer quality; as a maker, I prefer quantity.…

Have you chosen well? - When all is lost, memories and meaning will stay. That is a good enough for me.…

What I'm doing now - What I'm doing now.…

Why I Uber - I take Uber cabs, because it benefits me.…

Video To Watch-Ideas are easy, execution is everything by John Doerr - John Doerr, venture capitalist, talks about the next big things and how to identify great ventures…

My Itches, My Ventures - Is Paul Graham right? Is scratching your own itch the best way to build a product? I'm sure to find the answer soon.…

What I learned in a year as an entrepreneur - Three lessons I learned in a year as an entrepreneur…

Essential tools to build traction for your startup - Here is a step-by-guide for all the essential tools to build traction for your startup…

Notes from Lean Startup Session by TiE, Chandigarh - Key component of a startup is the feedback loop…

Roundup of popular and emerging blogging platforms - Once you decide to blog, then comes the question of 'where' to blog. In this article, I list some of the popular and emerging choices.…

A step by step guide to Email marketing with Zoho campaign - Email converts 40 times more than Twitter & Facebook combined. Startups and small business may well focus solely on email marketing.…

Entrepreneurship is a metamorphosis, not a baptism - When I was an employee, I used to think that being an entrepreneur is much like an employee, only with added responsibilities. Now that I am an entrepreneur, I realize how foolish I was.…

Surviving hard times - Notes from interactive session at TiE, Chandigarh with Mahavir Sharma, Serial Entrepreneur & Trustee, TiE, Global…

Podcasts I Listen - I have never been a 'listening' guy; I'm more a 'reading' guy. But with launch of my startup, I turned to podcasts to learn.…

Want to make doing business in India easy? Start with incorporation - If starting a business in India has to improve, the entire process should be studied and simplified.…

Will cyber security catch up with rest of the online world in 2015? - Securing online assets is unbelievably cumbersome and inefficient even in 2014. Will it change in 2015?…

Powerful Words That Transformed My Worldview In 2014 - Some words have magic in them. They pop out of screens and alter our perspectives permanently. An article by Allison Vesterfelt did exactly that.…

Will Ello Survive? - I believe in the ideals of Ello. We need a better web, where we can communicate, discuss and collaborate without tens of sites prying on to us. Ello has given a hope. I wish it survives.…

Insights From Startup Expo @ ISB, Mohali - A crash course on everything startups need to know.…

Five Insights From Successful Indian Entrepreneurs - Inspiration from those who ran before me.…

Tools to launch your domain - If you write down the sequence and follow it, you won't miss a step and will save ton of time.…

What's On This Site - Sitemap of jjude.com…

Common Flask Errors And Their Solutions - Errors I encountered while developing flask applications and their solutions.…

Paranoid is ok; Paralysis is not ok - As I build my new company, I will find myself in novel situations. I may become uncertain, nervous and sweaty. Yet, never should I become paralysed. It will destroy everything I build.…

Big Ideas From Peter Theil - Seven big challenging ideas from Peter Theil, Paypal founder…

Taking The Biggest Bet Of My Life - Rule of thumb for career change-You take a bet, you make it a win. While still winning, you take your next big bet.…

Top Ten Articles Read In February - February was a month for consumption. I read a lot. I'm listing the top 10 blog-posts with key-points.…

Striking a balance - Is striking a balance always right?…

People Aren't Potatoes - Treating people as replaceable commodities is an antiquated idea. It is time to bury the idea.…

Self-guided learning: Wealthier in life, wiser in choices, happier in being - Learning is pivotal to success in today's business. Here is a framework to help you learn quickly and effectively.…

Resources - All the resources needed for starting and maintaining a blog…

How I Use Twitter As A Learning Tool? - Of all the social media platforms, Twitter stands-out as a great place to discover and discuss ideas. Use it.…

Why It Hurts To Be An Indian? - Going from an emerging economy to a submerging economy hurts.…

Best Of Jan Reads - Thinking in ratios and doing things together may turn out to be the best tips of this year.…

When To Listen To Your Critics? - You better listen to critics. But not when you ideate.…

Do Credentials Matter? - One's credentials do not guarantee success; it's their attitude that makes or breaks a venture.…

Who Wins - Jack or The Hammer Man? - Widen your knowledge rather than develop a narrow vision.…

Why 2013 Is The Best Year For Me? - Because I broke my mental barriers.…

What I Have Been Reading - The best of books, blogs and newsletters (of 2013)…

If Church Can Reinvent Itself, Why Can't Companies? - Despite doom-sayers, the Church has survived thousands of years because it reinvented. Why can't companies survive the changing environment?…

Ignorant Of Many Things - There are three types of ignorance - should know but don't know, better to know but don't know, don't care to know, so don't know.…

Books Read In 2013 - Key insights from the eight books I read in 2013…

Startups And Security - An interview with Sastry, a serial entrepreneur about balancing speed in bringing a product to market and sufficiently securing it.…

Are You Learning A New Domain? Visit Its Zoo - If you are learning about a new domain, learn about its individual entities well before jumping into its ecosystem.…

What I Learned Building For AppStore - Eight key lessons from building and selling Mac & iOS apps.…

What an Indie Developer Expects From Apple - At WWDC, Apple introduced improvements aimed at both users and developers. But it has to improve its 'doing business' part.…

Focus On What Matters Or Sleep Alone - If you are an independent software developer, there is only one metric to measure & improve.…

Thank You - To those of you who helped me to become an independent software vendor.…

Whatever Happened To New Year Resolutions - Magic happens when you follow-through your new year resolutions…

Challenges In 'Consume' Phase Of Learning - To learn successfully, you need to learn from authentic sources with a structure. Challenge is in discovering these sources and framing a structure.…

Learning Phases And Its Support Systems - Do you have a disciplined and structured routine to become an expert?…

Get Over Your Fears, For They Are Just Imaginary - Learn to separate lies from facts; then, reject the lies and work hard and smart to turn the facts to our favor.…

An Award To End The Year - It is always nice to get an award.…

What Ails India? - If you think corruption is the fundamental cause, it is not.…

No, I'm Developing A Product - Say the solo-ISV prayer to focus on the essentials.…

Productivity Hacks That Work - Practical hacks to improve your productivity.…

Why I Support Koodankulam Protesters? - You may disapprove their point of view, but defend their right to have a point of view. Or else, tomorrow you will lose the privilege to have a point of view.…

Joining Elite Clubs - What are the benefits of joining clubs?…

NEFT/RTGS as a payment option for governmental transactions - Process flow diagram for introducing electronic transfers for delivering public services.…

Great Free Apps For Your New Mac - Great free applications for your Mac…

What Is A Tool? - Is software first-order creation or a second-order creation?…

This ≠ That - this is not that…

We Need A Better Google Plus - If Google wants its G+ platform to surpass existing social media sites, it should open it through a 'create' API, as early as possible.…

How Your Attitude Impacts Your Career Growth? - Your attitude determines the limits of your career.…

Notes from 'Steve Jobs' - Key points from this fascinating book.…

Creativity - Alchemy or Science? - Interview of Craig Wynett, Chief Creative Officer, Procter and Gamble…

Common Traps In Getting Meaningful Feedback - Three traps in getting feedback.…

How The Damn Google Spoiled My Career - Degradation of brain power was gradual; but its impact after years later is telling.…

How To Get The Feedback That You Deserve - Obtaining feedback is critical to designing products that stand the test of time. But getting meaningful feedback isn't easy.…

Customer Service Is Sales - If you deliver superb customer service consistently, you will get repeat customers.…

Can Companies Learn From Religions? - Most religions follow a pattern to build a community. Can companies adopt these patterns?…

Documenting Your Decisions - Always document the context of a decision. You'll be surprised how this one activity can improve your decision making capability in the long term.…

Will A SOPA Like Protest Succeed In India? - Can mass online movements change democracy?…

Is SOPA Only About Movie Industry? - Why tech community isn't going against their own in the fight against SOPA?…

Serving The Nation With A Delight - As part of Government machinery, I participate in e-Governance initiatives that directly affect the service delivery of public services to citizens. That is my service to this great nation.…

We Don't Need More; We Need Better - More of the same only produces more of the same results. Nothing improves.…

Looking Back At 2011 With Pride And Satisfaction - I didn't achieve what I set to do. But I'm happy and satisfied.…

Here is a blog engine for Google AppEngine - Simple blog engine that can run on Google AppEngine and anywhere else Python can run.…

An User's Perspective on OSes: Horrible, Bearable, and Adorable - Compare the three popular OSes…

Beware of Cloning Best Practices - It is regretful that consulting profession is crowded with sheeps in lion's cloth.…

Solo Developers Aren't Just Programmers - If you are a indie programmer, you are a businessman. Earlier you realize it, it is better.…

iPad App Review - Nebulous Notes Lite - Review of an iOS text editor.…

Two Years On; And The Date Is Still Strong - None…

Top 20 Free iPad Apps - My favorite free iPad Apps…

How I Came To Own An iPad? - Not only Apple creates smooth and beautiful products, but they also devour their competition unexpectedly…

38 Lessons - I look back at what I learned, one lesson for each year I have spent in the journey.…

Don't Make All Mistakes; Learn From Other's - We can't learn from our mistakes because we, as humans in general, are averse dissecting them. So let's learn from other's mistakes.…

Don't Torture Context To Fit Your Solution - Analyze the situation and tailor the solution rather than tinkering the problem statement to plug the solution at hand.…

What's Wrong With Our Educational System? - Five factors that are wrong in our educational system.…

Is Problem Solving an Art or Science? - Problem solving is as much a science as an art.…

Build An Ecosystem For Learning - I explain the framework I have defined to assist my self-learning. I list the tools that help me to learn.…

What Is Your Ideal Job? - Have you paused to think what your ideal job would be?…

Seven Insights From Two Months of Blogging - What I have learned blogging regularly.…

Talk Their Language - Communication is effective and complete only if audience understand what is being communicated. Don't throw jargons for critical ideas hindering the comprehension.…

Don't Replace Backbone With A Wishbone - It is easy to wish for our situations to be transformed magically. It is easy because every one does so. But only those who step out of their wishing zone create magic.…

Rich Repository of Business Cases - Practicing with busienss cases facilitate developing a structured approach to solving problems.…

Is Problem Solving Tying Us To The Past? - If you want to create a better future for yourself and your company, be a better problem solver.…

SODAS - A Simple Problem Solving Methodology - Introducing a simple problem solving methodology.…

Don't Polarize - Polarized solutions provide short-term success, they are ineffective in the long-term.…

Aim For Success - Efficient problem solvers aim at success rather than perfection…

How Ideologies Impact Problem Solving? - Ideologies are the ‘invisible hand’, determining our perception and responses. So if the ideologies converge, you will make quick progress.…

Don't Fail to Ask 'What is The Problem?' - A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. So what is a prudent question in resolving a problem?…

Be a Problem Solver - All blog posts on problem solving…

Book Summary - The McKinsey Way - Key takeaway from this book is, there should be structure in your thinking, analysis and communication for effective problem solving.…

Don't Frown Upon Problems - Don't complain when problems overwhelm you with their forms and dimensions. Be happy. If not for them, you don't have a job in knowledge industry.…

Ten Commandments of a Problem Solver - The main principles for solving any problems…

It's Not A Blog, It's A Book - How Guy Kawasaki's advice changed my blogging practice.…

Work Less and Do More - Interview with Stever Robbins - Interview with Stever Robbins on his new book 'Get It Done Guy Book'…

Seven Business Trends to Watch in India - What are the future trends in emerging markets?…

Book Review - Fail Safe Investing - World of investment doesn't have to be a parallel universe controlled by prophecy, mysterious symbols, and strange ideas. Harry Browne shows it can be safe and simple.…

Should Books Be Backed By Scientific Research? - Books that had profound impact on me and those improved my life were not based on scientific research, but commonsense. Would you read books by field-workers or only by researchers?…

Book Review - Making Breakthrough Innovation Happen - Case studies of breakthrough innovations in India.…

Are You Unlearning? - Most learning is true within its context. When that context changes, are you prepared to unlearn?…

Book Review - Making India Work - William Bissell, CEO of FabIndia, diagnoses reasons for current state of affairs in India and prescribes solutions.…

Lessons In Consulting - Consulting is the only profession where you are paid to learn on the job. It is exciting as well as frightening. But if you got a right mind-set, there is no other profession like consulting.…

Starting a Startup is Like an Itch - Interview with Vivek, co-founder of InterviewStreet.…

Quotable quotes from 'A Game Plan For Life' by John Wooden - Quotes I liked from A Game Plan For Life.…

Book Review – A Game Plan For Life by John Wooden - If you wish to be mentored by a meaningful life, pick up this book.…

5 Steps To Achieve Your Goal – Lessons From Failures - Are you moving towards your goal or just spinning round and round?…

Technology is Powerful; But Its Not The Panacea - Interview with Ranjan Varma, who is tapping the internet to create financial products for common man to use.…

Good Morning. How Much Did We Make While Sleeping? - Wealth can not be created if revenue is a function of hours worked. What avenues are available for creating passive income.…

Don't Set a Goal Without Knowing Your Passion - An interview with a whiz kid from Tuticorin on how he launched and grew his online business while still at school.…

What We Need Is Integrated Thinking. Not Polarized Perspectives - In our proclivity for quick closure, we simplify and settle on one side of the camp.…

Guys Who Co-created Online Music Speak - Interview with Heflin & Jasinthan about how they co-created music using online tools, with teams in India, Italy & Canada.…

How To Be Effective As A New Manager? - Five tips to get you started as a new manager.…

How to Ask For Help and Get It? - We recognize that with little help we can make a head-way. But out of inhibition, we do not ask for help. If you are suffering because you do not ask for help, here are five insights to help you.…

Thank God For Internet - New models of co-creation built around the internet are emerging. How will it impact businesses?…

Smart People Ask For Help - You don't have to sweat it alone. Be smart and seek other's help…

Planning To Implement CRM? Read This e-Book First - A free guide to successful CRM implementation.…

Will Social Media Knock Out Newspapers? - Reach your economic buyers wherever they are.…

3 Core Requirements For A Happy-path Project Life - For a happy-path project life-cycle, its essential to have a well defined support structures in place. Without these structures, there won't be any life in the cycle.…

How To Be A Champion And Remain One? - Becoming a champion is a three stage process. It is not a step-by-step process; these three stages may be present in varying degrees in the journey.…

Should You Run That Extra Mile to Make a Sale? - Customer is king, is a mantra that Sales team lives by. But there are times we need to differentiate between bad customer service and annoying customer demands.…

Four Lessons I Learned While Working For A Cardiac Surgeon - Four lessons I learned while developing an IT system for a cardiac surgeon.…

Testimonials - What people, who worked with me, tell about me.…

Don't Despise Little Beginnings - Long before an achievement comes to light, somewhere there is a small step. Don't ignore it.…

Are we demanding too much out of customer service? - Before you complain next time about a bad customer service, think again. Were you an annoying customer?…

A byte of apple - experience of a recent convert to Mac world…

What is your learning model? - My learning model is of two layers - a core layer, domains in which I want to be an expert and a support layer, domains which will help me to practice my expertise effectively.…

Simply better entertainer - A category entertainer from Tamil Nadu…

Standing on giants - Motivation is a big part in getting through tough challenges. Drawing inspiration from others can help.…

Simply Better Consultants - What are the 'category benefits' expected from a consultant?…

What do customers want? - Companies should spend their resources on improving customer's experience at every point of contact  - be it marketing, sales, delivery or post-sales support.…

Freelancer or a consultant? - Considering that I'm my own boss but work from client site, should I call myself as a freelance consultant?…

New year brings a new challenge - New challenges as I become a freelancer.…

Shed your colonial inheritance - lead us by uniting - Indians got the British out of India; but the Indian politicians still use their tactics.…

What are you doing with your anger? - We, Indians, are in this state because you and I, didn't care.…

How relevant is ‘The Mythical Man-Month’? - One book that every software developer should read to avoid the agony of software develoment.…

Don’t throw away your opportunity - Call it 'unfair', but life never presents an opportunity in a golden plate.…

A new way to read books - Read your favorite book via email…

So do we throw the scriptures away? - Don't interpret scriptures literally. But do read them to enhance the quality of your life.…

Can we truly sing ‘Joy to the world’? - I only dream of a theological revolution that breaks the shackles of religion for all people. Then we can truly sing, 'Joy to the world'.…

Inspiring Managers - I've been lucky, at least officially. Right from the start of my career, I've worked with some of the best minded managers. Each of them have inspired me to be a 'little' better person.…

I’m a proud Indian - Can we be really proud?…

An Odyssey With Gods - It is an age old question - is there a god? I journey through life to find practical answers. The journey isn't easy; but the answers out of the journey is practical and they work good for me.…

An overview of Helpdesk functionality - What features should a helpdesk tool have?…

How about banning bribe, Mr. Health Minister? - there are so many vital issues to be resolved in India for a common man; so much of energy (time, effort, money) is spent on trivial issues.…

Reading for MBA - an alternative way to build managment knowledge without going to school…

Its never late to learn some basics - Learning the basics of investing.…

Words that changed my life - The words that brough magic into my life.…

Lessons I learned from IPL - While corporate business and cricket are different domains, IPL has brought them together. Here are some lessons for corporates from IPL.…

First Experience - Voting in an Indian election is an experience in itself.…

Dilemma - Three factors that contribute to success of a project.…

What's on my reading list - What I'm reading currently.…

I am no bag of potatoes - compensations and promotions should be based on merits and not on seniority…

A tale of two customer services - As businesses become virtual, it is not only necessary to ensure that customers have good experience during pre-buying and buying but post-buying as well.…

Wayanad - Best of God's own country.…

As I drive through chaotic Bangalore traffic… - Can you learn from the chaotic Bangalore traffic?…

Life’s little lessons - Three of the best life lessons…

A distant dream comes true with Django - Getting into web-development with django.…

From complete obscurity to little bit of popularity - Django makes me popular…

Airtel + Twitter = an easy, effective travel blog - If you want to keep notes while you travel, twitter can help.…

Switching Laptops (or PCs) - Steps to follow when you switch laptops (Windows based)…

Days so far… - Can working in internal project be any fun?…

A day’s journey to the Arabian sea - Everything has a first. My experience in travelling in a group.…

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Until everything gets better - Don't wait for all things to get better; cherish your life, here and now.…

As life gets by - From being just-a-lump in the womb to where I'm…

On the blue mountain - Spending New Year in Ooty…

Tribute to my teachers - Beyond the boundary of family, teachers impart values and a strong sense to live life in a worthy manner. I remember those who taught me, not just in school but in life.…

Camel shopping in a traditional way - A memorable day, partly living in the ancient Egyptian way.…

Italy Trip - My first personal trip abroad.…

We go Goa - A trip to Goa with family…

Belgium Beckons - …