How to win
Jessica Hagy gives us a neat recepie to win at everything we do. Simple, elegant and an effective way to communicate.
Author: Mukesh Gupta
How to deliver a killer presentation
Today, I was going through my video collections and stumbled upon the video of my (6 year old) son’s graduation day speech which he delivered using a power point slide show. Now that I watch the video and remember the slides that he used (which I prepared for him with my wife), I can not help but get awed at the enormous potential we all possess as children. As my son was 6 year old when he delivered the presentation, we could not use bullet points or text in the slides. We were forced to use only pictures that we […]
Digital + physical publishing model = Improved profitability for publishers
I am surprised to see that the Kindle versions of regular books cost almost the same as the physical copies. I am really surprised about this because, with Kindle versions, the publishers do not incur any printing, distribution and inventory costs. These books should be selling at a much lower price than their physical counterparts. The reason I feel this is not happening right now is that the publishers fear that the sale of the physical copies will decline sharply if they make the kindle versions available for much lower prices. This is the classic mentality of clinging on to […]
Idea for a new app
Can someone develop an application that can control the SIM card and connect to one of the available networks based on a simple algorithm based on choices made by a user? For example, as a user, i could select that for voice calls, I want to connect to the network with the maximum signal strength, for SMS, I would want to use the network where I get free SMS, for web browsing, I might want to use the network with the maximum speed. The implications of such an app are vast and will prove to be a disruptive force in the […]
Tips on how to sell to a CIO by a CIO
Today, I was attending a sales training workshop and we had invited a CIO to share his experience on buying and dealing with so many vendors who pitch their products and services. He shared his thoughts on the do’s and don’ts about selling to a CIO. Do’s: Do your homework and understand the CIO better. There are people who want to be buy into a vision and then there are people who buy into a product/service. Tailor your approach and presentation accordingly. If you try to mix them up, it is almost impossible to get a sale. Know when to […]