The Inspiring Story of Boman Irani

I recently came across a wonderful video from JoshTalks. They bring out incredible journeys of some interesting people to spark change in Indians.  The description of this video says Boman believes  that passion drives everyone to excel. I watched the video and loved it, but I totally disagree that it was passion that took Boman from a waiter to  a successful actor. It was such …

PM Vs Tech vs UX – Panel at PLF Bangalore

It was super exciting to be a speaker and moderate the panel at Product Leaders Forum, Bangalore last Friday. The panelists, Santosh Shukla, Nishant Choudhary, Himanshu Joshi, Sumit Sonal & Prasad Velagareddi brought in a lot experience, diversity and variety to the conversation. I thoroughly enjoyed the preparation & actual event equally. I did want to capture some of the aspects i enjoyed through this journey, so jotted a few lines capturing the same.

Thanks to Subhajit Paul, Madhurima Saha, Mohit Agarwal , all organisers & Volunteers who made this wonderful event possible .

Stringent Laws on Vehicle Recalls

 

On July 31st 2019, Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha) passed The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Among other things, there was a section which had a clause for Manufacturers. I have put together a summary of the recall rules and the impact. #bill #manufacturers #government #parliament #vehicles #technology #indian #business #automotiveindustry

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Leadership in Action : Bracken Darrell

I recommend you to read this interview of Bracken Darrell, CEO of Logitech. It is always inspiring to look back at how we waded through difficult times. But what you do in the face of success or just plain normal day is what defines #leadership. There are many other interesting things to learn from the article, but here’s something that caught my attention.  This was …

Poem: Limitless

Here is a poem that I wrote recently. The poem outlines how ones own mind is the limit to a capable person’s achievement. The purpose is to say that there is literally no limit, except for the one’s we enforce on ourselves. Below is the gist of the poem. I do hope yo enjoy reading it and I am looking forward for your feedback.  …

The Pursuit of Greener Grass

I wrote this as I sat in the plane returning from Delhi after a customer visit on Jan 30th 2019. 

 

 

Zinda Ho Tum

Life is full of ups and downs. Especially when it is an off day, and you are grappling to come to terms with challenges, difficulties, barriers in front of you. This beautiful piece from the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, is a wonderful listen.

Dilon Mein Tum Apni Betaabiyan Leke Chal Rahe Ho
Toh Zinda Ho Tum
Nazar Mein Khwaabon Ki Bijliyan Leke Chal Rahe Ho
Toh Zinda Ho Tum
Hawa Ke Jhokon Ke Jaise Azaad Rehno Seekho
Tum Ek Dariya Ke Jaise Lehron Mein Behna Seekho
Har Ek Lamhe Se Tum Milo Khole Apni Baahein
Har Ek Pal Ek Naya Samaa Dekhe Yeh Nigaahein
Jo Apni Aankhon Mein Hayraniya Leke Chal Rahe Ho
Toh Zinda Ho Tum
Dilon Mein Tum Apni Betaabiyan Leke Chal Rahe Ho
Toh Zinda Ho Tum
 

How Exaggerated Constraints can help bring disruptive innovation?

In building products we often come across constraints. Whether it is technical constraint, a business constraint, a statutory constraint or financial constraint, it impedes our activity. It is often these constraints that leads to innovation. When the vision is sacrosanct, and achieving the goal is the only option, innovation appears, disguised as constraints. When the vision is sacrosanct, and achieving the goal is the …

The making of a sustainable business model

If you ever come to Bangalore, there’s very little chance that you will miss out on the “Darshini”s. Ao what’s a “Darshini”, you may ask –  “A Darshini is a simple restaurant offering: fast service, clean and high quality food at low prices, limited free space, and four/three tables with no seats and no waiters. In Darshinis, the operating principle is one of make-to-order, …

A Goliath called Excel

I chanced upon the marketplace button on Facebook app today. It was unveiled in India only this week. Like every product manager, instead of “experiencing” the benefits of the new feature, I was more curious about the proposition, the design, wondered how integrating marketplace to a social network would turn out etc. I started looking for the product announcement blog and found one on …