By now, most people have heard about AI. AI has taken the tech world by storm. However, few realize that this is decades in the making. In the 90s, a professor had given me a book on neural networks and told me this subject is going to be huge. It has taken several years before…
Silence is sanity!!
Recently we announced the birth of our first son, who is born after a 7-yr long struggle. Through these struggles, I learned how important it is to silence the mind and accept that universe has a way of working things out for you. We (husband and I) worked hard just like others to settle down…
Are you a ritualist or spiritualist or both?
Somebody close to me asked: “How come you do not perform elaborate rituals during festivals?”. It’s a fair question. My husband and I come from families who are very religious but not sure why we turned out different! We always pondered if rituals were more important than being spiritualistic? During childhood, my parents encouraged to…
“We are all hoarders” — Aren’t we?
You must be thinking I am crazy to call us all hoarders — right? Well let’s spend few minutes on this topic. I live in Ponderosa Park neighborhood of Sunnyvale, pretty decent people live in our street except for one home that stands out in the neighborhood. Everytime my attention goes on that home, I slightly get…
“I envy you!”
“I envy you” said few friends of mine over a period of few years and quite recently too which prompted me to write my thoughts on this topic. I asked my friends “why are you envious of me?”. One friend said, you have everything — a loving and caring husband, financial stability which allowed you to quit…
Prickly pear lemonade
Few weeks ago, during my regular grocery shopping, saw an unfamiliar fruit so I decided to buy just to taste them. After coming home, I started googling what this fruit was, where it comes etc… Scientifically it is called “Opuntia” but commonly known as “Prickly pear” or “Cactus pear”. It’s an edible desert fruit with lots…
African Safari – Serengeti, Tanzania and Rwanda
An African Safari is most likely on every bucket list. If you are like me, you don’t know where to start and how to plan your safari. Here are some practical tips on how to plan your Safari. First you must select which countries you would like to visit, and if you are taking your…
Platforms and Market Places
Somebody once told me “always aspire to build a car factory not a car dealership”. This has stayed with me when I am advising people on business strategies or thinking about prioritizing things that I work on as well. Platforms are difficult if you are starting from scratch and the choice also depends on the…
10 days in paradise – Kauai
Hubby needed a break from his work, and of course I needed one too :). We wanted to visit tropical climate islands but unfortunately due to Zika virus, our options were limited. After a bit of back-n-forth, we settled on Kauai. Unlike other trips which are very well organized by moi, Kauai trip was totally the…
Blue Ocean Strategy
VP of Strategy: “What do you want to achieve?” Me: “I want to hit $1M revenue as quickly as possible” I was a Product Manager for a Network Security device seeking guidance from our VP of Strategy. His response took me by surprise. He said “If your objective is to hit $1M revenue; you should buy a…
Pattypan squash soup
Few weeks ago, we were holidaying in Kauai and went to eat at much praised restaurant which offers gluten-free vegetarian food – Kauai Grill. We had the best seat in the restaurant overlooking the ocean and sunset, and we ordered the tasting menu. As a part of this menu, they served us “Squash soup” and…
Medium raises another $50M | TechCrunch
Medium.com the online long form publishing platform for influencers to create and share content raises a $50M series C. Medium, the online publishing platform led by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, just announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. It’s been less than a year since Medium raised a… Source: Medium raises…