Joel
An engineer trying to understand management finds that it has been brought down to a science. This is his view on all things techie-managementie.
Posts by Joel
How Do I Become An Entrepreneur?
Jun 22nd
A few weeks back, I happened to attend this session on a fine Saturday morning in Bangalore. It was being organized by the Headstart Network, and is held every second Saturday in the premises of one of India’s premier institutions, the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Apparently, this event was first hosted in Feb 2008, and
Entrepreneurship For Dummies
Apr 14th
They say anyone can be an entrepreneur. They say anyone can come up with big ideas. I like to believe they are right. To be an entrepreneur, to start an enterprise, is to be able to stand up and step away from that which appears easy. Things appear easy since everyone else is doing it. You don’t feel alone. So why is this important? Why does almost every decision in life come out to be something related to feeling like you’re now a part of a larger group that made the same choice?
Person Vs. Process – Which One’s The Right Tool For Your Startup?
Apr 11th
The journey of a company from its birth as a startup, to its maturity as a successful organization, has been studied and is well defined. So much so that it’s now essentially textbook. Successful startups have few motivated people working in it, and it’s not work-life balance that’s so much the priority as much as getting the company to stay ahead. It’s a purpose waiting to be accomplished. Anyone can come up with a good idea, fewer are considered capable of making it click, and a smaller group within this bunch can repeat that success. What else could explain the difference between luck and capability in today’s world?

