“Pressure is a privilege”
I intentionally keep naseba separate from this blog, however, as we are recruiting for Beirut and Mumbai, as well as for our current offices in Dubai and KL , I will use this entry to focus on naseba and to …
ode to Sean Parker…
I recently, saw the movie “Social Network” supposedly, the story about facebook and how it began.
I enjoyed the movie very much.
However, for me …. the real “great story” in the movie and book is Sean Parker’s story.
Sean …
Mike Vick and the power of second chances….
We have all made mistakes; we’ve all made poor choices which negatively impacted us.
To be frank: everyone has fucked up once or twice in their lives …
What’s important is learning from our mistakes, and climbing higher.
A couple …
importance of core values: making sure the team has the same core values
This blog is motivated by an email I received yesterday from an old staff who worked for me in Shanghai back in 1999 … I havent heard from this person since 2000, but his email and his mention of a …
but you have to make it happen…
Last week our Shanghai and Bangalore offices both had great weeks – our biggest, most cushy office… in Dubai had its worst week of the year. Apparently, every single decision maker in the world is on vacation, thus our Dubai …
what if….
Recently, several loyal readers without knowing each other, sent me messages complaining that they felt since I changed the format and made the blog look “prettier” the content of my blog entries has slipped…
Not to make excuses, but I …
swimming in the Dead Sea
“Although I posted this in 2007, the theme is similar to yesterdays post and something I feel very strongly about: don’t believe the crap you see on CNN.
The focus of this blog is to challenge the reader (as well …