10 days later, we have come full circle again. First came Jehan’s post. Then came the same old responses. And then came the always eloquent, objective, and respected Chapati. Thank you for putting in words what all of us have felt over the last twelve months.
Author: Jawwad
Random strangers and Horatios
We don’t appreciate the home ground advantage enough. Everything we have done over the last six years can be traced back to a handful of benefactors, well wishers, supporters and random strangers who do introductions and deals without asking for a cent in return. But the last one week has been really special. Things are…
The airblue update
I finally did get through their customer service number after my travel agent told me that yes it was possible to speak to someone other than the AVR recording on that number. Here are second impressions Newer, smaller, cleaner aircrafts with an all economy configuration. Seats with more legroom than Emirates. If you haven’t bought…
The Islamabad Visa run
Leave Karachi at 6:00pm on Sunday evening Land in Islamabad at 8:15pm Check in at lsloo accommodation by 9:15pm Head out to Diplomatic Shuttle Service (DSS) pick up point at 6:30am, the next morning Shock and dismay at discovering the other 200 people ahead of you in the line at the DSS at 6:45am Get…
Why Pakistan Risk?
Marketing blurb, read at your own risk I liked David Beim as soon as I walked into his room. He had just graded my Corporate Finance exemption exam at Columbia and given me the permission to take a higher level course. The secretary of the Finance Faculty had asked me to come and meet him…
The service quality paradox…
Why is the food at McDonalds in Pakistan consistently tasteless, toppings on a pizza from Pizza hut consistently distributed and the turkey at Subway absolutely gorgeous? Why is the delivery service at McDonalds and Subway totally lost, but at Pizza Hut reasonably consistent? Why is the twenty four hour driven in at Clifton halfway decent?…
The legendary Airblue service (not)
How the mighty have fallen? I use to rave about this airline on this blog but they have proven me so wrong. First they move my flight, thrice in 2 days, completely ruining my plans. Second there is no way that I can contact them short of physically showing up at their office and abusing…
The product company advantage…
Two new products spun off existing product lines, with completely new, stand alone functionality, very much in demand. And a retail price tag appeal that fits in with the new economic reality. Total time per product – Four weeks. Yup you read it right. Brand new product leveraging existing code base and domain, knocked out,…
Hope springs eternal…
I will be the first to admit that I am a sucker for self pity. Every 72 hours I get panic attacks reviewing the idiocy, inspiring decisions I make with money and finance. I have even gone out and said that the surest way of losing capital is to do an MBA with a major…
Damn, this recession is good for productivity…
Two new product launches in one week. Finally a new deal after months of waiting for something to close. And the pipeline is turning rosier from being really pale all winter. Another few days like this and we can finally wave the R word goodbye