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A penny for your thoughts, pretty woman, or the myth about raising capital

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Jawwad

“What follows may be considered as rated material in some parts of the world. If you are juvenile masquerading as an adult this is about the right time for you to move on to the other unrated posts.” There is no easy way to say what I am going to say. Please forgive me. It…

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On Hamlet, Horatios and Shakespearean mythology…

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Jawwad

Did Hamlet have a death wish? “Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest”      “Bear Hamlet, like a soldier, to the stage;    For he was likely, had he been put on,       To have proved most royally:   And, for his…

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Teaching at SP Jain, Singapore

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Jawwad

Here is to a wold which is so much smaller and closer than the one I grew up in – where it is perfectly normal for a Pakitani practitioner to teach at an Indian University in Singapore. The program, Global and Executive MBA run by SP Jain Institute of Management and Research. The Instiute is…

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The entrepreneurs’ prayer

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Jawwad

Posted this long time back on the blogger blog. Here it is again.   O God! Behold, I ask of Thee the good through Thy knowledge, and ability through Thy power and beg (Thy favours) out of Thine infinite bounty. For behold Thou hast power; I have none. Thou Knowest, I know not; and Thou…

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The myth of a unique idea – one

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Jawwad

How important is it to start off with an idea that no one has ever thought of before. Something absolutely unique, different and able to stand up on its own. A concept that would win you grudging respect from your friends, colleagues, class mates and neighbors. “That is one smart dude” they’d whisper as they…

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Can you take me higher.…

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Jawwad

Titan AE, the movie was my first introduction to Creed. A Christian rock band that rocked for four years before breaking up. The movie broke new ground in animation, broke the studio that filmed it (fox animation went under), and the sound track’s most powerful number Higher, was never officially mentioned anywhere with the film….

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A father’s wish…

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Jawwad

1993 – February I was a lot thinner; polite too. Certainly not the trigger happy, fat badass I have become. After three year of hunger, ambition and walking the edge of what was computer science then at FAST, I was all set to change the world. On the stairs and under the shade of a…

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Can’t wait for tomorrow evening…

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Jawwad

I am more or less dead, can’t speak, voice is gone and my nose has been one ugly leaky faucet for the last 4 days. But I can’t wait to feel the energy from the Startup Insider’s session tomorrow. 80 plus registrations and 10 odd ultra cool dudes… It will be fun. Don’t miss it….

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Startup Insiders – Number Four –

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Jawwad

Another updates from our friends at PASHA and Green and White Given the feedback received from the first three sessions in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, the second part of the nationwide Startup Insider’s series focuses on answering the most frequently asked question… Who is my customer? How do I find him or her? How and…

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How much does it take…?

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Jawwad

How much does it take to provide cold, clean water to two and a half thousand students? Take an old class rooms and worn out desks And clean them up Add a bit of sanity, organization And color… Fix broken windows And cover them with shades   Take an old library And put books and…

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