Fellow evil genius, malcontent, subversive influence on unsuspecting minds, and past accomplice in nefarious criminal schemes surrounding Mohtashim’s ipod.
Category: Alchemy stuff
Sustenance
Two homemade turkey sandwiches with mustard on whole wheat bread and a glass of sugary fruit punch… If that doesn’t get you going to teach a three hour class, nothing will.
The new business class check in at Karachi airport
On my way in through the passenger’s entrance, I saw a brand new CAA sign advertising the KASB business and first class passengers check in. In I went and broke a new all time land speed record: The category: From the entrance to the business class lounge The time: Less than 5 minutes I know…
Funding for dummies…one
You dream, you write, you pitch. If you put your heart in it and have an idea with merit you collect, build, sell, retire and live happily ever after. You never have to ask, borrow or steal another dime since the millions of dollars you have put aside as a result of your efforts are…
Luddite, galore
Three years of computer science education, 16 years of technology experience and I feel fulfilled when I can incorporate a youtube video on my word press blog without causing the end of the world. How the mighty have fallen.
Mr. Shim.
So tonight, at the stroke of the bewitching hour, Mohtashim, Mariam and Anoushe, took a Cathy flight to colder pastures. For the last two years we have shared a room, sales calls, pitches, proposals and dreams. Tomorrow morning when I walk in, I will miss the sms (“be there in ten minutes”), the joint bitching…
Little wonders…
For the team I work with every day at Alchemy… Let it go,Let it roll right off your shoulderDon’t you knowThe hardest part is overLet it in,Let your clarity define youIn the endWe will only just remember how it feels Our lives are madeIn these small hoursThese little wonders,These twists & turns of fateTime falls…
The road not taken
Beware of the Ides of December. 10 years ago, this month, packed up and got ready to move to New York. 9 years ago, the same month, received my first six figure offer and said no. The next time the month came along, I found myself in Tokyo, pitching to the third largest bank on…
Stepping out of your comfort zone…
2003 was a good year in many ways. On 1st of January we came back home after 4 moves in 4 years, one addition to our family and pitstops in London, New York, Southern California, Tokyo and Northern Virginia. 2003. 10 months later we were a team of 4 people, significantly cash flow positive, still…
The joys of working for yourself
In 1993 and 1996, I was too young to care or know the difference between a booming economy and a recession. In late 2000, I was too close. Come 2008, this is my third down cycle. Things are hard. At one level they are much harder than what was eight years ago – the outlook…