I think the magic formula that binds us together is that we are all a bit mad. The team that stands and speak. The lads that sit down and listen. The women who walk in and stay. The children who keep on dreaming. Some time it takes just two of us, half a generation apart,…
Category: Startup
Zafar Khan
You heard it here first. There will come a day in all of your lives when you will say, I know Zafar Khan, I shook his hand and I wear his T-Shirts. A lucky few will say, I heard him speak at LUMS. Fewer still will declare, I lost to Zafar, one fine day in…
A penny for your thoughts, pretty woman, or the myth about raising capital
“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…
On Hamlet, Horatios and Shakespearean mythology…
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…
The entrepreneurs’ prayer
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…
The myth of a unique idea – one
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…
Can you take me higher.…
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….
Startup Insiders – through the pictures
PASHA and Green and White, started the new year with a bang. Even though the party didn’t get going till about 6:15 pm on the 17th, it was the place to be yesterday in Karachi. If you have been dying to scratch the itch of working for yourself, yesterday was the day you would have…
Sticky rice and mangoes or building relationships
Sticky rice with mangoes is an interesting Thai desert. Take rice steamed in starch (hence sticky), pour a few spoons of sweetened coconut cream, sprinkle with cracked peanuts, and serve on a banana leaf with sliced mangoes. It brings out a mix of interesting flavors – slightly salted rice, crunchy peanuts, sweetened cream and ripe…
APICTA / PASHA Awards do’s and don’ts – old post rehash
Old post from around a year ago. Still relevant Quick update after Osama comment: With apologies to Seth Godin, here is the attached pdf Reallybad powerpoints.pdf APICTA Do’s and Don’ts – Confessions from Chiang Mai, Thailand Do’s Plan on arriving a day early so that you have had a chance to chat with…