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
Editors’ Note, Pakistan Risk Review
Emerging markets require special attention. Standard models don’t apply, conventional wisdom doesn’t work and traditional thinking can quickly land you in uncharted and troubled territory. Pakistan as an economy is not that different from other emerging markets. Like others we have our own personal challenges and demons. However given our special needs and situation…
Hack or not?
Even money that this is an elaborate hack? Reactions. Brother Vickram?
Pakistan Risk Review…
In one short month we have now sent two major publications out to the printer. The first (the Blue Screen of Death, retitled Reboot) was easy. I have been working on that book for about 8 years now, and two editions later rewriting a key chapter after close to a decade of heady involvement was…
Foreword to the second edition
What a difference three years and an economic cycle make! When the Blue Screen first came out in March 2006, we certainly didn’t expect the reactions or the reviews. Three years later it is being used as a text book as well as background material for case studies at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS),…
Last words
Food for thought: We export about 230 million US dollars worth of produce every month. That is cereal, grains, fruits, vegetables, seafood, meat products and other allied food groups. For years we couldn’t get the storage, packaging and distribution right. Add two nationwide wholesale distribution chains pulling a Costco in Karachi and Lahore and you…
Happy Birthday Maestro
May you have many more, Teeth. Not to mention an absolutely scandalous birthday bash. Don’t forget to post the pics J