Bright Possibilities

Tag: Ideas

  • Startup Decks and selling Stories – lessons from Zuora

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    Every startup faces the problem of explaining themselves to the investors and customers alike. Startups live at the edge of uncertainty exploring new ideas and have to thoughtfully present their case. Recently I came across the pitch deck from Zuora – Subscription SaaS company. See the deck here and a good commentary about this deck is here. Nearly…

  • Making Things in Seattle

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    This summer I got interested in making things in Seattle. After nearly 25 years since my last attempt with robots, I got to work with robots.  As part of the SparkSip: Tiny Task Bots project, we built a small robot that will be used for cleaning metal roof. Congrats to the kids who worked on this robot…

  • Bridge the world of difference in Olympics

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    Over the past two weeks International Olympics 2016  is in full swing. As of Aug 20, 2016, The USA is leading the medal tally with more than 100 medals. Kudos to all the fantastic athletes, coaches, parents, organizations, and organizers for propelling USA to the top of the charts. In daily life I observe parents and…

  • Build a house and you learn a lot …

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    In my mother tongue – Tamil – there is a saying: “ஒரு வீட்டை கட்டிப் பார்; ஒரு கல்யாணம் ப்ண்ணிப் பார்” meaning, “Build a house; conduct a wedding” to learn more. Everyone lives almost half their lives in their houses, so let us make it great. A few years back a dream to build a house entered our minds. We…

  • Ideas to business – another batch starts

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    Two days back I attended the introduction event run by 9-mile labs. Another batch of enthusiastic and energetic individuals talked about their ideas. There were 9 companies chosen for summer cohort that begins in July. Each company had a unique idea on how they are going to change the world. Ideas are hard, turning these…

  • Staying Creative Always

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    Today I ran into this article on How to find time for creative work. It was well written. The author of the article talks about how he had prioritized time to ensure he can do his creative work – writing – done. In many ways this is applicable for many of us. I write occasionally…

  • Next 5 innovations please!

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        Yesterday my 6 year old son was in awe and asked me ‘are there cars that drive themselves?’. I thought that was great he was learning from the world and is interested in technology. We got to watch the BMW Concept 100 Car video. The coming years are intriguing and awesome. Many companies are…

  • Imagination and creativity at display by students at Wenatchee

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    On Apr 2nd, we attended the Washington State event for Destination Imagination at Wenatchee. 91 teams from across the state were in attendance. I observed fantastic creative work from the students across the state. I was also excited to have my daughter participate in one of the teams. A few teams used “leaf blowers” to construct hover-board for the…

  • Investing and Prioritizing for Products without shouts – CSI method

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    In big companies and small companies, we are always brimming with many ideas but limited time or people to get work done. There are many ways to organize the work list and at many different granularities. A few years back we were in a product planning session with literally 1000+ items to consider. Yes, spreadsheets are great…

  • Energy, engagement and early success in startups

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    In the past week, I spoke with founders and co-founders of startup companies. These companies are pursuing projects in diverse areas including internet-of-things, software-as-service for invoices and shipping, robotic games for consumers, novel application of sensors for physical environments, etc. The founders are bright, focused, and exude energy in their missions. They are mindful of the challenges…