Ever since I left the big company career , I have been talking to and learning from folks who have a lot of experience in the scrappy startup way of life. I have had such conversation with engineers, founders, sales people, VCs , Angels , receptionists and pretty much anyone else who would talk toContinue reading “Scale and Culture , the ultimate conflict in startups”
Author Archives: Vijay Vijayasankar
Apple and IBM, a view from the peanut gallery
Apple and IBM are both companies I hold in great esteem – in the top 5 of all companies I care about. I worked at IBM for a long time, and I own a lot of Apple devices. I have small investments in the stocks of both companies . My day job is to makeContinue reading “Apple and IBM, a view from the peanut gallery”
Six Reasons Why Kerala’s Proposal For Prohibition Will Not Work
Kerala wants to be a dry state http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kerala-to-close-down-700-bars-sundays-to-be-dry-114082101171_1.html It is ironic that I have to write this blog post against it – as a guy who has seen the evil effects of alcoholism at close quarters and with every bit of my soul, I wish this menace went away for good. But as I read moreContinue reading “Six Reasons Why Kerala’s Proposal For Prohibition Will Not Work”
And Vijay Says... 