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You are only as good as your team - Sashank

You are only as good as your team

I have failed more times than I have succeeded. Yet, in the grand scheme of things, I might be considered somewhat of a success. It is because, I have a team that is willing and able to do what it takes. You can deliver what your team can....

Do not adapt to change - Sashank

Do not adapt to change

I am not saying this as in adapting to climatic changes over millennia. That is evolution over which we have little control. Change is the one constant in life. There will be times when you see things taking you to a higher level of comfort or pleasantness and...

Product development for adoption and growth for SaaS products

BOS – Framework as a Service

Software Engineering is an immature discipline. Late delivery, going over budget, Product not meeting specified requirements, inadequate documentation, lack of standardization, unpredictable maintenance needs and other related problems are common to most software projects. Where other Engineering disciplines enjoy well-defined global standards that afford Engineers the ability to...

Gating criterion - Sashank

Gating criterion

“Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect”. Draw therefore, circles around you, that your countenance stays protected! And the ones that make it into each circle must stand the one gating criterion that you have defined for that circle. For the circle of trust, use honesty. For productivity,...

Managing tigers, wolves, sheep and hogs - Sashank

Managing tigers, wolves, sheep and hogs

Tigers are fiercely independent and strong. They generate the most value. It is only through trust that may be tamed. You want a pact of Wolves! There is nothing too big, no danger too daunting; for the pact is strategic, smart, nimble and together, till the goal is...

Is it adding up?

Is it adding up?

Is it adding up? Each time you have to start over, you are undoing a massive amount of time, intellectual and physical capacity, money and relationships. Each time you have to change strategy, location, professions or jobs, you may be losing years of time and capital, very little...

Make a choice or else…

Make a choice or else…

Life often presents you with multiple roads to choose from. A choice is a must: whether it is you that is making it or nature deciding it for you! Choose, and you get to determine the journey. It is you, that is making a conscious decision as to...