Archive for July, 2008
Start-up quickie - why montior110.com failed?
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 29, 2008
- In: Start Ups
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Roger Ehrenberg wrote an excellent article on why monitor110.com failed even though they were able to raise boatload of money. I will reserve my thoughts for later, but following are the 7 deadliest sins according to Roger, which I wholeheartedly agree:
The lack of a single, “the buck stops here” leader until too late in the [...]
Blackberry sync with evolution on Ubuntu using Funambol - step by step instructions
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 22, 2008
- In: Technology
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It took me quite awhile to seamlessly sync my blackberry with evolution on Ubuntu. Up until now, I had to always use outlook just to keep up with the blackberry, while using ubuntu for everything else. As you can imagine, it was a nightmare to switch back and forth when you are expected to have [...]
Easy way to make money with google adsense
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 16, 2008
I couldn’t help laughing at the following advertisement:
Basically the highlighted text, in Tamil language, request the users to click on the google advertisements shown all over the screen. This pretty much violates google’s adsense ToS. I wonder how much money this site made so far with this innovative approach!!!
Funny note to Google: Wakeup and hire [...]
Very first blog entry about myGPSid.com
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 15, 2008
Alright!!! enough is enough - I am getting inundated with questions about my future plans. Most of you know by now that I had quit Music Intelligence Solutions; going to be two months soon. So the question is what’s next? Well, we are just getting started on a new innovative product and hopefully we’ll get [...]
Email etiquette for startup companies
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 15, 2008
There was an interesting article on ABC News about email usage, Best Way to Annoy Your Co-Workers? Using E-mails.
Even though I agree with most of it, a clear distinction between big monolithic companies vs Startup/agile companies are warranted. For example in big companies, it is all about CYA. But in a startup environment, it is [...]
Sandra Brown - The Alibi - Book Review
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 15, 2008
- In: My Books
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This is my very first book of Sandra Brown - I was skeptical at the beginning and was really surprised by the storyline and the twist at the end. This is one book where I was not able to predict the killer up until the last time - excellent job by the author.
If you really [...]
Kinky Friedman - The Christmas Pig: A Fable - Book Review
Posted by: Venky Chinnathambi on: July 15, 2008
- In: My Books
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This is unlike any other Kinky’s book - the usual and typical cigars, talking cats and many more (which are Kinky’s trademark features) are missing in this book. Just imagine Kinky Friedman writing a Shrek-like story - the result would be The Christmas Pig.
The ending was different and unique, which may offend lot of [...]
