Men get separated from boys - 2008 Edition
In my own entrepreneurial journey, this is the second version of ‘Men get separated from Boys’. Am I not clear ? I am referring to the overall economic climate that prevails all around us. The stock market crash, the economic gloom, the capital becoming less visible etc,. Something similar hit us about 7 years ago….remember ? Read more
Education World
The following is the transcript of Satya’s interview given to Education World, a leading monthly dedicated to the field of Education
EW
Since you promoted Career Launcher in 1995, the company and you have come a long way. How satisfied are you with what Career Launcher has achieved? What would you say is CL’s greatest achievement?
Satya
In some ways, CL has achieved much more than my wildest dreams as a young 24 year old entrepreneur aspirant. In many other ways, the newer dreams that have taken shape during the course of the journey are yet to be fulfilled. That keep me and my team of CL-ites energized.
San Antonio and the Elephant Bumping
I am just back from my annual pilgrimage to the Tie (The Indus Entrepreneur) annual Retreat. The venue was San Antonio, Texas. Even for a socially retarded being like me, the Tie Retreat has become a ‘must-do’ every year.
One – the Elephant Bumping
Each year, some of the biggest elephants of the entrepreneurial and academic world come to the retreat. CK Prahalad, Vindi Banga, Kanwal Rekhi, ‘Desh’ Deshpande, Victor Menezes, and so on. In addition, there are hundreds of successful entrepreneurs from the Indus Region who have made it big in all parts of the globe – from Tokyo or Alaska. From Nordic to New Zealand.
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Socially Meaningful Growth
The best of organizations focus on growth even as they contribute enormously to the societal context in which they exist. After all, every organization is a social being, meeting a legitimate need of the members of the society.
As I write this, a couple of initiatives come to my mind which are currently (or recently) in action inside the CL ecosystem.
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Children’s intelligence - Srinagar - Soccer
When will the adults learn ?
There is a myth perpetrated by the adults in this world that they are knowledgable. They claim to know the ways of the world. They have arrogated all the wisdom to themselves. They decide what the child needs to learn. They also decide what sequence is best for the child. In the process, they ensure that the child’s divine gifts, unexplainable intelligences, deep insights, are reduced to that of an average adult by the time the Child becomes one. Let me give but a piece of data or two to support my point.