CoFounder & CEO @ADDAsoftware. #HappyCommunityLiving Lekin jab hum mil jaate hain, kho jaata hai jaane kaun..
Plano, TX
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These will be back in fashion?
Caring for people
No tolerance for corruption
Things that made America such an endearing country.
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felt like a conquerer grabbing a chair close to the food counter in the lounge and marking territory by hanging jacket on it.. come live in our crowded country.. everywhere there's opportunity for sense of achievement :)) so many good empty chairs ka mazaa hi kya hai..
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am I the only one frustrated with the auto numbering mixups when formatting text? used to happen with word now with WhatsApp..
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Aerocano.
Asked for Americano at dubai airport got this instead. Americano with froth.
Innovation or changing popularities?
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was at @arrahman Wonderment Tour at KTPO yest. Overall it was satisfying, Acoustics was abysmal.
All KTPO concerts r like dis? Then kuchh karna chahiye na? @arunkatiyar @rk_misra @JagritiTheatre
(my comparison - ARR show in DYPatil Mumbai, and Isha Mahashivratri)
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not the USA I knew of.. tipping expectation everywhere.. this in the complimentary airport shuttle from hotel.
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ek Hotwire observation note karna hai..
In my professional life there have been many betrayals. And there have been exemplary acts of sincerity/loyalty.
I noticed ppl following the Islam religion have done less betrayals and more sincerity, even as a percentage. I try my best to avoid any positive bias based on this. But cannot deny this observation.
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Wisdom.
Years of experience does seem to bring it.. I would never trade my silvers and wrinkles for a younger me.. This wisdom is dope. Want more of it, want to grow older.
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No locality grows without immigration. And no immigration happens without dilution of the local culture.
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Till the 1990s companies were building ERP in-house. SAP said it will break the silos of softwares and made it single platform.
I don't think that was their main strength. Subject Matter Expertise in Verticals was their Strength. Automobile, Manufacturing etc. The industry BEST PRACTICES were embedded in SAP.
So a company building in-house built with only their knowledge of their biz and industry.
A company using SAP leveraged best practices of their industry.
With AI a similar wave is happening - companies wanting to build in-house. Let's see this time what wins - Custom requirements versus Industry Best practices.
Relevant to us as a Vertical SaaS.
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my first job offer upon returning to india in 2006 was from Capgemini's blr office.. the HR introduced it as "we are the captive back office" in a matter of fact way. But to me it was a non starter. I am not going to be a part of anything that calls itself captive.. no matter how clinical that term is meant to be.
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"Once you share the offer, I will discuss with my husband and let you know."
I freeze when some women professionals say that.
Never heard a man say "I will discuss the offer with my wife and let you know". He will be laughed at.. That he can't decide for himself..
But can I avoid hiring a woman professional for this reason..? :(
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"It is so normal that nobody even thinks of it as a problem any more."
Our country's biggest scourge is "Chalta hai". Need more Indians like this!
A man in Bangalore bought 3 tickets for an afternoon film.He got to his seat on time.
Then the cinema played 25 minutes of advertisements before the film began.
Because of that, the film finished late. He had work calls booked afterwards. He had to cancel them.
So he took the biggest cinema chain in the country to court.
His name is Abhishek M R.
He is a lawyer in Bangalore. He was 31 at the time.
The date was 26th December 2023. The film was Sam Bahadur. The cinema was a PVR INOX.
His ticket said the show would begin at a certain time. It did not begin at that time.
What played first was 25 minutes of commercials. Not trailers for other films. Advertisements.
Now, everybody has sat through this. You reach the hall on time, and then you sit in the dark watching advertisements while the film waits. It is so normal that nobody even thinks of it as a problem any more.
He thought it was a problem.
He filed a case at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Bangalore.
His argument was simple. He had paid for a service. That service was advertised to start at a fixed time. It did not start at that time. His own time was taken from him without his agreement, and it cost him his work calls.
The cinema chain defended itself. It said the law requires cinemas to play about 10 minutes of public service announcements before a film, so some delay cannot be helped.
The commission accepted that 10 minutes may be required.
It did not accept that 10 minutes explains 25.
The order went against the company.
It was told to pay him 20,000 rupees as damages, and 8,000 rupees towards the cost of fighting the case. It was also told to pay 1 lakh rupees to the Consumer Welfare Fund, which is a government fund for consumer protection work.
The wording of the judgement is the part worth remembering.
The commission wrote that in the new era, time is considered as money, and each person's time is very precious. It said that 25 to 30 minutes is a considerable amount of time to sit idle in a theatre watching unnecessary advertisements. It said people have tight schedules and do not have time to waste.
PVR INOX runs more than 900 screens across India and Sri Lanka.
He had 3 tickets and a bill, and he did not let it go.
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In day-to-day usage if you have the chance to use your own app vs your competitor's app, which one should you use? For getting insights?
I've done both and conclude you should use your own app.
Eat in your own restaurant daily, periodically in competitors'.
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I seem to love Female voices with deep bass.. specially for spiritual singing.. Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta..Anne Murray..
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