30 days challenge

In the spirit of Matt Cutts, I am considering taking up one of these 30 days challenge. Any advise which one makes sense to take first:

run for 45 minutes [...]

this weekend’s reading: google search engine optimization starter guide

www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf

This is recommended reading for any executive who thinks SEO is strategic for his/her company. The guide does not  contain actionable items as much as they are about the approach [...]

5 iphone apps you need to run a startup

This is the list of app that I use almost everyday at my current startup on my iPhone and recommend to my team internally.

CardSnap ($14.99 for pro or $0.99 for [...]

Business plan template for your Series A presentation

When we were raising our first round for hCentive, Manoj Agarwala – our finance wizard – helped us create a very solid business plan which was well-appreciated by many VC.
When [...]

In search of a decent Jira app on iPhone

At hCentive, we are big users of Jira Studio. Its been a big help for our distributed team. Unfortunately, I am yet to find a good app to use Jira [...]

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Omnifocus Syncing Design Goofup- what happens when geeks design interfaces

Published on September 3rd, 2009no comments

At the outset, I must say that I am a regular user of OmniFocus on my iphone and mac.
Its a very well designed product and I use it many times [...]

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The 1 book you should read about money

Published on June 25th, 20092 comment

GRS has a great post about the best financial matters books:
25 Essential Books About Money: Financial Wisdom from Your Public Library
I cannot do justice to his entire post here so [...]

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Full list of websites that you can take offline with google gears

Published on June 15th, 2009no comments

List of web applications that provide at least partial offline functionality to end-user using Google Gears.
Listed in the order of perceived decreasing complexity of offline implementation:

Zoho Writer and Zoho Mail

Word [...]

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Creating a multi-layered backup strategy for mac

Published on June 9th, 2009no comments

Apple Blog has a good article on how to create a multi-layered backup strategy:
http://theappleblog.com/2009/06/05/my-multi-layered-backup-strategy/
Some software worth considering are:

Time Machine or Superduper! for daily painless backup. this is your first line [...]

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Building better health insurance plans

Published on May 13th, 2009one comment

We are going thru our yearly open enrollment where we get a chance to change our health insurance plans (among other things). In that context, I am reading a little [...]

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Great tips on startup marketing

Published on April 15th, 2009no comments

Startup Marketing: Tactical Tips From The Trenches

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10 iphone apps for business travelers

Published on April 14th, 2009no comments

TripIt: Now available for iPhone. forward your trip emails (from airlines, hotels etc) to tripit and have then available as organized trips with offline access on your iPhone. Very useful [...]

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best sites to finding good airfare

Published on April 7th, 2009no comments

Upgrade:Travel Better has following recommendations for searching airfare:

Tripadvisor Flights is a great site overall
For International flights starting from US: try Kayak or Trax
For international flights not starting in US: try [...]

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Enterprise 2.0

Published on March 30th, 2009no comments

A few weeks ago, Stowe Boyd asked me if he could do a video interview of me over skype where I can talk about some cool stuff we are [...]

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What should I buy if I do not want a Mac (or the best business travel laptop)

Published on March 29th, 2009no comments

If after reading our purchase list for using Mac in a corporate environment – you realize its too expensive; then we have the perfect Windows Laptop for you – Asus [...]

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