-
Archives
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- September 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
-
Meta
Author Archives: Ruchit
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on life and choices we make
When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices … Continue reading
Seaplane ride
Last week I rode a seaplane (plane which takes off & lands on water) at Seattle downtown area and spent about 30 minutes over Seattle skies at low altitude. Though it looks cool, it takes time to adjust in these … Continue reading
Found my desktop
If you ever had a Windows XP desktop, i am sure you remember this wallpaper, which was default wallpaper on XP machines. This weekend, we drove to place called Palouse … Continue reading
When you are in love with competitor’s product
In startup world, we expect entrepreneur to be obsessed with his/her own products or offering. But what does it mean when you are falling in love with your competitor’s product? No, I am not talking about phones here, but I … Continue reading
Negative Operating Cycle
I discovered something amazing about Amazon.com this morning, while I was watching this interesting presentation on design treasures of Amazon. Amazon.com makes $19billion every year and have total customer base which is larger than the populations of some countries … Continue reading
Annoying Security Warning
Ever since I have been using IE8, one thing which annoys me is the dialog box below. Every single click ( almost) I get to see this and I have to click one additional button. … Continue reading
Internet connection speed
I have my internet wireless router kept 2 rooms away from my usual working location at home here in Redmond, WA. I decided to run speedtest on my internet connectivity at home and I am surprised. You are reading … Continue reading
Founders Institute Seattle, Graduation
Yesterday night was graduation night for the Founder Institute Seattle chapter. Proud moment for everyone involved. 16 companies got incorporated (Puzzles to PetCare to Satellite device for adventure tourists to music search, education online……) Great Food, Great Pitches and some … Continue reading
[Survey Result] Is facebook your gateway to Internet?
Few days back I started a survey to find if people really like facebook or twitter logins to log into other sites. There are some great Facts & Figures available about the facebook, but then there was not enough data … Continue reading
Is facebook your gateway to internet?
In one of the product design forums, there was a discussion recently, if providing a facebook/twitter based login on a portal makes people concerned about losing their personal/private data. Technorati Tags: facebook,survey Though it seems like a valid possible reason, … Continue reading