Thursday, October 19, 2006

Mind your words!

Here are some of the famous quotes that illustrate this! :)

"This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously
considered as a means of communication. The device is
inherently of no value to us."

-- An internal Western Union memo, 1876

"The information superhighway is a dirt road that won't be
paved over until 2025."

-- Sumner Redstone, CEO of Viacom/Blockbuster.

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
-- IBM chairman Thomas Watson, 1943

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- Ken Olson, founder, chairman & president of DEC, 1977

"Everything that can be invented has already been invented."
-- Charles H. Duell, director of the U.S. Patent Office, 1899

"A rocket will never be able to leave the earth's atmosphere."
-- The New York Times, 1936

"You'd better learn secretarial skills or else get married."
-- Modeling agency, rejecting Marilyn Monroe in 1944

"Television won't last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night."
-- Producer Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, 1946

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
-- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.

"640k ought to be enough for anybody."
-- Bill Gates, 1981 (keeping the best for the last!)

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

The Art of the Start!

Yesterday, I got a chance to listen to Guy Kawasaki's talk through Google Video
(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3755718939216161559&q=guy+kawasaki+talk&hl=en)...
It was a clean, simple and useful presentation.

Here are some key points that I noted:
1) Think different. Create something that is 10 times better...not just 10% better!
2) Your customers are having your money...see how you can take your money from their pockets! (cool thought :))
3) Create a unique product that would be of great value to the customers.
4) The 10/20/30 rule for presentation (See the video to know what it is!)
5) Flattern the learning curve.
6) Don't ask people to do something that you wouldn't.

Try the video...hope you'll like it!

A Brief History of Computers, As Seen in Old TV Ads

Got this link http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/002950.html from slashdot.com...interesting set of Ads!...

My personal favorite is the "Apple "Think Different" (1998)". There is something about this Ad that make me want to see it again and again and again! :)

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Hello, World!

Yep, this is my first blog entry...hope the world takes note of this! :)