About wisdom
Pithy one liners are good. Until, they are actually taken seriously. You see, the previous two sentences don’t even mean anything. Anyway, Shripriya writes,
I’ve always believed that if you have an idea, there is bound to be someone else who’s also had a similar idea. So execution is nine tenths of the battle.
I don’t know how I should react. Mostly because I don’t have a reaction. I want to believe that is very clever because I know her. I also want to say, ‘that does not even mean anything’.
Maybe Avataram will weigh in. About whom, many people like she, don’t have a favorable opinion.
Tags: Nilu
November 27th, 2007 at 6:46 am
Please ask Avataram to sample and write about whisky.
November 27th, 2007 at 7:20 am
I actually like the girl. She stood up to me for Indra Nooyi, and I admit she has been vindicated to some extent. And at least that sentence you quote from her is right about sex.
November 27th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
avataram,
/* And at least that sentence you quote from her is right about sex. */
summa solla koodathu. that was really funny
I think her words work for good ideas that are already/reasonably popular. ‘make a movie’ ‘ borrow and start a business’ are examples of potentially good ideas that are already popular. and so they arent as important as the their execution. but at some level ideas begin to become rare and so are more precious/important.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
elai Hawkeye, puthsa ethavathu management thathhuvam sollittu povannu pathha…
December 7th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
I don’t know how I missed this.
Avataram - LOL! Yes, definitely applies to sex!!
December 7th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Nilu - not very clever. In fact, for the very clever, very obvious.
Hawkeye - disagree. The post I made was in regard to a guy who is starting a website to advise college kids about career choices. That’s not a particularly broad idea (his blog is here if you want to see it http://blog.path101.com). - but still, many people have had the same or similar ideas. YouTube - another specific idea. At least 4-5 others had the same idea. The primary thing that set YT apart was one piece of executional brilliance - allowing the videos to be embedded into any site while the hosting was powered by YT. So, you see…