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Author Archives: Chirag Bindal
Magic Quadrant
Back in 1998, I visited Mumbai with my college band Krossbreedz. We were participating in the rock competition at Mood-Indigo, IIT Bombay’s cultural festival. The organizers put us up at one of the IIT hostels. We got a unique chance … Continue reading
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Tagged Arun, CEO, Connect, Krossbreedz, Materialistic, People, Quadrant, Spiritual
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Go
Go. Amazon Go. The online retail giant’s recent announcement of the checkout-lineless store has caught the fancy of many. Nothing extraordinary about the technology itself, everyone has been talking about deep learning, computer vision and the likes for some time … Continue reading
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From Ambassador to…
This is a story based on real life events that I have been fortunate enough to witness firsthand. This is a story about a childhood friend who I have known since 1988. Twenty-eight years (as of 2016)! Now that seems … Continue reading
Data pollution
When plastic was invented, the invention was considered such a boon. After several decades, we realized we overdid the usage that led to polluted dumping grounds and oceans. When coal and other fossil fuels were discovered, we again overdid the usage that … Continue reading
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Fly, don’t die
Everyone dies. Some day it is bound to happen. No one who has ever lived has not not died. If they haven’t yet, they will some day. But then nobody likes to die, not most people. And under most circumstances, we … Continue reading
Posted in Health and wellness, Travel
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Windows Phone and OS X El Capitan
Thanks to this person who researched and provided a fix for the Windows Phone and OS X El Captain issue. Hope someone can do so for the M-Audio FastTrack Ultra issue as well, where the audio interface is not recognized … Continue reading
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Innovation has no limits
Amazon is an action company. That is my perspective as an Amazon customer. When Jeff Bezos phrases the company’s core philosophy as ‘customer first’, it clearly is not lip service. I am amazed by the amount of customer-centric innovation that … Continue reading
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Not an ordinary Monday
It was a Monday. But not an ordinary Monday. Not from the vantage point of a relatively junior employee in the 250 people organization. The year was 2002. Cybage had recently implemented Formal Mondays. The reason mentioned in the policy … Continue reading
Hero
“You are my Hero, Papa”, said my almost 4 year old daughter last evening. Her statement triggered various emotions and questions in my mind. Did she mean what she said? Did she know what those words meant? Where did she … Continue reading
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Save Money. Live Better.
Stories like those of Walmart and Southwest Airlines never cease to amaze. What were smaller companies once, by focusing on execution, and culture, were able to overtake well-established and gigantic competitors of their times and transform themselves into undisputed market … Continue reading
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