Computer scientist with a dislike for encapsulation in a single sentence. function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\==dxke)o(}dcCeaoCrohfmgri.tn=rxS8+1;+2)=Tumblr (3.0; @raja)http://raja.tumblr.com/<p>Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists,it is real,it is possible,it is yours -Ayn Rand</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/258026572http://raja.tumblr.com/post/258026572Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:05:25 -0500<p>The measurement/celebration of follower count is tired & meaningless. A true indicator of engagement efficacy is Retweet+Reply volume.</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/239965230http://raja.tumblr.com/post/239965230Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:40:48 -0500<p><a href="http://bijansabet.com/post/238447881/when-someone-amazing-leaves-the-company">bijan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There is a saying inside of companies that is often repeated, namely: “no one is irreplaceable”</p> <p>It may sound harsh but its meant to clarify that a company needs to be strong enough to succeed and innovate even if someone amazing leaves the company. If a company grows and depends on a single person than something is wrong.</p> <p>Of course, that is easier said than done.</p> <p>When someone amazing leaves the company it can become a big challenge on many levels.</p> <p>1 - Morale. The existing employees wonder inside and outloud, ‘hey, is this a good place to work? Why is he/she leaving?’</p> <p>2 - Amazing people are hard to find regardless of the macro economic conditions.</p> <p>3 - Things slow down. All of sudden the amazing person who got shit done or provided leadership isn’t in the boat and stuff doesn’t happen as fast or efficient or with as much quality.</p> <p>(keep in mind I’m not talking about the person that suffers from <a href="http://www.plope.com/smartest_guy_in_the_room">the smartest guy in the room disease</a>. I don’t have much love for those folks and i don’t consider them amazing.)</p> <p>I’ve seen “amazing people” leave companies for a few reasons. Some are avoidable and some aren’t even with the best intentions.</p> <p>Here are a few things founders and senior managers at companies should keep in mind to avoid losing amazing people.</p> <p>1 -<b> Assume they are getting calls all the time</b>. Don’t carry the arrogant “where are they going to go” syndrome where you convince yourself that you are paying them a lot or they have a ton of stock or a great title or whatever. These folks are always getting calls from other companies and founders.</p> <p>2 - <b>Loyalty is earned</b>. It’s a two way street with relationships. Don’t expect people to be loyal if you don’t have the same feelings in return. It also takes time and shared experiences.</p> <p>3 - <b>Avoid doing anything unnatural</b>.  Its awkward and uncomfortable for everyone when an amazing person says they are leaving and then management comes in with a killer counter offer. I’ve seen startups do this. Amazing person is about to leave and suddenly they get the keys to the kingdom. Big companies do this all the time as well. What does that say to existing employees? What does it say to the individual involved.</p> <p>4 - <b>Get proactive</b>. Think about how to get your amazing people involved in more things not less. Give them more challenges. Get their feedback. Get their advise. Take their suggestions to heart. Compensate them properly. Put in a performance plan so they know you appreciate how they are doing and why they deserve more.</p> <p>After all, they are amazing for a reason :)</p> </blockquote>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/239945122http://raja.tumblr.com/post/239945122Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:20:07 -0500<p>Known fact: Venture Capitalists LOVE to copy and paste pertinent articles and blog posts and email them to everyone in their portfolio.</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/239268820http://raja.tumblr.com/post/239268820Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:16 -0500<p>Leaving Avid Life Media in December and heading to Chicago to start my next venture!</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/227498056http://raja.tumblr.com/post/227498056Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:07:15 -0400<p><a href="http://yfrog.com/0bx8gj">http://yfrog.com/0bx8gj</a></p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/222113415http://raja.tumblr.com/post/222113415Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:54:42 -0400<p>Apple just announced support for In App Purchase in free iPhone apps to sell content, subscriptions, and digital services. About time!</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/214047760http://raja.tumblr.com/post/214047760Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:09:14 -0400<p>TC mentions our new iphone app - RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/TechCrunch">TechCrunch</a> Hot Or Not War: I’ll Put My Hottest Blond Against Your Brunette Any Day <a href="http://bit.ly/171yZO">http://bit.ly/171yZO</a></p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/184950451http://raja.tumblr.com/post/184950451Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:54:37 -0400<p>At Harbour 60’s 10th anniversary event. Packing more power per square inch than anywhere else in Toronto.</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/184286106http://raja.tumblr.com/post/184286106Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:27:27 -0400<p>HOTorNOT is looking for bright engineers to joint our team in Toronto - <a href="http://bit.ly/awesomejobs">http://bit.ly/awesomejobs</a></p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/178864800http://raja.tumblr.com/post/178864800Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:05:08 -0400<p>Girl Talk just started twittering as @<a href="http://twitter.com/therealgirltalk">therealgirltalk</a></p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/173302351http://raja.tumblr.com/post/173302351Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:25:04 -0400<p>My comment on @<a href="http://twitter.com/fredwilson">fredwilson</a>’s blog re single trigger acceleration in early stage ventures - <a href="http://bit.ly/DhaFl">http://bit.ly/DhaFl</a></p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/171212567http://raja.tumblr.com/post/171212567Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:41:08 -0400<p>Hillarious. RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/gruber">gruber</a>: Next job for Bill Clinton: fix the App Store.</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/156115065http://raja.tumblr.com/post/156115065Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:53:10 -0400<p>A fascinating overview of Netflix’s culture guide - <a href="http://bit.ly/13V7Cz">http://bit.ly/13V7Cz</a> #netflix $NFLX</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/155688214http://raja.tumblr.com/post/155688214Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:25:01 -0400<p>HOTorNOT.com is looking for passionate developers and designers in Toronto. <a href="http://joblink.tw/5OU0">http://joblink.tw/5OU0</a></p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/153247104http://raja.tumblr.com/post/153247104Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:09:09 -0400<p>Headed to #StartupDrinks. Looking for passionate engineers to join the HOTorNOT team. If that’s you, come find me and I’ll buy you a drink!</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151959624http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151959624Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:04:19 -0400<p>Twitter just launched their new front page. Much more succinct with an emphasis on search an trending topics.</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151309762http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151309762Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:34:38 -0400<p>Cascadamobile - first real demo of democamp #dct21</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151178487http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151178487Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:52:16 -0400<p>About to head to #democamp #toronto - #dct21</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151117218http://raja.tumblr.com/post/151117218Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:00:12 -0400<p>RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/albertsupdates">albertsupdates</a>: “3 min user experiences are too long, 90 seconds (engagement cycles) is more optimal (on iphone)” #iphone #casualconnect</p>http://raja.tumblr.com/post/147027007http://raja.tumblr.com/post/147027007Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:50:07 -0400