Mumbai Airport, 19th Sept, 2015

When I came I was a mess
This I must confess

My confidence at a significant low
My body had also dealt a big blow -
A thing of pride and pleasure
Was complaining of too much pressure

But since then over a month has passed
And I many a lesson have amassed

There's nothing strikingly new
But have insights emerged quite a few

A reinforcement of the fact
That most effective are the simplest didacts

Just entered the port again
To take at promising opportunities an aim

But this time it feels different..

Of the outcome I am less sure
But I am sure I will endure
All I have to do..
Is by the basics persevere..

I must know all will be well
And that sincerity will a just fortune tell

Sometimes it might take a while
And difficult will it be meanwhile

But persist I must on the right cause
Without taking too long a pause

For if there's one thing I have learnt under duress
Is that faith and efforts are a man's only redress

Since efforts will your fortune tell
In the end all will be well

Source: The Corporate Dossier : Sept 4, 2015

Capitalism believes in equality of opportunity as compared to the communist ideology - which talks of equality of outcomes.

Also - when Murthy started Infosys - he was very clear - 

"We will earn the respect of all stake holders."

- Which is akin to saying we will deliver so much value to all stake holders, that they will start respecting us

- 'Delivering value' is the action, 'respect' is the outcome

Saras Sarasvathy:

Creating jobs is what is required. Now, either you can be a small entrepreneur who starts his small thing - or you can be one of the scale up entrepreneurs who sees the start ups around him and offers his talents to scale up the offering to a larger level.

Most MNCs have been successful because they have EMBRACED Scale,

- compare this with Subroto Bagchi's thoughts in 'The Elephant Catchers' where he speaks about how it is important to mentally 'embrace the idea of scale' to be able to do it effectively. 

That is to say that - scaling will NOT be easy. A large part of it will be difficult and uncomfortable. You have to mentally commit to it. 

Only then will it work out.

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