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My thoughts will follow in a separate thread.
Pakistan
2
Oct 09
Your great (secret) startup idea — sucks!
Your great (secret) startup idea — sucks!
Even though you may be onto something but your startup idea probably sucks. See the thing is that we get so excited about our idea that we keep it close to our chest, so no one else can run with it and beat us to the punch.
Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you. There are at least 10 other people in this world who thought of exactly (or better) the same idea that you are guarding.
It is a well known fact that it is the execution of the idea that matters and not the idea itself.
So my advice to all you out there is to talk about your idea, talking with others will help you refine your idea, gather feedback and fine tune it for the launch.
So go out there and make that idea a reality. Talk to people, fix it, refine it and relaunch.
I am not interested in “waiting” for your “big idea” to be rolled out after 2 years. This world wants instant results. So build that first iteration with just one feature.
That’s what we did for Mazaydar.
Even though you may be onto something but your startup idea probably sucks. See the thing is, we get so excited about our idea that we decide to keep it close to our chest, so no one else can run away with it and beat us to the punch.
Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you. There are at least 10 other people in this world who thought of exactly (or better) the same idea that you are guarding. It is a well known fact that it is the execution of the idea that matters and not the idea itself.
So my advice to all you out there is to talk about your idea, talking with others will help you refine your idea, gather feedback and fine tune it for the launch.
So go out there and make that idea a reality. Talk to people, fix it, refine it and relaunch.
I am not interested in “waiting” for your “big idea” to be rolled out after 2 years. This world wants instant results. So build that first iteration with just one feature.
That’s what we did for Mazaydar.
15
Sep 09
U Job Portal = U Failed Portal
So yesterday I read an interesting article on Green&White. UFone GSM has launched UJob Portal that allows customers to apply for jobs right from their mobile phones. Wow! About time! Well not really but let’s not kill it right away shall we?
So how does UFone tell us all about this awesome feature?
Finding your dream job is now, just an SMS away. U-Job Alerts now gives you access to thousands of job announcements as posted on Pakistan’s Leading Job Portal, ROZEE.PK.
Hmm.. “dream job” an “SMS” away. Yes that’s what I want, I want you to spam with me SMS alerts for every single job that is posted on Rozee.pk — like you couldn’t just spam my inbox so I can look through them when I had a few minutes and apply for them with a proper resume.
To me this is a prime example of a product shoved into a space where it doesn’t belong. It is uterly useless and someone at UFone should be held responsible for making this decision.
I am not even going to bother explaining why is it a bad idea from an employer’s point of view, let alone candidate’s point of view. But if you are looking for job, my personal recommendation to you would be NOT to use UJob to apply for a job. I know I won’t hire you if you applied through the mobile.
28
Aug 09
Cricket Revolution – Available on Sept 18, 09
So finally we hear from the Mind Storm Studios regarding their upcoming Cricket game. Cricket Revolution — will be available from Steam on Sept 18, 2009.
I am excited about this release for two reasons:
1. It is a cricket game. Looks awesome and with P2P features, I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
2. It is made by a Pakistani company. I don’t even know of any other game that has been developed and released from Pakistani company.
It will be interesting to see how successful does this get. I am not sure if they are releasing any console versions of the game, so if the guys from Mindstorm Studio read this post, can you please comment on this?
4
Aug 09
Love Pakistan .. By Changing Your Twitter Pic?
When I first read a tweet from various Pakistani twitter users about @farhanmasood‘s initiative of creating twitter avatars with green background and such, I had a weird feeling (very weird). So today when I read on PakCrunch about this same topic and how Imran Hussain had a similar feeling, I was relieved.
I love my country, I don’t need to prove it to anyone by my twitter stream. Actually I agree with Imran that no one cares how much you love your country. I think what is important to do this August 14th, is to make an aim. Yes we all love to make aims in life. So let’s make an aim that whatever we are trying to do to improve Pakistan — whether it is by starting a company, launching a new product, cleaning our neighbourhoods, helping others in whatever way possible — whatever it is, let’s keep on doing it.
Show your love for your country by your actions, not by tweets alone.
While I applaud Farhan for what he is doing, I really do think that his talent and skills can be put to better use rather than creating these avatars. We have bigger fishes to catch, we have bigger problems to solve. Let’s use our talent for productive activities.