Comments on: Leaving IonLab http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/ Conning people into thinking I'm intelligent. Since 1982. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:31:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Swaroop http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130733 Swaroop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:05:19 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130733 <p>@Divya @VinayakMahadevan @Hardik @Sriranga @Premshree @Pathik Thanks for the encouragement and support!</p> <p>@Muki @Sanish As <a href="http://twitter.com/naeem/status/5880022703" rel="nofollow">Naeem Zafar said</a>, "The price of not failing is incalculable - fail so that you can learn".</p> <p>@Alireza Haha!</p> <p>@Veera Agreed.</p> <p>@Arif Thank you Arif. Will check out that book.</p> <p>@AbeOye Nice, I really liked that book.</p> @Divya @VinayakMahadevan @Hardik @Sriranga @Premshree @Pathik Thanks for the encouragement and support!

@Muki @Sanish As Naeem Zafar said, “The price of not failing is incalculable – fail so that you can learn”.

@Alireza Haha!

@Veera Agreed.

@Arif Thank you Arif. Will check out that book.

@AbeOye Nice, I really liked that book.

]]> By: Pathik http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130715 Pathik Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:36:10 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130715 <p>Another great post. Good luck for your next venture.</p> Another great post. Good luck for your next venture.

]]> By: Arif http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130714 Arif Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:33:24 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130714 <p>Swaroop that was a brilliant post. I too am definitely saving this for later reflection. I had quite a few takebacks from this. The most memorable of them is “Start focusing on three things from day one – relationships, cash flow, balance sheet." Take care Swaroop, wish you all the best in your future endeavours. Arif</p> <p>Ps. To balance out Seth's advice in "The Dip", I highly recommend reading Mastery by George Leonard. I completed it just last week.</p> Swaroop that was a brilliant post. I too am definitely saving this for later reflection. I had quite a few takebacks from this. The most memorable of them is “Start focusing on three things from day one – relationships, cash flow, balance sheet.” Take care Swaroop, wish you all the best in your future endeavours. Arif

Ps. To balance out Seth’s advice in “The Dip”, I highly recommend reading Mastery by George Leonard. I completed it just last week.

]]> By: Premshree Pillai http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130712 Premshree Pillai Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:05:14 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130712 <p>Good luck with whatever's next for you, man. Be good.</p> Good luck with whatever’s next for you, man. Be good.

]]> By: Veera http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130710 Veera Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:19 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130710 <p>Well, I have not done startups, but I have started so many projects, blown weekends and nights taking it on a long drive and have dropped it on the floor never to pick it up again.</p> <p>That did not mean I wasted time! I have a bunch of other fairly successful products which were a result of the things I learned during all the "failed" projects.</p> <p>When we are faced by a problem that is not worth solving, we can either give in to emotions and say "Winners don't quit" and keep making futile attempts to solve it, or move on to a new, shinier and more awesome challenge.</p> <p>Quitting is not bad! If you felt it was right, it would have been right!</p> <p>Good luck and keep writing :)</p> Well, I have not done startups, but I have started so many projects, blown weekends and nights taking it on a long drive and have dropped it on the floor never to pick it up again.

That did not mean I wasted time! I have a bunch of other fairly successful products which were a result of the things I learned during all the “failed” projects.

When we are faced by a problem that is not worth solving, we can either give in to emotions and say “Winners don’t quit” and keep making futile attempts to solve it, or move on to a new, shinier and more awesome challenge.

Quitting is not bad! If you felt it was right, it would have been right!

Good luck and keep writing :)

]]> By: Sriranga http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130709 Sriranga Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130709 <p>I am actually surprised by your decision. Your blog is insightful and a source of great inspiration to many wannabe 'startuppers' like me. Your thoughts which you pen on your blog are very insightful.</p> <p>All the very best in your future endeavour. Please keep blogging like before :)</p> I am actually surprised by your decision. Your blog is insightful and a source of great inspiration to many wannabe ’startuppers’ like me. Your thoughts which you pen on your blog are very insightful.

All the very best in your future endeavour. Please keep blogging like before :)

]]> By: Hardik Dalwadi http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-2/#comment-130708 Hardik Dalwadi Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:55:30 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130708 <p>So far now i have analyzed your behaviour pattern from your Blog. You have done up to the mark for first start-up. You should have become Advisor VC for those who are interested in new start-up, I called it "Mediator" who don't like fame. I am sure lot of people in need of that. Great going so far now. Best of Luck :)</p> So far now i have analyzed your behaviour pattern from your Blog. You have done up to the mark for first start-up. You should have become Advisor VC for those who are interested in new start-up, I called it “Mediator” who don’t like fame. I am sure lot of people in need of that. Great going so far now. Best of Luck :)

]]> By: Vinayak Mahadevan http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-1/#comment-130707 Vinayak Mahadevan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:40:06 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130707 <p>All the best in your new endeavours</p> All the best in your new endeavours

]]> By: Sanish http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-1/#comment-130704 Sanish Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:57 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130704 <p>Hi Swaroop, I am bit surprised with this news of leaving IonLab. But I could see good reasons for you taking this decision. The experience and maturity you have gained would be priceless! and I am sure that they would be counted in your future whatever you do. As Steve Jobs said it is very difficult to connect dots looking forward.</p> <p>All the Best.</p> <p>Cheers, Sanish.</p> Hi Swaroop, I am bit surprised with this news of leaving IonLab. But I could see good reasons for you taking this decision. The experience and maturity you have gained would be priceless! and I am sure that they would be counted in your future whatever you do. As Steve Jobs said it is very difficult to connect dots looking forward.

All the Best.

Cheers, Sanish.

]]> By: Alireza http://www.swaroopch.com/blog/leaving-ionlab/comment-page-1/#comment-130703 Alireza Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:10:41 +0000 http://www.swaroopch.com/?p=2483#comment-130703 <p>take it easy Indian Steve Jobs !!</p> take it easy Indian Steve Jobs !!

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