Logging out from makaan.com

September 24, 2009
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Logging out from makaan.com

Now when i am logging off as a product manager for makaan.com after two and a half year, i am tempted to peep into the past and relive some of the moments that i’ll cherish for life. My session with makaan begins with an email request (typical web 2.0 style) to aditya verma (business head & vp, makaan.com ) and i got the invite to join in the core team to build a real estate portal. First day @ makaan                         My Laapy We started out with a small team in a makeshift office in south extn before moving to beautiful building in gurgaon.  We started in a typical...

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Plan trip to vaishno devi – online

September 21, 2009
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Plan trip to vaishno devi – online

  My weekend trip to vaishno devi, so what is different from my last trip in december. This one was a completely arranged online for every step of journey.  I had the mix experience bad one with irctc (online booking for indian railways) and Indian railways but excellent experience with official site of vaishno devi shrine board.   I booked my rails tickets on JAT express tatkal basis. They charged me fare from originating station (ajmer) to the destination (jammu), almost double in my case and 150 rs tatkal charges extra + irctc charges. But they treated me as no show because we boarded the train from...

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My new N95

August 29, 2009
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My new N95

Now why have I got a new N95 without having a poll on facebook and asking for opinion on model on make. Couple of reasons, firstly I have done it very recently for my Nokia E63 and more importantly why would my friends spare time for it. But on second thought they might have its better than stupid facebook applications to find out what flower, color, actor, emotion, ghost. But that’s a different story… coming back to my N95. This white beauty come with certain exclusive privileges. Just flaunt it and you get preferential treatment at almost all outlets....

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Jeff Bezos about Amazon and Zappos

August 6, 2009
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“Every thing I know” by Jeff Bezos (Founder Amazon.com). This is an exellent presentation about Amazon and Zappos but hold true for any organization specially startups. This also highlights the advantages of  being ‘obsessed on customers’. Source : Youtube

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Neemrana Fort palace, Rajasthan

July 22, 2009
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Neemrana Fort palace, Rajasthan

Few months back, we picked up Neemrana Fort Palace for a weekend get away trip from Gurgaon. I have some kind of facinations for the Palaces & forts and Neemrana is the closed fort in Rajasthan from Gurgaon, some 80 km from IGI Airport. We booked a stay for a night there in Hari Vilas (Lord Vishnu’ adobe) , one of the rooms being offered from the heritage property. The deal – One night stay @ INR 5000 excluding the buffet lunch (INR 600) and dinner (INR 700). We opted for this room for three primary reasons a) This room is...

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Traffic light for footover bridge in gurgaon !

July 17, 2009
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Traffic light for footover bridge in gurgaon !

This can happen only here in India. We know how to ulitize all the resources to fullest and look forward to accept new challenges. Look at the images below I clicked of foot over bridge meant for pedestrian in millenium city, gurgaon. No hurry at all – Guy seems to be attending a call from home  Wow ! such a good negotiater of sharp turns Pedestrian should be given adverse travel advisory for crossing expressway by footover bridge build in gurgaon. Or considering the amount of motor vehicles goverment should put up traffic lights up there. Or better lets have...

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New life in my home

July 16, 2009
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New life in my home

Hold your gun man and don’t jump to conclusions and don’t go by the post image at all. Its not me and monica in the pic, I am talking about …well why don’t you read below. Wow ! great to see my garden getting inhabited by a new couple (weaver bird but off course). They have build up a nice cozy home for themselves (see images of the progress in last 15-20 days).                                  July 02, 2009                         July 09, 2009                       July 16, 2009 Like a typical middle class Indian neigbour I peeped into their home on pretext of borrowing some...

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Safeguard your SIM card against misuse

July 10, 2009
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Safeguard your SIM card against misuse

There seems to be a perfect synergy in the marketing and sales department of cellular companies. Both departments are supplementing each other in growing the subscriber base (And possibly redcuing ARPU). The telesales ladies pushes hard to sell complementary ‘Golden’, ‘Platinum’ and matching/similar numbers to your current Mobile number in ever sweet voice. I have recd two such calls since morning. Good I have recieved two call in morning itself and now I can chill (My average incoming telesales call stands at 2). I am sure you want to know how have I managed this. Follow these simple rules to avoid...

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