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 …

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 …

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 …

So folks let me take you thru the process of making a sinfully unhealthy but amazingly delicious Pizza.
 
Ingredients:
a) Pizza base
b) Cheese (Britannia)
c) Pizza Sauce (By Cremica)
d) Oregano and Chilly Flakes (Leftover from Domino’s blend perfectly)
Toppings:
a) Mushrooms
b) Fresh Paneer
c) Onions
d) Capsicum
e) Red Jalapeno (In Vinegar)
Other key requirement
a) Microwave
b) Electricity (Scarce in Gurgaon)
 
Step 1: Apply a thin coating of pizza sauce on the base.
Step 2: Put Sliced toppings of about 1/2 inch size and put them evenly on base.
Step 3: Now put the shredded Pizza Cheese and cover the pizza base evenly.
Step …

Oh man … It’s 25 years or Silver Jubilee of our first meeting. I still remember the day when you entered my life. We met at my school. You wore bright yellow with strokes of red. And on our very first date, I brought you to my home to meet mom (It wasn’t infatuation, I can say now). Mom actually likes you…
And It was love at first bite…I am mad about you till this date. I love all your makeover and well…most of the flavors. You remember you got me …

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There should be no mercy for the rape accussed. They are are bigger culprit of humanity than any criminal, murderer or terrorist. The law enforcement agencies and judiciary should set examples by speeding up the judicial process and awarding the highest punishment to these criminals. 
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I have downloaded  Google chrome today. I am impressed in the first glance. Though it will take some more time to understand how will the brower perform. BUt few features which make it stands out are ;
a) Neat and clean look : A new browsing experience and the window seems to gain that extra screen space. The tabs and search bar are intelligently integrated in the browser. Every pixel is optimally utilized.  
b) One stop shop : Search , Address bar, suggestive search all integrated in one box. Google makes me LAZZZZY
c) Most …

I have taken a baby step owards fulfilling my dream !!!
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These line are generally written on the turn of the year. You might think that I am possibily two months late. But I am talking about completeing a year with Makaan.com
Now when I look back at this amazing year it gives me a feeling which can’t be expressed in words. But whats so amazing about this year and this job. There has been complete transormation from the kind of work I’ve done in the past. I have lived my dream of creating an online business.
On the day of joining makaan …