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We would all be geniuses if we were just graded by the brilliant ideas we come up with. It’s just that we don’t know how to execute on all these brilliant ideas.

The Entrepreneur 

It was the third time in four years. His idea was already implemented even before he could start working on it. Someone was stealing his ideas. A question from a long-time friend nailed it – “Do you know how many OTHER people had the same idea and didn’t execute?”

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 24 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

Software Professionals or otherwise, we are always responding to requests based on our understanding of the request. If you get the request wrong, then…

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Requirements Analysis

Little Tommy asked Mom – “Where did I come from?”. Mom struggled for twenty minutes to explain things around sex. Tommy responded with a blank face - “This is a bit confusing. Johnny told me he is from Columbus, Ohio and I wanted to know where I came from…”

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Note1: Concept courtesy of Stuart Scott from Guinnen MacRath

Note2: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 3: For the other 23 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
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If something is too good to be true, it probably is…

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Networking

The conference pitch was compelling – “$400 to meet about 4000 people”. John signed up immediately and was looking forward to the networking event. The conference was great but not the networking. Ninety-five percent of attendees there wanted help badly and were only hunting for those five-percent who had help.

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 22 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

The Trend

John could not understand the reason for third failure in
a row. He had a blockbuster success during the dot-com
days so this was really puzzling. Finally, his mentor’s question
solved the mystery for him - “John, what was the real
reason for your success first time - You or the Trend?”

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 21 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

If something is too good to be true, it normally is. Enjoy the story

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The Price

An experienced entrepreneur launched a company with a shoe-string budget.
The company was very successful. The entrepreneur got on a
speaking circuit explaining how easy it was to build a
company. What was not mentioned was the PRICE entrepreneur had
paid in the last two decades to build his identity.
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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 18 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

Happiness

It was a good year for John. His hard work had handsomely paid off albeit with sacrifices on the family side. When he told his friend Bob that he had many reasons to be happy about the year, Bob asked – “Why do you need a reason to be happy?”

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 18 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

Note 3: Story courtesy - Arun Nithyanandam

The Missing Piece

I was at a writers’ conference earlier this week. The moderator asked for people to list their expectations from the conference. The expectations ranged from wanting to sell more books to building a good network. What was strikingly missing was that nobody said “I want to become a better writer”.

Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 18 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 17 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 16 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas

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Note1: A mini saga is a story in exactly 50 words.

Note 2: For the other 15 mini-sagas in the series, please visit
my collection of mini sagas