http://www.karmkhanna.com A scientific method of achieving a practical purpose Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:59:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sure you've heard me gripe about aweful customer service before, but in great holiday spirit, this time is different.  I was visiting Chicago a couple of months ago and was staying with my cousin.  We were sharing notes about companies, startups, politics, etc., etc. and he told me how he thought ... http://www.karmkhanna.com/2008/12/09/a-tale-of-good-customer-service/ I recently had the opportunity to connect with Anurag Aggarwal, CEO and Co-Founder of KhojGuru ('Khoj' means Search in Hindi), a new information service startup based in Delhi, India.  The site is currently in beta and gaining traction steadily. So Anurag, how did you come up with the idea for ... http://www.karmkhanna.com/2008/10/07/khojguru-q-a-with-ceo-and-co-founder-anurag-aggarwal/ I'm just going to jump right into it.  The second commercial in the Gates/Seinfeld campaign is balderdash.  I'm not even going to touch the politically incorrect undertones of "normal family life" as shown in the commercial. I saw the first "shoe store" one with the following possible conclusions: a).  Gates and ... http://www.karmkhanna.com/2008/09/18/300-mln-dollars-worth-of-not-funny/ I had read about the Netflix Prize when it was first announced and was drawn to it just like other people from all aspects  of life.  Mathematicians to psychologists alike have flocked towards it, vying for the 1 million dollar prize.  You can view the current leaderboard here. I find this very exciting because ... http://www.karmkhanna.com/2008/09/13/the-netflix-prize-2-years-later/ Yes, I'm alive....I took half the year off from the blog. I'm currently tuned into the livestream of TechCrunch50 at http://www.techcrunch.com. And I'm building an arsenal of posts for the blog...my loyal visitors (all 4 of you)...the second half of 2008 will be busy. http://www.karmkhanna.com/2008/09/08/techcrunch50-is-on/