Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2007

17 Dec 2007, 13:19 p.m.

Powerpoint Karaoke: Best Practices

Danny O'Brien mentioned this concept and tried it out at a conference several months ago. So Leonard and I playtested it at Backup Thanksgiving (photos) at our apartment, with several of our friends. One of …

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16 Dec 2007, 19:57 p.m.

Presents For You

I won a present from Kameron Hurley and as such I present a present offer for you as well. The first three people who leave a comment on this blog entry will get a gift …

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16 Dec 2007, 8:40 a.m.

Odd One Out

Things I've suggested that have not been received well in my classes: If your boss asks what you think of your counterpart at the company you're about to acquire, and he's as good as or …

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13 Dec 2007, 11:22 a.m.

Things You Think Are Funny When You're Stressed

and about to take a business management final. Knock, knock. Who's there? Value. Value what? Value proposition. Also, introducing my colleagues to the client: "John, I'm really glad you brought us on board. You already …

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12 Dec 2007, 10:27 a.m.

Collection of SkyMall (TravelMall) Humor

SkyMall has inspired a lot of parodies and homages. There's the SkyMaul book and the Coulton song, item-by-item mockery, a Penny Arcade comic, more of an essay, and airplane-travel-specific item-by-item mockery. Those are the links …

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11 Dec 2007, 21:14 p.m.

Evidently

An exercise in understanding leverage, comparing the debt financing for Nordstrom and TJX, is a popular case study among business folk. At least that's what the web tells me.

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11 Dec 2007, 12:37 p.m.

Coincidence

Listening to a Smithsonian Folkways record, "If You Ain't Got the Do-Re-Mi," full of songs about riches and poverty. While I write about high finance. Here's hoping for synchrony and not dissonance.

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11 Dec 2007, 7:12 a.m.

In Which Sumana Suggests That Jumping Off A Cliff Might Prove Beneficial

I take a quick break from writing about a new technology strategy for TJX to mention something interesting about the job quest. Given that I really enjoy helping people learn, achieve their goals, and create …

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10 Dec 2007, 16:40 p.m.

To Reread At Least Once A Year

"Cleaning My Room," by Paul Ford. And his "Until the Water Boils."

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08 Dec 2007, 1:17 a.m.

Probably Pictures of Me In There

A few years ago, I lugged a fairly comprehensive set of issues of Amerikannada to the UC Berkeley South Asian Studies collection. Amerikannada, the literary magazine my parents ran for several years, printed fiction and …

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