Puri

Was talking with owner of a kirana shop near my hotel. Asked how many packs of condom he sells every day?
He said, on an average 25. I asked this time selling most, as pick season? he said no in December.
I asked, reason many newly wed couples come here for honeymoon that time? and he said yes.
Some come here for marriage, some after marriage and some though married but to kill boredom.
When I came here, late evening, day before yesterday, auto ricksaw driver asked me I want any girl or not? I said fuck off.
This morning I was having breakfast, 1 family sat next to me, their daughter was doing everything I was even went to wash hand when I supposed to, though I ignored.
Puri, for some a place to worship, for some gate way to heaven and for some to start a new life or reboot.
For me a place near sea, cheap and good food and acco, air full of oxygen and near Bhubaneswar. My next destination for work.

Podcast- USA Travel Experience-Acco

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How people change?

Last time when came to USA, was my first. Wanted to see many places, wanted to do many things. More like a traveler.
This time more like a business man, some how want to get some business in USA, that can breakeven, cover travel expenses, atleast.
Last time had bit of revenue visibility, this time able to meet many people, though not many potential clients but can get some, that only can hope.
USA is a big market, competition cut throat, whole world after this market, reaching to the right person easy but meeting or getting some business not that.
Can incorporate a company anytime, open bank account, then what? Till some revenue visibility there.
Last time tweeted visit castle clinton, serendipity store again, but not felt like, dont think visit this time, or in near future. Though visit USA many more times in near future.
Always will be challenges, more constraints make me perfect and help me and my company to grow more.

One girl become my wife

S'day attended some networking events. Got some good leads, some wants to become partner.
In the evening went to one networking event come party, met some people, 2 girls wanted to spend more time after drinking red wine.
But not felt like, seems 1 girl was saying, hey, what the fuck doing, go to hotel, have dinner and sleep instead of those 2 bitches.
Seems that girl loves me from bottom of her heart, and will marry me after some time. Its weird but true.
When I went to Washington DC, felt like that girl watching me from somewhere.

USA-May-2017

Whatever my company doing, can do in North America also, and solve some problems here.
Reason want to scale up my company in USA. I dont believe in hub and spoke model, but a structure like Ixora flower, decentralized.
Thanks to new immigration/security policies of USA, had to travel without my laptop in my cabin bag, so not able to update my travel blog. At Cairo airport, only for 30 minutes used free wifi.
Last time when I came here, contacted many for meeting to provide our services. Got response from some, met senior management team of one company in Detroit, last quarter that company made USD 2.5 bn profit from its North American operations only.
This time meet some Universities for collaboration for our professional certification programs.
Meet some economic development agencies for our "Build a Company, Build a Nation" initiative.
Meet some big talent management agencies for our ixoraent.in initiative.
Meet some companies for supply chain management, analytics etc
And attend as many events as possible.
Stay in Queens, now staying near Queens Plaza subway station, not crowded like Jersey City, nearest super market 20 minutes from my hotel.

Bahrain: Little Oasis

I liked this little oasis. Not mind spending 15-20 days here every year, have a small team.
Food not bad, Indians as usual, in USA or any other country, same characteristics. Not wonder if I find same thing in Somalia also.
People in Bahrain, local people, trying to do something constructive, its solar power or reclaiming land and building monuments, like Dutch, learned to survive in harsh conditions.
Local people nice, clean heart like me, I love to work with more local people. More work, more interact more local people become my friend here, and possible business partner.
When conducted feasibility study for one university based in Riffa to start a technology business incubator, then learned a lot about this country. This country not different from what I knew, after feasibility study.
Thanks to my visit, able to interact with many people with whom interacted before, talked over phone, exchanged emails or had skype calls.
All wanted to meet me, its senior officials of different government agencies like Tamkeen, or some ministries or owner of different Universities. Also, finally, able to interact with some senior persons of Supreme Council for Women. Soon visit Bahrain, here continue working with those working, also start new initiatives soon.
Possible visit Bahrain again in coming June.
Got a big suite from my host, owner of a University. Saw F1 track, people even from East Germany, here to watch F1 race, ticket price USD 360 for 3 days. Camel firm, every where date trees. Different shaped water tank to lower evaporation. Love this country, little oasis.

Sort of serendipitous stuff

Finally visiting Bahrain. Supposed to visit last September, had big expectation, wanted to sign contract with one University there to manage its technology business incubator and for that have 5 members team.
Though finally able to sign contract with that University in December and helped to conduct feasibility study and prepare business plan for business incubator, but not able to visit that country.
As of now working with 4 Universities in Bahrain, helping to start technology business incubator or scale up existing business incubator start with pre-incubation services.
Last year started "Build a Company, Build a Nation" initiative. Conducted marketing research, whole Africa, then Zeroed on Nigeria, wanted to start an accelerator there. Then decided to start with consulting for technology business incubation, as sourcing startups for an accelerator, in a country like Nigeria, not that easy and all start ups there lack some basic things.
So started pitching to all Universities and polytechnics in Nigeria, help to start technology business incubator or help to scale up. 2 University wanted to take our help. Then pitched to institutes in Ghana, and so in more than 90 developing countries in Asia and Africa.
1st earned money in India, helped one University to prepare business plan to start a technology business incubator, 8 months back. Now working with more than 130 engineering colleges and universities in India, helping to start technology business incubator or scale up and providing pre-incubation services. Also help to start accelerator and fund. Doing same with more than 50 Universities in more than 40 developing countries in Asia and Africa.
Couple of weeks back owner of a University in Bahrain called me, earlier wanted to take our help. Signed contract and sent me air ticket and visa. Finally going to Bahrain, small country, only constraints but King and people of that country want to make their country like Israel. Some way we also able to help them, their economy's strategic diversification through technology business incubator or accelerator or fund.
Couple of days back signed contract with One University in Somalia, there also able to do many things, civil war destroyed that country and especially its capital Mogadishu, once known as White pearl of the Indian Ocean.
And Bahrain is famous for its pearls. Sort of serendipitous stuff.

Jaipur Diaries-1

For fort, palaces? For pink colored buildings? visit Jaipur?No!
For food?for street food?yes!visit Jaipur to taste all mouth watering street foods- patasi, kota kachori, dal pakoda, papad etc and then drink milk with extra cream!
Working with one University near Jaipur, helping to start a business incubator. Last weekend went to Jaipur, after one meeting with a University in Jaipur, had time, walked around inside of Pink City, old Jaipur, where all buildings are pink colored, though found couple of new houses different colored, driver of auto rickshaw said owner of those houses had to/have to pay fine.
City palace, hawa mahal etc not that attracted me much but street foods there. Cheap and best, mouth watering!

Pain and Hope

Serendon
Was traveling in a A subway train to Howard beach, met 1 homeless guy, wearing mini skirt, big ear and nose ring, face full of tattoos! Asked him whats his name and he said Serendon! Studied philosophy, transgender, last 10 years homeless, next month join a nursing school that he thinks help him to get job and a shelter. He said people gives him weed, drugs. He on an average earns USD 30 every day. I was saying to him to change his slogan "Kindness is good, homelessness not a crime" to "Today is cold and I dont have a shelter". I gave 1 address to him where can share acco with 2 other transgenders like him. He was asking USD 5 from me.
Diana
Met this German lookalike Russian girl in Howard beach bound train. An architect from Moscow, 2nd time in USA, wants to settle down in USA to get better job. I was pitching her to lookout for a job in any developing country where many new construction projects need more Architects. I asked her whats her name and she said Diana. I said to her Princess Diana and she became more friendly to me.
Karina
Was waiting in a long queue for check in at JFK airport. Yesterday many flight cancelled due to snow storm so 100s of people waiting for check in. I heard 1 guy saying I love you to 1 girl, wearing green polo shirt and then that girl said Love you too to that guy. That girl said she is form Germany, visited Goa and Sri Lanka, some time back. When was in Goa people used to call her Karina Kapoor. Flight delayed, was waiting, again met that girl. She was saying working as a teacher in a school in Stuttgart, studied Russian and German language, did PHD in a University in California and lived there for 8 years, got married last year and husband teaching in a school in USA. A veggie, not enjoying her married life, a 35 years old Virgo, want a romantic guy, loves public display of affection and not enjoying long distance skype interaction with her husband. She said divorce is not that easy. Her father Russian and mother German, separated when she was 9. She watched and loves Pretty Woman. Loves watching all good movies.

What I wanted to get and what I got?

Wanted to watch many movies, wanted to drink wine whole day, wanted to travel like crazy, wanted to meet many people, wanted to ice skate whole day, wanted to ski, wanted to attend technology show in las vegas.
But finally got better than what was expecting.
Got fast internet connection, so whole day and night sent email to many companies for meeting and collaboration. Was exhausted so not able to travel like crazy or drink wine whole day or ice skate.
Able to get attention from many fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, QSR chains, PE funds etc
Even had meeting in Detroit, better than what expected.
Went to Serendipity 3, took snap of big bull of wall street, saw people skating at rock fellar centre, had $ 1 pizza, cooked and had all best possible veg foods, spent some time with homeless people, attended event of 1 NGO and walked whole New York like a crazy!from Time Square to Harlem to China Town to Little Italy. Walked in and on snow, made snow man and worked!Soon want to incorporate a company in USA. Want to solve some problems, address to key issues and support sustainable growth of some key sectors in USA with having positive long term impact on people living there.
The day I reached NYC, weather was awesome, seems NYC only was waiting for me. I born to do something good for the big apple!

Say bye to weed, travel more, enjoy life more

Short-term effects

• Short-term memory problems
• Severe anxiety, including fear that one is being watched or followed (paranoia)
• Very strange behavior, seeing, hearing or smelling things that aren’t there, not being able to tell imagination from reality (psychosis)
• Panic
• Hallucinations
• Loss of sense of personal identity
• Lowered reaction time
• Increased heart rate
• Increased risk of stroke
• Sexual problems (for males)
• Up to seven times more likely to contract sexually transmitted infections than non-users

Long-term effects

• Decline in IQ (up to 8 points if prolonged use started in adolescent age)
• Poor school performance and higher chance of dropping out
• Impaired thinking and ability to learn and perform complex tasks
• Lower life satisfaction
• Addiction (about 9% of adults and 17% of people who started smoking as teens)
• Potential development of opiate abuse
• Relationship problems, intimate partner violence
• Antisocial behavior including stealing money or lying
• Financial difficulties
• Increased welfare dependence
• Greater chances of being unemployed or not getting good jobs

So, not depend on any substance, not smoke weed! If doped then how able to fight back and enjoy our nature, travel more?