Travels: Camping at La Yeguada

I recently went on a camping trip with some good friends of mine to the Reserva Forestal La Yeguada. It’s basically a lake 4 hours away from Panama City, easily accessible by road and car. Here are some of the highlights of the trip. — Getting there was a mess. Along the main highway; along the…

Travels: Exploring New Orleans

I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans during November last year and had a fantastic time. It’s my pleasure to share some of the things that make it such a lively and vibrant town. — Let’s start with the great stuff. The food is delicious. New Orleans’ Louisiana Creole and Cajun cuisine were…

Travels: Exploring Dubai

I had the opportunity to travel to Dubai this past winter holiday. I had a great time and wanted to share some of the things I learned while experiencing the arab world. — Let’s start with the positives. Infrastructure is incredible. This is really a first world civil engineering endeavour. Sidewalks are wide. Roads are…

2016: Resolution

Now that I’ve concluded my 2015: in Review, I’d like to to start the year sharing my plans and goals for 2016 with you. This year, I’m taking on a new approach to goal setting. Instead of making a laundry list of annual tasks, I’ll be using the OKR method used by Google, Intel and other…

2015: Year in Review

It’s that time of the year where we get the opportunity to take a step back, reflect and be thankful for the year we’ve had. 2015 has been a challenging and rewarding year; and it’s my pleasure to share it with you. — 2015 Resolution – In Review:     Score: 0.71 Well Done! Pretty good score for a…

Startup Lessons: From Silo to Service

The Problem Until recently, Ubiqua operated in a traditional organizational structure. The type with functional departments and department leaders. After the team grew from 5 to 10, it became more and more difficult to operate in these functional silos. Essentially, each individual ran his own independent operation. We all had our own to-do lists, our…

Startup Lessons: How to Build a Company

One of the reasons I joined Ubiqua was the incredible opportunity to learn; mainly, how to build a company. By joining Ubiqua at such an early time, I’d be able to experience this first hand. Here’s a brief on a couple of the things I’ve learned so far. Q: What I am looking to learn…

Startup Lessons: Managing Market, Vision and Scope

Here’s the situation. Your team’s busy working on X, executing on the ‘roadmap’, but the pressure to grow gets heavy. Engineers are busy trying to ship the next feature. Product is managing the roadmap. And then comes the hard part. A big client has a request. It doesn’t match your product vision; at least in…

If Countries were run like Companies…

What if countries were run like companies? What would be different? What could be better? Let’s take a minute to think about this… — The President would be the CEO. His main role, to create value for shareholders. He wouldn’t be elected in with a voting system and a popularity campaign. He’d be called upon…