Author Archives: Shahryar
If we ran law enforcement, speed cameras wouldn’t be used to make money
I was happy to see a letter from Nate Hammond of Laurel Maryland complaining to The Gazette (our local newspaper that covers Laurel, MD) about the placement of a new speed camera in laurel being at the bottom of a … Continue reading
If We Ran anything, we would focus on flaws and rehearse everything like Steve Jobs
Great write-up in the December 23rd Financial Times on Steve Jobs titled: Silicon Valley visionary who put Apple on top By Richard Waters and Joseph Menn It was a very good article on everyone’s favorite Tech leader. My favorite takeaways … Continue reading
If we ran a transportation department, we wouldn’t ticket ALL traffic camera violations
I came up with an idea today while reading a fairly recent Dr. Gridlock article in the Washington Post about speed cameras. One of the reasons they are hated (at least by me) is that there is no real way … Continue reading
If we ran anything, we would put a system in place for creativity like Pixar has done
I came across Planning for the sequel:How Pixar’s leaders want to make their creative powerhouse outlast them, an article in the June 19, 2010 Economist a few weeks back when I Was catching up on my back issues. It was … Continue reading
If we ran Volvo, we would add a big luxury model like its chairman wants
In an article last week in the Financial Times, Volvo’s new Chinese Chairman wanted to take on Mercedes, BMW, etc on their top of the line cars like the 7-series, S-class etc. This is highly profitable in the industrly and … Continue reading
If we ran Nokia we would change around quite a few things
Updated 8/16/10 via comments from kopte3 (see below, comment #1) and Snoopdarr (James Darr) on Facebook , originally published 8/11/10. Nokia’s been on my mind non-stop for the past few days. A bunch of things have happened at once in … Continue reading
If we ran a business, we wouldn’t give off signs we’re in trouble
I was riding w/ my Bro-in-law Zargham today around Rolling Meadows, IL and we went inside of a gas station briefly to grab some food/snacks. Zargham’s in the gas station business and has been very successful in it so far … Continue reading
If we ran America, we would read the article: “Goodbye, American Dream: The crisis of middle-class America”
The crisis of middle-class America By Edward Luce Published: July 30 2010 17:04 | Last updated: July 30 2010 17:04 This was an excellent article in this past Friday’s Financial Times. Below is a list of my takeaways: $70,000 is … Continue reading
If we ran IT that served the public, we would run it like Mayor Fenty and Vivek Kundra
I wrote this letter to the Washington Post (letters@washpost.com) after reading their Endorsement for Mayor Fenty in the upcoming election: In your recent endorsement for Mayor Fenty ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/30/AR2010073003145.html ), something I did not see mentioned was what Mayor Fenty … Continue reading
If we ran a family business with a spouse (or ex-spouse) we would learn from the Hair Cuttery founders
Shear Business: Can the divorced founders of Hair Cuttery run their salon chain together? By Ylan Q. Mui Sunday, July 11, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/02/AR2010070204172.html Great article in the July 11th Washington Post magazine on Dennis and Ann Ratner, who started Hair … Continue reading