Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement was a event marked with a great outpouring for the man and for Indian Cricket. Our cricket team has come a long way and we are both the commercial power and in many format ; the leader.
Sanjay Anandaram shared an article which has a more balanced take on Tendulkar.
It is useful for us to be realistic in our appreciation as well as criticisms. Infosys a former darling is getting the harsher treatment these days and that too for plunging into “non-linear-growth-strategy” a tad early!!
Product business is a marathon race and odds of having a difficult time getting growth are fairly high. But with the right ecosystem and preparation and teamwork we can make a difference.
I would invite comments on what we can learn from Cricket. There are many. One that I wanted to pull out is the expanded team. In modern cricket a whole ecosystem is needed. It is interesting to see the support staff for limited over’s Cricket . See Mumbai Indians
Chief mentor: Anil Kumble
Head Coach: John Wright
Assistant Coach : Robin Singh
Fielding Coach : Jonty Rhods
PhysioTherapist: Nitin Patel
Trainer: Paul Chapman
Video Analyst: N Harishankar
Team Manager: Rahul Sanghvi
The #PNCamp promises to be a good addition to the support system for Product companies.
However the defining change is the “can do” attitude and ability to fight back. In my younger days We thought of the Indian team as snatching-defeat-from-jaws-of-victory as they crumbled one too many times. A mischievous observation is the changing nature of our cricket icons:
Nobility : Tiger Pataudi
Diplomat: Gaveskar
Fine Guy : Sachin
Gentelman: Dravid
Rustic agression: MS Dhoni
BadAss ( Attitude) : Virat Kohli
Lets watch the poster boys of India’s Product Community to see the evolution….
Guest Post by Arvind Tiwari, Founder at SangEnnovate