Monday, February 14, 2005


Peter gives me such a buildup in writing to a prospect that makes me want to blush !

Hi Stuart,

You will, I hope, recall me as the backroom lad managing content at
WebsterWorld/Webster Publishing in the days when we were developing new
material. I know from Tony Webster that you rather liked our animations, in
which I had a small hand on the commissioning, editing and planning, but
which were essentially the work of my good friend Ramki, more formally
known as Rama Krishnan.

Sadly, with the demise of Webster Publishing as a centre of educational
innovation and development, there will be no more of his excellent
productions available from that source, but Ramki has asked me to place the
two of you in direct contact. Ramki was a guest in our house when he
visited Australia a year or so back, and we must have collaborated for the
best part of three years, so I feel I know him and his skills extremely
well, and I am happy to stake any reputation I may have with you on this
very clever young man.

During our collaboration, I found him endlessly patient in dealing with a
client who would insist on changing the specs part-way through (don't we
all?). But more importantly, Ramki brought his own amazing talent into the
development work, spotting opportunities to add new dimensions to the
animations we developed, and at times initiating new projects.

Ramki is an Indian citizen, resident in Chennai (aka Madras, India). I am
not sure if ***** is willing or able to use overseas
suppliers, but if you are both willing and able to do so, I cannot
recommend his skills too highly, and I urge you to talk further with him.

As you can see, I have cc'ed this e-mail to Ramki: now it is time for me to
bow out and leave the two of you to negotiate. I believe doing so would be
of benefit to both of you.

Monday, June 21, 2004

Client commenting on a new way we found to draw smooth alphabets in flash


They are good. Like GOOD. Brilliant. V. pleased!

S

Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Glad you managed a weekend trip!

The way you work it just like our approach: spec. it, build it, then try to make it better! I agree with your suggestions: often small little
enhancements add a lot. Let's look later on ...

Regards

Ste

Fast job pays ....2

Hi Ramki

It is lovely working with you and I am sure that I will be very pleased with the beta version of CD2.


Regards

Jenny

Tuesday, June 08, 2004

UK Client responding to a proto uploaded 24 hours after we received specs.
Hi Ramki

Very impressed. Amazing what you can do with some graphics (and a bit of code) - genius!

Seruiously - a useful proto that will help colleagues get to grips with some issues.

I write thanking an Aussie client for an reference given to a new UK client

Thanks to the buildup you gave us, we now have a first decent
sized contract from ****, who still remains impressed :o)

I owe you one !

And peter responds

Well, the transit of Venus animation may go part way to recompensing us :-) ( This was the animation suggested by me - for the astronomical event of this century )

No, that doesn't mean we won't pay -- it means we are now basking in lots of glory.

Speaking of that, it is up online, and pointed to from all directions,
plus I have just posted a note to two large teachers lists about it.

Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Reference Letter

I asked for a reference letter from Peter (Sydney) for a UK client. Peter did so and writes....

" it's already done, and he appeared to be entirely happy,
saying basically that what I said was in line with what they had
concluded. While it may be too early to count the chickens, I suggest you enlarge the poultry pen in expectation :-) "

Client nice enough to invite even before a single order has been completed
Dear Ramki,
As per our recent discussions, I would like to confirm that ***** is interested in developing an ongoing working relationship with your company, whereby you becom our developer of choice for our educational software publishing programme.
I think it would be very useful therefore if you could come over to the U.K. to meet our team and to discuss in more detail how this relationship will work in practice. I would therefore like to extend to you an invitation to visit our offices, preferably in June or July of this year.
Looking forward to a successful ongoing relationship, I do hope that you are able to include us on your itinerary.
Yours sincerely

Monday, May 31, 2004

Blogging and Bragging

A friend asks " shall go thro your blog....went in to check this word, looks like it isnt british neither american? whats a blog? "

She's in a job I'd love to hold - and so out of touch with Geek lingo. Which gave me a chance to brag !

I reply with
Welcome to Geek lingo ! Blog is a personal weblog. You can think of it as a online diary . Any geek worth his salt and can write a bit needs to have one or die of shame :o)

I enjoy writing and cooking and so I maintain 4 blogs

Geek Cooking : Stuff I either have cooked or plan to cook

Random Thoughts , Stuff which has caught my fancy

Tech talk , Technical stuff

Made my day , Mails etc which made my day _ You'll find yr name here :o)

Basically Blogs offer a peek into someone's private life and probably that's why they're so popular.

Sunday, May 30, 2004

Appeasement
Client says "Don't fix any of these if they're just to appease me & will need redoing on build with new graphics etc. I'm sure you've got better things to do! Focus on core functionality etc. But your call."

I reply with
""Appeasement' is the policy of feeding your friends to a crocodile, one at a time, hoping it will eat you last"
I'm not much of an 'appeaser'. The easiest way I can 'appease' you is to give you one hell of a product !

All I'm trying to do right now is to create a skeleton which can be covered up once the actual assets arrive. This is the hard part, and once we're done with this, it is just a matter of sliding stuff into place.

In some cases you've rearranged the bones , in some cases you've pointed out design mistakes, in some you've wanted to try out new stuff ( Parachute and a cheer ) and in some you've been plain ' picky'.

I'm working only on the areas where the shape of the skeleton becomes clearer. That's why I'm not fixing comments like "The current sfx getting you from the Handwriting Lessons screen back to the menu is a bit fierce or loud (or both)" .

I promise not to try to appease, assuage, placate, palliate, conciliate, lenify, mollify, or pacify you. I won't let even you stand between us and a good product :o)


". . . those who cry,"appease appease"
are hung by those they try to please" . . . :)


Yours non-appeasingly
Ramki "

Friday, May 28, 2004

Fast work works !

Customer asks for a quote ... we give him a full proto and this thrills the client.

Hi Ramki

I was in the middle of drafting a long note to you! Here's how things stand.

First I must say thank you for your prompt and impressive response on both CD projects - and for the mockups, which are very helpful in showing your understanding of what currently lives only in my head!


And finally - your prototypes. Detailed feedback will follow, but in broad terms:

i) they were very helpful in showing my colleagues how things might work (people who always find my specs unreadable!)

ii) they were very helpful in showing your understanding of the spec. (bits I thought you wouldn't "get" seemed to be no problem, some other parts require clarification on our part. Very encouraging.)

iii) finally they showed that you can deliver and can do it quickly!

I was and remain impressed and feel confident that you can deliver these products for us.

My feeling off the record is that I would automatically want to give CD3 development to yourselves as well.

More soon!


Ramesh replies to my mail below....

Have you seriously thought of a profession out of this? It's a pity if all this talent doesnt have an economic angle too!

Let's replace coconut milk with an onion/tomato paste.. much more spicy.. coconut milk softens every other flavour and makes it kinda sweet. Letz make it a bit exotic too. I can spare a timbleful of rum from my bottle. So it's going to be Marwari and exotic too!

And your world recipe link talked about an egg in the Naan? I didnt know this! Letz see how it comes out w/o an egg.

Can I bring along PVR ? We were planning to meet up over the weekend.

/R
----- Original Message -----
From: Ramki
To: Ramesh Babu
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Beer and Dinner : You are invited


Okie Great....

Will infact offer you a selection of Naans-- which you can personally bake . Baking your first bread would be an experience you're likely to remember forever !

Here's what you have chosen :

Goan Mixed Vegetable Curry
.. is nothing but veggies cooked in coconut milk.

Recipe

Base : chopped mixed vegetables (Baby corn, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, french beans, onions, green peas)

Flavoring:
ginger, garlic, Chillies, salt

Broth
Coconut milk+ water

Recipe:
Scald ginger/garlic/onions in butter, dump veggies, add coconut milk + water.

Cook a while and remove once you like the taste.

That's it !

The goan part comes from the coconut milk. By substituting coconut milk with the stuff below, you change the pedigree of the recipe. ( Remember- coastal regions round the world are heavy users of coconut in various forms). All cuisine have evolved from what was easily available in the region.

Let's see the variations
Replacing coconut milk with

Cream makes it North Indian - ( Gangetic plain- Aryans- Cows- Cream)
Tamarind water makes it chettinad - ( Tamarind trees by roadside)
Coconut oil makes it Keralite ( Coconut trees again )
grated coconut + seerakam + coconut oil makes it Aviyal ( Another KEralite dish)
Ground coconut + seerakam + Chillies makes it tamilian kootu
onion+ tomato paste makes it marwari
plain water makes it international
Soy sauce makes it chinese
Wine makes it French ( Easy to get wine than most other stuff..)
Beer makes it meditteranean ( Same reason as above)
Rum/Brandy makes it exotic
Olive oil makes it Italian ( They even drink olive oil straight )
Cocacola makes it wacky

If you notice basic veggies are universal. It is the spices and cooking medium which changes the parentage of a recipe. Once you have learnt this, you've mastered a whole chain of recipes.
So which do you prefer ? Feel free to play around with the veggies ..

Soup is bloody easy- u can cook a couple of variations yourself...

It is a pity some people do not venture beyond southie recipes... my my what a great selection exists !

Wednesday, July 02, 2003

A bit of googling helps....

To: Ramakrishnan
From: Tony Webster

Thank you for your latest email which I received this morning. Also thank you for your opening comments. I'm amazed how you were able to find out so much about me and the company. Where did it all come from?

Some fun stuff
Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you're in bed with a relative.

Every day I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say, "I am very rich. Marry me!"
That's Direct Marketing.

You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl.
One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says,
"He's very rich. Marry him."
That's Advertising.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and get her telephone number.
The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me."
That's Telemarketing.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl.
You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a
drink.
You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, and offer
her A ride, and then say,
"By the way, I'm very rich. Will you marry me?"
That's Public Relations.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl.
She walks up to you and says, "You are very rich.."
That's Brand Recognition.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party.
You go up to her and say, "I'm rich. Marry me"
She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.
That's Customer Feedback !!!!!

Sunday, June 29, 2003

A new Record

As far as I remember, I'd been roaming around without money in my pocket, but this has not cramped my lifestyle one bit.

However, the most irritating feature is when you want desperately want some petty amount - for a parking fee( Got stuck at pondy bazar parking withour 2 bucks , for a bottle of booze, or taking Ricky to a doc, going to a Doc for in anemergency.... these times it really hurts.

For the last one month after the **** cheque fiasco, I've not had a single buck in my pocket - literally. Let me vow never to let this happen again.

A hundred bucks a day covers all my expenses and more. Things I can't live without...
1. Eloor membership
2. Internet
3. Dogs
4. A leisurely drink once a while
5. Shuttle

So having a deposit of 36k wud cover all my expenses for a full year. Lemme try depositing that first and lets see if this solution works.

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Dear Sir,

There are main issues we need to discuss when we meet on Monday.

It is clear we cannont go on anymore. We have lost a fortune over the last year and are surviving on paper at present. The following options seem open.

1. S buys our stake

This would be the most attractive option to us as it would alleviate our financial problems and let us climb out of the debt hole we are in right now.

2. We buy Ss stake

This would be the least attractive option to us as we cannot pay anything now, but can only promise future revenues. However, this does gives us an incentive to keep up the fight and beg/borrow more money to continue the struggle.

3. S still maintains a token stake and sells the balance to us
This would be a modified version of option 2. We'd still have your backing and expertise to fall back on, but the ownership of the major chunk of stock will atleast give us a cause to battle on.


4. A Third party buys the company

Like what NIIT did for Egurucool, it would be nice if you can locate a third party. This would be a modified version of option 1 and an course we'd love to take to get out of our present financial troubles.

If none of the above happens, I guess thge company would just wither and die. If none of the above happens, I guess the company would just wither and die. In that case, I'd request you to relieve me and Ramesh of our obligations immediately so that we can concentrate on picking up what's left of our careers.I seek your help in being proactive and ensuring one of these four options are chosen.

Thanks for all your support. It is unfortunate we were not able to make the business succeed for you.

/Regards
R

Hi ****,

Tis an year since we went around with our prestige in tatters, begging for a handout from SSR.

I've managed to keep my part of the bargain. Keeping u insulated from the day to day financial problems and keep the company afloat for the past year.

U've had a string of bad breaks as nothing much happened because of your year's work. I'm not blaming u for it...it is just sad the bet did not come off.

But yes. Guess u need to do some soul searching and list down a different action plan and get us a break.

What worries me is.. we still are precariously balanced. A couple of bad months might paralyse us.

U are our trump card. I hope it gives us a winning hand.

whaddaya say ? When are we going to redeem our tryst with destiny? Or do we have one scheduled yet ? :o)

Saturday, February 08, 2003

Chat with a Sing lady
ABC says:
i thought u had a few epitaphs all ready
R says:
what do u want on yours ?
Abc says:
what do u think is appropriate for me?
Abc says:
come on, wise one
Abc says:
let's hear a witty one from u
R says:
mmmm
R says:
here lies ******
R says:
silent atlast...
Abc says:
mm
R says:
no one would believe it..
R says:
but she has her legs crossed
Abc says:
thanx a lot, sir
Abc says:
for that nice epitaph
R says:
Really sorry !
R says:
I get carried away !
Abc says:
sure, i understand,
R says:
Hey composing stuff in a second... u cant expect it to be perfect ok ?
Abc says:
now giving excuses, right?
R says:
really sorry if that stung ! Never meant it to !
Abc says:
garbage in, garbage out, heard of this?
R says:
yeah !
R says:
Appiles to me !
Abc says:
thank u for owning up
R says:
I always do !
R says:
will take time and send u a nice one tomo to make up !
Abc says:
as if i believe u,
Abc says:
bet the next one is even more gross

abc says:
was about to ask you for your input
on an adaption of a rhyme that i came up with
R says:
mm
abc says:
i know u are good with words
R says:
(blush)
abc says:
hey, telling the truth lah
R says:
Thanx !
abc says:
can count on you for linguistic input
R says:
u sure can !
abc says:
u heard of the nursery rhyme
abc says:
there was an old woman who lived in a shoe?
R says:
yup
R says:
There was an old woman,
Who lived in a shoe;
She had so many children,
She didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth,
Without any bread;
She whipped them all soundly,
And sent them to bed.
R says:
right?
abc says:
yeah,
abc says:
am trying to adapt it to:
R says:
mm
abc says:
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
With a hundred children and a blue kangaroo
She fed them buttons
She fed them glue
And marched them all
To the zoo
abc says:
How does that sound to u?
abc says:
so, your input?
R Says :
Hey.. sorry was cut off...
Take a look at these variants....


There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
With a hundred children and a monkey which flew
She fed them buttons
She fed them glue
And marched them every morning
To the loo

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
With a hundred children all dressed in blue
She fed them buttons
She fed them glue
And laughed herself silly
on watching them chew

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
With a hundred kittens lined up in a queue
She fed them buttons
She fed them glue
And hid inside a sock
to watch them mew

Tuesday, February 04, 2003

Mail to a sing lady ...

Here are a few choice insults I 'borrowed'

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On your good friend who fought with u :o)

"She is so refined; She has no bosom and no behind"
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On getting a wife

"Women are like elephants to me: nice to look at, but I wouldn't want to own one "
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On a woman programmer who stays close to my flat

"I earlier stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since seen her sister and now wish to withdraw that statement "
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And here's one to set your hackles rising !

Women should be obscene and not heard


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And here's another quote from Lyndon Johnson which'd fit me !

Hell, by the time a man scratches his ass, cleares his throat, and tells me how smart he is, we've already wasted fifteen minutes.
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And this one has reference to your mail to ** saying I think like lightning

This is a statement that I deeply wish my parents could share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it.
:o)

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

A Sing lady writes on my behalf to a prospect I'd offended with my frank mail.

Sorry if Ramki came across as brash and bossy and at times, even a tad too boastful :o) (I've chided him a few times). I forgot to tell you that his mind works very fast and that he works at lightning speed. Perhaps this might come as a shock to you, but this is precisely why I recommend him to you because I think people like him is much needed in your team. All we need is to get out of our comfort zone and be willing to experiment with different ways of doing things. Isn't this one of the hallmarks of a progressive company (sorry, I don't have any management theory to quote)?

Both of you are my friends and I know both of you are passionate about what you are doing. If it were not so, I wouldn't have bothered to put you in touch with each other. Why bother? I don't believe in throwing pearls to swine. Anyway, whether any business transaction materialises out of this discussion is immaterial at the moment but I hope my mail has not added insult to injury for all parties concerned.

A mail to **** CTO summarising my visit to centers running his company's educational program


Thursday, January 30, 2003
Dear *****,

I'd been bugging ******** to take me to a couple of centres to watch the children working on the computer. ****** finally relented and gave me a five star ride in a cab, no less, to some centres yesterday.I also had the chance to have long conversations with the centre incharges about the programs, the problems they face etc.,

Visiting the centres was a real eye opener. I'm summarising my visit below.



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Report on the trip to computer centres running ******

Centres covered :
1. ***
2. ***
3. ***


I'm basing my observation under the three heads

System Configuration - (Covering Hardware, networking and allied devices)


Game design - (Covering Programmes used)


Teacher's role



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System Configuration - (Hardware, networking and allied devices)

Hardware provided seems to be one of the main reasons for a centre to subscribe to a program. Even when a principal is very unhappy with a program ( ******), the main reason they persist is because of the inability to invest in hardware and maintanence.

The technical support provided by both ****** and ******* was not considered very efficient. The chief problems bugging the teachers were

1. The clients unable to connect to the server ( I fixed this problem three times on two machines in the 45 minutes I spent there )
2. Printer not working
3. Spares and general technical support not forthcoming
4. Response time after a call considered slow.

Suggestions:

1. There seems to be an unresolved conflict in the client machines communicating to the server. This needs to be fixed as it totally detracts the child from the learning
experience

2. The setup time before the teacher seats all kids on the computer and gets the machines working is far too long. Fully 15 minutes run through before the kids start their
first interaction from the time they walk in.

3. A hotline, a few extra spares in each centre ( Mainly Mouse) would help.


4. The mouse is too large for the kids to manipulate. A switch to smaller versions would greatly help

General Observations :

1. Some activities call for a voice recording, but I did not see a microphone provided with any of the machines.

2. The physical setup and the equipment supplied were uniformly good.



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Game Design :

Game design seems to be the weakest link in the whole chain. Most kids get through the entire class without any meaningful interaction with the game. The only area I saw kids actively interacting with the program is when a few sang the ******** song along with the programme. A typical class is 45 minutes long and 25 minutes are lost for setting up and winding up. this leaves barely 20 minutes for game interaction. The teacher is too busy with too many things that she is unable to guide the kids in going through the activities. Children were certainly having more fun with the offline activities ( cutting and sticking ) and those at the computer terminals did have a dazed and lost look on their faces. The only place I saw kids having some fun was at ******* where a few of the kids were working on a commercial CD based painting program.

Suggestions :

1. The game design needs to be much simplified and needs to be tested out on kids before being commercially launched.The programmers should certainly visit a few centres to appreciate the gravity of the situation. It would be a chastening and even a humiliating experience )


2. The game needs to be fault tolerant. It is a fact kids click everywhere. Many games were unable to proceed because the kid has either managed to press the " Windows key" or has clicked on the " print button". The game designers should expect this to happen and ensure pointless clickings do not detract the kids from their experience.


3. The activities need to be greately simplified. Some activities called for the kid to do a lot of things in sequence, which does not happen. The teacher too looks lost when the activities become complex


4. Putting the child in charge. In a lot of ********* activities I observed the kid has to listen to everything said before he is allowed to enter the game. The kid should have the option to skip the introduction if they choose.


5. Animations could be vastly improved. Most animations I saw were pretty basic. Though the kids don't complain, this is an area which can be immediately fixed.


6. Some games call for a voice recording, and so a microphone should be installed as a standard fixture.


7. In activities where the kid can zoom into a picture, the picture starts looking awful due to pixellation. Can be easily fixed by either switching to flash or by using progressively zoomed images in Director.

8. In activities where a picture is highlighted by clicking on it, the highlighting makes the picture look like a grotesque shadow.

9. More activities like the Theme Song where the children joyously particpiate are necessary


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Teacher's Role

The teachers did look harried in the centres as they had to seat the kids, get some work printed to show parents, fix technical problems, answer kid's questions and in some cases run multiple programs and take care of kids doing offline activities. This leaves them virtually no time to hand hold the child and take them through each activity. In most cases, the teacher was just too busy to help and lot of easily fixed issues went unresolved.

Suggestions :

1. A uniform programming interface with predefined keys ( Help, Next game etc) will reduce kids dependance on teachers. if a kid gets stuck, they should have a predefined icon to click and get to another activity instead of waiting for the teacher to come to their help.

2. Each game needs to be supplemented by a short half a page Guide which will explain how the game is to be played. Though I saw this as a html page, it is far too long. A much simplified version needs to be printed and fixed to all terminals.

3. Ensuring fool proof client server interaction would be the biggest step in winning the teacher's vote.



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SWOT Analysis


Strengths of *******

1. Good Hardware supplied
2. Presence in most ***** centres
3. Localised programs rather than reliance on ******
Weakness :


1. Too closely identified with ****** centres
2. Lack of any presence in ********* and other top of the line schools
3. Game design and interaction
4. Sales force seemed " not at par with *******"

Opportunities :

1. A presence in over ****************( potential strength of 13,000 students) ( This is possible if a few games/activities are developed in consultation with the school principals/Teachers. In fact a meeting with ************* and an expression of willingness to develop a program exclusively for them would immediately result in them signing up. We can surely assist you in developing these customised programs)

2. A presence in top-of the line schools .( All these schools are starved for local customised content and all these face a problem in investing and maintaining hardware. A few programs developed in consultation with them would result in some of them signing up)

3. The chance to have ****** back working with you :o)

I saw *** commitment to the program, I saw *** song being a hit with the kids, I saw the posters *** had designed for the centres and I'd hate to lose an employee as valuable as this ! ( As Lyndon Johnson said, which I'd refrain from reproducing here :o)

Threats :

1. The threat of being branded " Only Good for ******". ( This is a threat which ******* needs to be wary about by improving Game design and localised content.The programmes need to be at par with commercial CD's and ******** should have a presence in schools across the spectrum)

2. The threat of a major international player stepping in and making inroads into the market ( ******** cannot rest on its laurels of reigning supreme in ******. Monopoly
breeds its own ills and it needs to consolidate its position and close doors on potential competition)



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I've tried to record my first cut impressions and have not polished up my thoughts for the sake of being more polite. If some of my comments are too abrasive, I apologise
and reinstate my intent is not to criticise, but to let you share my impressions as I registered them myself.


/Regards

.: posted by Lord 8:13 AM


Monday, January 27, 2003
To a client asking him to decide fast


Dear ******

I'll be leaving either today or tomo and want to thank you for giving me a patient hearing. It was a pleasure getting to know you and I'm confident I'll enjoy working with you.

I now understand your products well and am sure we'd be able to add value to your offerings. It will be really nice if we could work with you in some way, but for now I'm glad atleast I got to know you.

I bounced a couple of ideas about working together to ******** and it does appear all of us would have a win-win ( or is it win-win-win :o) situation .

We'd win as we'd finally be working with ********* which understands the market and is serious about its products.You'd win with faster development cycles and lower cost. **********would be pleased as ***** finally get to do what ****** loves.

I remember you talking to me about ******* and your desire to do something similar. It would be nice if we can start with that. If you foresee no problems in letting us start work on the project, I can discuss about it with ******** the time I'm here and get back to the drawing board the moment I land up in India. I do not expect to take over one month to deliver the completed game to you.

******* never misses a chance to comment how fair you are and so I'll not even stop to discuss commercial terms, but with work with the assumption that we'll get a fair price once we deliver a quality product.

It will be really nice to have your go ahead the time I'm here because then I'd have time to sit with ********* and understand the issues involved. I also would be off to Malaysia and then to the Middle East after this and so would not want to delay it much further.

I apologise if this sounds like a pushy sales pitch , but in case you decide to work with us, it will certainly make my job a lot easier if I have a face to face discussion with *********** before starting on it.

Do let me know how we can proceed further on this.

Thanks for your time.



.: posted by Lord 9:02 AM


Forwarded mail from a client who later became a close friend


"....becos to me, working relationship is very important. I enjoyed working with R because he takes the trouble to suggest improvement in the products that he is developing. During the 3 months that I worked with him, we had long conversations over the Net on how to add value to the products that we were working on but too bad, ******** is not a company that has long term visions. "

.: posted by Lord 8:29 AM