I’ve been online for a very long now and am still now done. First, I was working knocking off important Action Items and ensuring that everything is in place for this weeks work. Then, I was writing, chatting with friends, and catching up on news. Later, I was reading about technology and trends and wondering how can I potentially start a company in the next 5 years and probably be 1% of what Larry and Sergey are — my heros, my employer. Then I started reading about my other hero — Bill Gates. I read his project plan at Bill and Melinda Gates foundation and how he is using his wealth to ensure that some diseases can be eradicated and our planet can become a tad bit more cleaner.
I think the difference between me being online and offline doesn’t exist anymore. I am online 24/7. Either on my laptop, or on my BlackBerry — I’ve a strong need to feel connected. I desire to be on top of everything be it at work or news or twitter updates.
I think I’ve too little time and too much to do.
This compulsive behavior to be on top of things is kinda getting onto me now. I am always thinking about what that guy did, what he did, what you did, and how I can do it better — it is funny and scary both. Ofcourse, this is all in good spirit. I’ll rather share my ideas then tell you that you suck at it. No negativity but a constant urge to improve things, processes and products.
I was never this competitive and on my toes. I think being a Product Specialist at Google has gotten onto me — the other day I told my wife that if she cooks a curry in a certain way she can be more efficient and save ~10% energy and 20% of her time.
HOW RIDICULOUS IS THIS? VERYYYYYY
She ofcourse was not pleased!
Another compulsive behavior of yours truly was observed when a girl at work asked me for directions. This lady asked me a simple question how do I go to Hyderabad Central from office. Instead of giving her directions which are pretty easy. I typed maps.google.com in my browser and gave her directions from point A to point B. After I was done proving that I am a smart ass who knows how to use Google Maps — I realized all I should have told her is to go the parking lot and ask her cab driver to take her to Central. Probably told her which Cab# she should have taken.
Taking a U-turn from my stupidity – and bragging about my so called business plan — I think there is so much data on the internet and I often see people at work, outside struggling to makes sense out of it. Could setting up a ComScore like company which analyses simple web patterns or search, facebook, tweets etc to predict trends and churn out meaningful data be a good idea. What kind of reports/ trends will interest people. Maybe — knowing how may of their friends like to watch Prison Break — or maybe, amongst my friends who is the most popular one online.
I don’t know how will I monetize this data — but the idea sure looks interesting and promising. Maybe, by sharing it some other guy who reads my blog will take it and start a business. But, in this online world Kushagra’s Theory of Probabilistic Smart Ideas says that “If you are thinking of starting a business online and have a killer idea, rest assured that 100 other people will have same/ similar ideas in different parts of the world”
Based on this theory — I don’t give a damn if you read my idea and start a business because technically 100 others have already started something like this 
That said, I think in days to come I will start analyzing more and more data and probably put up some small tools and reports for all 10 of you who read my blog 
Enough said, I think I should start working on this $1000 potential idea of mine
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