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3 12, 2018

Business Value QuadArrow

2020-01-22T10:10:47+00:00

“What’s the Business Value?”

This is one of the most important questions I hear often.  Businesses large and small, new and mature, want to best understand how they can maximize the value they deliver to others, such as their customers.  The question really includes not only how much value, but where and to whom within an organization. 

Business Value QuadArrow2020-01-22T10:10:47+00:00
5 04, 2018

URL Decode formula for Excel

2018-09-11T00:47:57+00:00

Excel provides a EncodeURL() function to encode URLs, but surprisingly does not provide any function to decode a URL (e.g., DecodeURL or UnencodeURL).  Instead, you can use the following formula:

Replace CELL_CONTAINING_ENCODEDURL with cell address containing the encoded URL.

Please let me know if I’ve missed any codes and I’ll update the formula.

Thanks to
URL Decode formula for Excel2018-09-11T00:47:57+00:00
8 06, 2017

My Favorite Dog “Training” Books

2020-12-19T00:17:07+00:00

I’m not a fan of the term “dog training.”  Not only does it seem demeaning, belittling, and underestimating the dog, IMHO, it misconstrues the situation and creates wrong intent.

If you want a loving family member, not a slave, then you must first realize, this is a two way street.  In fact, because the dog must

My Favorite Dog “Training” Books2020-12-19T00:17:07+00:00

Samir Adams Ghosh

Samir is a professional full-time coach and mentor to early-stage startups and founders, typically helping with:

1) Business Growth (product/market fit, GTM, scaling sales & marketing)

2) Fundraising (story, strategy, tactics)

3) Global Expansion (overseas to USA, or USA to overseas)

4) CEO/Founder Confidant (make sharper decisions, avoid pitfalls, it’s lonely at the top)

His 30+ years cross-functional, global experience includes 7 startups (3 exits, 2 ongoing, 50x growth multiple times), management at Microsoft, IBM, Lotus, P&G,  working throughout USA, Europe, Asia, and advising hundreds of other startups that have gone on to raise $100Ms or become unicorns.