The reason I'm writing about him is because your blog
is finally getting some comments. Ford Harding spent a lot of time explaining how
humans are built to think linearly (and make linear approximations between two
points). However, in reality, the power of one's "network" (since it was the
topic of the day) grows exponentially (as in n!/(x!(n-x!))), which means that
for a while, it may appear to lag behind the growth rate in linear terms.
That's why, in his experience, building a relationship business from scratch
requires a long dry spell, when relationsihps are being fought for one at a
time, and painfully so, before any real business can take off. I get the sense
that this may also be happening with your blog. There are only a few comments
on there now, but the comments are positive and thoughtful ones. Which means,
that somewhere two to three years out, there will be a critical mass of people
who will start reading your blog, and then you're going to have the problem of
buying more bandwidth from typepad!!
Also, read through "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, which
I found very, very interesting. It's like a sort of "Linked" or "Emergence" for
the lay-person with wider applicability. As a result, have now bought his more
recent book, called "Blink" which I just started.
Mr. Sen,
I am always here but I never comment.
Also, check out: http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=16886&repository=0001_article
The first time I am published on the daily! I know the article isn't well written, I know it's a little rash and emotional but still! I thought I was defending an important heritage. I was going to send you a brief email about this but since you want comments, I thought I'd comment on your website.
Posted by: Cihan Baran | April 20, 2005 at 01:39 PM