http://amitklein.com Figurin' it out... Wed, 16 May 2012 17:34:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://amitklein.com/2011/03/02/ten-things-i-need-for-career-bliss/ http://amitklein.com/2011/03/02/ten-things-i-need-for-career-bliss/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:38:20 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1900 I’ve been giving a lot of thought recently about happiness as it relates to my career. For my own benefit I’ve listed out the things that would make me totally, 100% satisfied with my working life. I’ve put 2′s next … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2011/03/02/ten-things-i-need-for-career-bliss/feed/ 3 http://amitklein.com/2011/01/27/thoughts-on-being-a-first-time-entrepreneur-in-new-york/ http://amitklein.com/2011/01/27/thoughts-on-being-a-first-time-entrepreneur-in-new-york/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:57:04 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1893 It’s been just over three months since I moved back to NY to work on StoryStack.  The main reason for leaving India was ’cause I kept reading how the NY tech scene was exploding (and I was sick of samosas… … Continue reading →

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]]> http://amitklein.com/2010/10/19/the-return/feed/ 10 http://amitklein.com/2010/08/19/why-im-leaving-india/ http://amitklein.com/2010/08/19/why-im-leaving-india/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:34:31 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=1175 It’s been almost two years since I decided to pack up and move to India. Living here has been amazing and life-changing.  I’ve experienced tremendous growth both personally (by meeting a ton of awesome people and traveling around the region) … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2010/08/19/why-im-leaving-india/feed/ 59 http://amitklein.com/2010/08/18/journey-to-the-himalayas/ http://amitklein.com/2010/08/18/journey-to-the-himalayas/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:39:44 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=1003 Each summer my buddies from college all get together and spend a few days being debaucherous. We unanimously agree on a host and it’s up to them to ensure a good time. Previous trips included such exotic locations as, the … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2010/08/18/journey-to-the-himalayas/feed/ 6 http://amitklein.com/2010/04/30/my-ignitemumbai-talk-on-happiness/ http://amitklein.com/2010/04/30/my-ignitemumbai-talk-on-happiness/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:30:13 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=876 Last weekend I gave a short talk as part of the inaugural meeting of IgniteMumbai. It was a really fun experience, the organizers did a great job and the crowd was really into it. The talk was short, but the … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2010/04/30/my-ignitemumbai-talk-on-happiness/feed/ 18 http://amitklein.com/2009/12/16/smart-hard-working-charismatic-crazy-successful/ http://amitklein.com/2009/12/16/smart-hard-working-charismatic-crazy-successful/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:12:29 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=771 There’s the old project management saying: good, cheap and fast… pick two. In the business world I’ve noticed that three characteristics generally determine success: smart, hard working and charismatic. Sure, the definition of success widely varies but for the purposes … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2009/12/16/smart-hard-working-charismatic-crazy-successful/feed/ 11 http://amitklein.com/2009/09/29/bahut-hi-jaldi-too-soon/ http://amitklein.com/2009/09/29/bahut-hi-jaldi-too-soon/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:23:19 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=732 ive been meaning to write another one of these for a while, due to the raging success of my last poem. special thank you to my editors/roomates manoj and general briggs. bahut hi jaldi woh baag mein beti thi jawab … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2009/09/29/bahut-hi-jaldi-too-soon/feed/ 11 http://amitklein.com/2009/07/09/cost-of-living-comparison-mumbai-vs-nyc/ http://amitklein.com/2009/07/09/cost-of-living-comparison-mumbai-vs-nyc/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:23:11 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=624 Here are some rough cost of living numbers comparing Mumbai and NYC -  some research was done but this is mostly anecdotal based on my experiences.  The below monthly expenses assume you are living very well.  I am erring on … Continue reading →

]]> http://amitklein.com/2009/07/09/cost-of-living-comparison-mumbai-vs-nyc/feed/ 53 http://amitklein.com/2009/06/04/finding-a-job-20/ http://amitklein.com/2009/06/04/finding-a-job-20/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:53:56 +0000 amit http://amitklein.com/?p=577 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading →

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