http://amitklein.com Figurin' it out... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:13:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://amitklein.com/2011/12/28/relationships-are-more-important-then-deadlines/ http://amitklein.com/2011/12/28/relationships-are-more-important-then-deadlines/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:43:04 +0000 Amit Klein http://amitklein.com/?p=1973 Two years ago we were late on delivering a project, and one of the developers came up to me and told me his launch-critical piece of functionality was delayed… again. Blame it on fatigue (I’d been up for about 30 … Continue reading →

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]]> 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 →

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]]> http://amitklein.com/2009/12/16/smart-hard-working-charismatic-crazy-successful/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 →

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