Obamania: The Marketing of a President

I can’t remember who said it, but whoever did is certainly a major dude. I guess it must be John Lasetter, the CEO of Pixar in one of his interviews for Harvard Business Review in September. Not the exact words though:

“You give a good product to a mediocre team, they will mess it up, you give a mediocre product to a great team, then you are bound to succeed”

I am certainly not implying Obama’s mediocre…he’s superior (More about it later…), but he’s had an incredible marketing team. Too few words to describe, but probably, I will do a long post about this some time…

Saurav’s Comments and Kumble’s Farewell

Anil Kumble’s already bid farewell to Cricket. Living in the same neighbourhood as Kumble, I feel privileged for the gentle giant. He’s put in long yards. He’s not naturally talented, but his perseverance is a lesson in many senses. Another one’s biting the dust on Sunday…he’s had a raw deal, seen ups and downs…but his final words does leave a lasting impression. During the felicitation ceremony on the final test match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, the man in question had pretty simple words…but it struck me as the wisest…

“Over the last 13-14 years I’ve made some friends and I’ve made some enemies. One thing I would like to say that it’s all been for the good of Indian cricket. Hopefully you’ve walked the part with me and enjoyed the journey”

Way to go Sourav…you certainly did change Indian Cricket…and I did enjoy the journey. It’s a pity that you had to quit this way!