Amit Mehta

🌟 Nurturing the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow 🌟 Today, I had the pleasure of taking Aakif, to a casual business meeting with another gig talent platform, graciously arranged by our investor, Artem Ventures (big shoutout to Ellisa L. & Zhen Hui Low!). While Aakif may not grasp everything just yet, I firmly believe that to cultivate the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, we must offer them exposure and 'street training' experiences from a young age. It's about more than just theoretical knowledge; it's about immersing them in the real-world dynamics of business, fostering resilience, and instilling the entrepreneurial spirit early on. Let's empower the next generation to thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of entrepreneurship!

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आइए मिलते हैं और बात करते हैं | I occasionally heard the name from many other sources, and finally met Jayesh Khagram at NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show Asia Pacific. After a quick chat on the floor, we decided to catch up over lunch. He has been running Agency business for over 20 years now we discussed a few key points of our business: 1. #Platform : हम बने, तुम बने एक दूजे के लिए 2. #Partners : यहां सब के लिए बराबर जगह है, बस वैल्यू सही होनी चाहिए 3. #Poaching : सब गंदा है पर धंधा है ये [ we both have jammed extra 10% on this ] 4. #Pricing : काम के बदले देने पर एहसान क्यों? Our journeys, problem statements, challenges, and aspirations have been similar. We wish to work more closely together in the coming days to achieve the best results for the #commerce ecosystem. Jayesh Khagram May the Shoppers don't Stop 😁

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𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙩: 1. Nokia refused Android 2. Yahoo rejected Google 3. Kodak refused Digital Cameras 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨: 1. Take chances 2. Embrace the Change 3. If you refuse to change with time, you'll become outdated 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: 1. Facebook takes over whatsapp and instagram 2. Grab takes over Uber in Southeast Asia Lessons: 1. Become so powerful that your competitors become your allies 2. Reach the top and eliminate the competition. 3. Keep on innovating 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: 1. Colonel Sanders founded KFC at 65 2. Jack Ma, who couldn't get a job at KFC, founded Alibaba and retired at the age of 55. 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨: 1. Age is merely a number 2. Only those who keep trying will succeed 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩: Lamborghini was founded as a result of revenge from a tractor manufacturer who was insulted by Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari. 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨: Never underestimate anyone, Ever! ✅Just keep working hard ✅Invest your time wisely ✅Don't be afraid to fail Just a million dollars 💰 family

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The reason why Changi Airport at Singapore is voted the best airport is simple, it has the least waiting in queues, while it handles 90 Million passengers per year and is now slated to add the fifth terminal apart from the four it already has; it has also The Jewel. When you eliminate queuing, you facilitate a huge revenue generating opportunity for the airport as people have so much free time to shop, eat and the kids have a great time playing games as well. Most airports end up giving such a harrowing experience that the traveler would end up resting at a spot waiting for the flight to take off, instead of thinking of anything else. Passenger waiting is an operations management problem and we know that it is a discrete data having a probability mass function following a Poisson distribution. Take the most representative case for those airports where because of queueing the passengers visit the airport 3 hours before thinking that the waiting time will be high, the probability that people will actually wait for 2 hours is close to 25%. The problem with this waiting is that it is absolutely wasteful, the passenger would not mind to spend time in the airport for doing other things but waiting in queues. The waiting happens in multiple fronts, at the entry to the airport, for those airports where there is a preliminary check on credentials, then there is check in queue and then security check and finally there is emigration check. All of these waiting periods are a function of how many people come to the queue at a specific time interval and the time it takes to complete the specific task and the number of desks handling the task. As the exact nature of load (passengers coming at the specific time interval) is not known in advance the number of desks needed to service the demand becomes difficult to predict. Most airports found an empirical solution to ask passengers to report 3 hours before thus creating the maximum load as early in the process as possible such that finally all can be serviced within the time frame. Unfortunately, this does not solve the problem of people waiting in the queue which follows the Poisson Distribution. Singapore made major investments to expand service facilities and in redesigning queuing system configuration by expanding service from centralization of security check to decentralization of security checks at the boarding gate and in providing digital kiosks in large numbers to facilitate passenger check in. They also have the highest number of service desks per airline which lowers the service time. The final best part of Singapore airport is the elimination of the emigration officer and human intervention, in digital times it is such a waste to have stamping and photography when all of this can be shifted to bio-metric and then to face recognition systems, all passports are machine-readable from a decade back! Read my full article. #queueing #airport #operationsmanagement #poissondistribution #mba

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#ShaBMind #CommercialLeadership #ClarityThroughFocus As PSLE comes to an end, I hear the sighs of relief echoing in many households. But in mine, it’s a different story. My 2nd Princess is still deeply buried in her books, preparing for her secondary school exams. Watching her work so hard triggered a thought about something I’ve shared with her many times - the importance of focus. When you focus, you gain clarity of thought, which helps you work through the tasks at hand, whether they’re academic or professional. As Stephen Covey said, "The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities." When we spread ourselves too thin, chasing everything, we end up achieving little. But when we zero in on what truly matters, everything else starts falling into place. In my own experience, both at work and at home, I’ve realized that focus is not just about ignoring distractions, but about deliberately choosing what deserves your attention. It’s that intentionality that gives you the headspace to think clearly and act effectively. For my daughter, that’s secondary school exams right now. For me, it’s often a key project or a crucial decision. Whatever the challenge may be, it’s that ability to tune out the noise and zoom in on the most important tasks that makes all the difference. #DailyAnecdote #FocusIsPower #IntentionalLiving #LaserFocused #MindsetMatters #KeepYourEyeOnThePrize #NoDistractions #OneStepAtATime #LeadershipThroughFocus

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A massive global IT outage has caused widespread chaos in Asia's aviation industry, with multiple airlines and airports grappling with delays and cancellations. 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 Several carriers have been forced to ground flights due to the disruption. AirAsia and Cebu Pacific Air were among those severely impacted, with both airlines resorting to manual check-in procedures. While Singapore Airlines reported no flight disruptions, it acknowledged technical difficulties. 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 Major airports across the region have also been affected. Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport confirmed disruptions to several airlines, including Jetstar, Hong Kong Express, Jeju Air, and Scoot. Dubai International Airport experienced temporary check-in issues but has since resumed normal operations. India has not been spared, with Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and six domestic airlines reporting technical problems. Jaipur International Airport indicated nationwide flight disruptions. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮'𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 In South Korea, Incheon International Airport saw delays for Air Premia, Easter Jet, and other airlines. However, the country's flagship carrier, Korean Air, using Amazon Web Services, remained unaffected. As the situation evolves, the full extent of the global IT outage's impact on the aviation industry is still being assessed. #GlobalITOutage #AviationChaos #FlightDelays #FlightCancellations #AsiaAviation #AirlinesImpacted #AirportDisruptions #AirAsia #CebuPacificAir #SingaporeAirlines #TaiwanTaoyuanAirport

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