This post has been updated after advice from my Brand Image Consultant, whose name will not be revealed even if I am forced to marry again!
Friday, the 15th was my last day with Yahoo India. The first three months of my time in Y! India were a breeze but after that I stopped having fun. I would have stayed on because of the flexibility it offered me and the brand that Yahoo is, but then some unmentionables happened and I was soon looking out I am not the kind to work in a place that doesn’t provide the freedom to think, innovate and build.
When I got in touch, www.Ibibo.com was happy to offer me the role of a Sr. Product Manager. After a few phone calls and a single interview, www.Ibibo.com was excited in offering me the right mix of risk & freedom (the hallmarks of a start-up) and I asked myself: “What the heck…why not Ibibo?” I think, it was my wife who said: “Because it means we have to shift to Gurgaon!”
Shifting to Gurgaon is the only issue – but then, Rekha and I are fine with it. After a Rs 17,999/- diamond and a few hours of begging Rekha is gung-ho about Gurgaon. From the gurgles that my 75-day-old daughter manages, I think she is also ready for the re-location.
Another thing my daughter is happy about is me being appointed βDirector` of a web-enabled loan marketplace called HoneyBee India. It is a start-up (and the quality of their website shows) and needs all the support it can get. What would be my roles & responsibilities as the Non Executive Director of Honeybee India? Click on the link and find out. Sounds heavy, doesn`t it?
And hey, wish me luck.
19 replies on “Booohoo to Yahoo!”
Congratulations! Awesome show Jammy. You rock! π
great news jammy…
hope we dilliwalas will get to see you in real life pretty soon..
And how do you feel at ibibo? Heard you have to live inside the color theme all the time!(?)
Awesome!
Congratulations and Best of Luck for Delhi
Happy for you dude ! All the very best ! May Delhi recieve you with warmth and happiness !
col jammy… all the best for ibido… n continue rocking the web!!!
(hpe being a cockroach had nothing to do with the change of clime?)
Good Luck! – Wish you continued success in the new job/role/place! π
Good Luck @ delhi jammy.
Your time has changed till now you have seen the warmth of chennai but now u have face the 4 seasons of delhi. ;). (Akhir dil walo ki nagri hai dilli)
Ha ha.. Jammy.. You will make it man .. Look now you are a Non Executive Dir. of Honey Bee India… Am happy for thats my screen Name… All the BEst Man.. You will Rock.. wherever you are.. dont forget to post regularly and also start replying to the comments section…
All d v best to you my friend. You will rock wherever u go. Now we are rivals…this will be interesting too.
Welcome to north !!
WOW!!! Welcome to our city π
Congratulations and all d very best
Cheers!
best of luck man!
All the best Jammy π
Hi …
Best of Luck !! And ya the honeybee site is a start-up and it doesn’t open up … !!? It does require a lot of your attention … π
Cheers
Did you notice Jammy, what you have triggered at Yahoo?
…Even their CEO resigned after you left π
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003600283
Safe to assume the two events are related ?
Best Wishes for the new job and the new place.
(Hope you know that you need quilts for winter. Newspapers aren’t of much use :P)
Good luck dude..heard abt it..but thought u gonna be in chennai? no?
I luv ur posts,i am still laughing,anyways goodluck!