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Shail Paliwal
Jan 173 min read
Buying vs. Renting a Home - January 17, 2025
A lesson I learned many years ago was that it’s always better to buy a home and make mortgage payments, as opposed to paying rent. In...
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Shail Paliwal
Jan 106 min read
My Favourite Sports Teams - January 10, 2025
The Ottawa Senators - NHL The Boston Red Sox - MLB The Miami Dolphins - NFL The Los Angeles Lakers - NBA The Ottawa Senators On December...
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Shail Paliwal
Dec 22, 202412 min read
2025 Predictions - December 22, 2024
Here is my first annual set of predictions, starting off with the year 2025 Elon Musk and Donald Trump have a falling out Elon Musk spent...
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Shail Paliwal
Dec 13, 20244 min read
Can A Professional Woman Have It All? - December 13, 2024
For years the outcry from women in business circles was "why can’t we have it all?" Women wanted a meaningful career with no ceiling on...
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Shail Paliwal
Dec 6, 20245 min read
2024 Recap - December 6, 2024
We are now drifting into December and most of 2024 is over. This got me thinking about the year that just passed. The past 12 months have...
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Shail Paliwal
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Why November is My Least Favourite Month - November 29, 2024
Whenever I talk about escaping the Ottawa winters, my timeframe always starts in November. Technically winter doesn’t start until...
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Shail Paliwal
Nov 24, 20244 min read
PIERRE VS. JUSTIN - November 24, 2024
Three weeks ago I wrote an article on Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris on the eve of the 2024 US election. At that time I thought about...
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Shail Paliwal
Nov 15, 20243 min read
Why Worry About The Future - November 15, 2024
I recently read a quote from noted organizational behaviourist and best-selling author, James Clear that said instead of worrying about...
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Shail Paliwal
Nov 8, 20244 min read
Should a Founder Be Hands-On In Their Start-up - November 8, 2024
I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and saw this post titled, “Should A Founder Be Hands-on in Their Start-Up”. I didn’t read the...
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Shail Paliwal
Nov 2, 20244 min read
DONALD VS. KAMALA - November 2, 2024
Every conversation I’ve had for the past six months, whether it personal or business, includes a brief or not so brief diatribe on the US...
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Shail Paliwal
Oct 26, 20244 min read
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A D.E.I. HIRE ? - October 25, 2024
DEI. D - Diversity, E- Equity, I - Inclusion. It’s a relatively new spin on the term from the 60s and 70s, Affirmative Action....
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Shail Paliwal
Oct 15, 20244 min read
THE VALUE OF A UNIVERSITY DEGREE - October 15, 2024
People talk regularly about how a university degree or college diploma isn't necessary to get a decent paying job. I beg to differ. ...
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Shail Paliwal
Oct 4, 20244 min read
BEING AN EMPTY NESTER - October 4, 2024
I have two adult children now in their early 20s. Both of them have been out of our family home for many years as they both lived...
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Shail Paliwal
Dec 5, 20223 min read
ERASE THE WORD “OLD” FROM YOUR VOCABULARY - December 5, 2022
“You’re only as old as you allow yourself to feel”; “age is a mindset”; “you’ll remain young, if you’re young at heart”. There are...
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Shail Paliwal
Sep 29, 20215 min read
EQ...BUT NOT THAT EQ! - September 30, 2021
EQ, or Emotional Intelligence is a popular topic. Many books have been published and blog posts written about the subject. A key...
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Shail Paliwal
Sep 29, 20214 min read
COMPLEX VS SIMPLE - WHICH IS BETTER - September 14, 2021
We’ve all heard of the KISS principle - “keep it simple, stupid”. There is merit to simplicity when arriving at a solution or strategy...
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Shail Paliwal
Aug 17, 20214 min read
ACTING DECISIVELY - August 17, 2021
Fail fast! Move fast, break things, and learn...rinse and repeat We've heard these classic startup axioms over the years. Founders,...
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Shail Paliwal
Aug 17, 20214 min read
THE TOXICITY OF NEGATIVE MINDSETS - August 16, 2021
We’ve seen animations of people who always seem to have a dark cloud over their head, or it’s always raining on them. It’s a humorous way...
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Shail Paliwal
Jul 19, 20215 min read
PARTNERING WITH THE RIGHT INVESTORS - July 19, 2021
Congratulations! You decided to launch a business around your brilliant idea, and you’re convinced your company will sell millions of...
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Shail Paliwal
Jul 14, 20215 min read
POST PANDEMIC - THE FUTURE OF REMOTE WORK - July 14, 2021
If we say the COVID-19 pandemic became real in mid to late March 2020, then we are now 16 months into it. The impact has been...
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