Comments on: Big Man, Big Job http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: anita jain (not really) http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-212118 anita jain (not really) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:40:21 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-212118 <p>is sanjay single?</p> is sanjay single?

]]> By: Amsterdamguy http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211765 Amsterdamguy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:39:28 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211765 <p>The other Jha I know is Bihari. But that's not important.</p> <p>What is (naively to me), is that BREW didn't take up with Symbian device manufacturers and MediaFLO isnt with UMTS networks (DVB-H is, at least in the EU). And not sure how far CDMA has taken to IMS applications. May be Qualcomm wants to be the Mac of the mobile world.</p> The other Jha I know is Bihari. But that’s not important.

What is (naively to me), is that BREW didn’t take up with Symbian device manufacturers and MediaFLO isnt with UMTS networks (DVB-H is, at least in the EU). And not sure how far CDMA has taken to IMS applications. May be Qualcomm wants to be the Mac of the mobile world.

]]> By: shlok http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211754 shlok Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:27:13 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211754 <p>Extremely impressive resume. But only time will tell how good he really is, now that he's in the public eye. We were very happy and proud when Pandit made CEO, so were those in the Black community with Stan O'Neal, but their challenges turned out to be larger than anything they've previously faced.</p> <p>Besides having Samsung and Nokia ahead, there's stiff competition behind Moto (ie iPhone) with plans to make their own mark on the market.</p> Extremely impressive resume. But only time will tell how good he really is, now that he’s in the public eye. We were very happy and proud when Pandit made CEO, so were those in the Black community with Stan O’Neal, but their challenges turned out to be larger than anything they’ve previously faced.

Besides having Samsung and Nokia ahead, there’s stiff competition behind Moto (ie iPhone) with plans to make their own mark on the market.

]]> By: Who cares? http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211605 Who cares? Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:38:44 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211605 <p><i>26 · <b>Amitabh</b> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005326.html#comment211604">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>Jha is probably a Maithil brahmin from Mithila (region in Bihar).</blockquote> <p>Well, apparently there is one thing the DBDs and ABDs can always agree on: caste and region games. Cuz' clearly that's the important thing here. In fact, I believe Motorola hired him to fill a state IAS quota.</p> 26 · Amitabh said

Jha is probably a Maithil brahmin from Mithila (region in Bihar).

Well, apparently there is one thing the DBDs and ABDs can always agree on: caste and region games. Cuz’ clearly that’s the important thing here. In fact, I believe Motorola hired him to fill a state IAS quota.

]]> By: Amitabh http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211604 Amitabh Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:36:18 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211604 <p>Jha is probably a Maithil brahmin from Mithila (region in Bihar).</p> Jha is probably a Maithil brahmin from Mithila (region in Bihar).

]]> By: PS http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211493 PS Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:56:45 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211493 <p><i>His boss at Qualcomm was Mr. Paul Jacob; that is proper Mallu Christian name.</i></p> <p>I don't know if you're joking but if not - he's not mallu or Indian. Qualcomm gave my organization a major grant and I believe awhile ago we actually gave him a civil rights award - Irwin Jacob that is -</p> <p>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391709/index.htm</p> His boss at Qualcomm was Mr. Paul Jacob; that is proper Mallu Christian name.

I don’t know if you’re joking but if not – he’s not mallu or Indian. Qualcomm gave my organization a major grant and I believe awhile ago we actually gave him a civil rights award – Irwin Jacob that is -

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391709/index.htm

]]> By: Kev http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211462 Kev Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:44:34 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211462 <p>Yeah, Padmasree Warrior has moved on to Cisco. Probably reached her level of incompetence there, which she was rumored to have done so at Motorola! I don’t think there is a glass ceiling anymore these days for anyone really, especially not for south Asians. If anything, there seems to be an instant aura of worthiness bestowed on most south Asians, warranted or otherwise, thanks is part to the excellent groundwork laid by IITians and others over the years!</p> Yeah, Padmasree Warrior has moved on to Cisco. Probably reached her level of incompetence there, which she was rumored to have done so at Motorola! I don’t think there is a glass ceiling anymore these days for anyone really, especially not for south Asians. If anything, there seems to be an instant aura of worthiness bestowed on most south Asians, warranted or otherwise, thanks is part to the excellent groundwork laid by IITians and others over the years!

]]> By: Aryan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211454 Aryan Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:09:38 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211454 <blockquote>He is Scytho-Hepthalite</blockquote> <p>Scythians weren't brown skinned or curly haired. Jha looks like a darker, thinner version of african-american congressman Harold Ford Jr:</p> <p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ford,_Jr.</p> He is Scytho-Hepthalite

Scythians weren’t brown skinned or curly haired. Jha looks like a darker, thinner version of african-american congressman Harold Ford Jr:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ford,_Jr.

]]> By: Pravin http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211449 Pravin Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:52:22 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211449 <p>The CTO at Motorola used to be Padhmashree, a Telugu lady (IITian). Looks like Motorola has no glass ceiling for Indians or women.</p> The CTO at Motorola used to be Padhmashree, a Telugu lady (IITian). Looks like Motorola has no glass ceiling for Indians or women.

]]> By: vinod http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2008/08/06/big_man_big_job/comment-page-1/#comment-211433 vinod Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:17:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5326#comment-211433 <p><i>20 · <b>UberMetroMallu</b> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005326.html#comment211430">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>His boss at Qualcomm was Mr. Paul Jacob; that is proper Mallu Christian name. </blockquote> <p>Actually, it was <b>Dr.</b> Paul Jacobs. Even more proper Mallu xtian ;-)</p> 20 · UberMetroMallu said

His boss at Qualcomm was Mr. Paul Jacob; that is proper Mallu Christian name.

Actually, it was Dr. Paul Jacobs. Even more proper Mallu xtian ;-)

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