Largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. Come to think of it. This is almost 100% true. Read below & find out the answer. Early this year, Arun, an old friend who is a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He […]
Fiction writer Ayn Rand and economist Friedman have strong ideas about how the world should be. In Rand’s fictional world, Robinhood-like character is a villain and they have no place in the society. Is it, really? Do Robinhoods promote only laziness among masses? Greenspan, the crackpot and a great disciple of Rand has experimented in […]
Chetan Bhagat’s speech at Symbiosis Following is the speech by Chetan Bhagat given at the orientation programme for the new batch of MBA students at Symbiosis, Pune. Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the […]
The single largest reason why people give up on their entrepreneurial aspirations and continue in a job is delay in breaking out after college. [The following article is via liveMINT.com] On The Job | Sanjeev Bikhchandani The author is co-founder and chief executive officer, InfoEdge (India) Ltd, which runs the Naukri.com website. He writes a […]
Remember the pet-rock fad? People were stupid enough to buy those “pet-rocks.” Surprisingly, the business itself was legitimate. There is another ‘legitimate’ business, which is essentially fraud: several for-profit universities in USA! Online education by the ‘for-profit universities’ is the next biggest fraud to be exposed. These schools are businesses. They sell “degrees.” Nothing appears […]
మీరు చూసి నేర్చుకుంటారా, చేసి నేర్చుకుంటారా, లేక చేసినా, చూసినా నేర్చుకోరా? Whether you are a trader or not, investor or not – this is a presentation to keep for the rest of your life. The author is Sanjay Bakshi who appears to be a trader in Indian financial markets. Subject? Business, Life, Stocks and More This is […]
I have a huge experience with frustration. I experienced it in so many ways, at so many times in my life, that I feel like I’m some kind of a specialist. If you wonder why I have this huge expertise, here’s the answer: growth never happens without it. The more frustration you are able to harvest, resolve and overcome, the more growth you’re experiencing. Avoiding it, hiding from it, deluding the game, none of these strategies will make you a better human being. On the contrary.
What follows is a list of tools and approaches I used to solve my own frustration and limitation episodes.
[Via – Dragos Roua] I was driving to town the other day, when, at some point on the highway, I found myself near a huge truck. I don’t know if you know the type: ugly, noisy and… toxic! The exhaustion pipe was left oriented, and since the truck was rolling on my right, even if […]
The two largest items US consumers spend on are 1) Health Care and 2) Education Since the days of 2008 presidential campaign, so much attention has been focused on rising health care costs. The Great Recession (this is how they are referring to the current economic climate) has left many state budgets in such a […]
Viruses are wonderful living creatures. I know you wouldn’t expected this as a starting sentence, but this the bare truth: in terms of biological life, viruses are one of the most fascinating and powerful living beings. Unfortunately, we, humans, seem to have a rather hard time with them. Why? Because we’re on a constant battle […]
Earlier today I was having a chat with Kanaka Prasad. The issue of education (adult and kids) came up in our discussion. A bit later I went to a recruiting event organized by our University, where I talked a bit about degree requirements in our program etc. I came back to my office and checked […]
The rush for MBA degree and a job as a ‘manager’ was and is as original to America as an apple pie. A well educated hero in Telugu movies of good ole days is a medical doctor or an engineer. Now, the lead character in Telugu movies are often MBA graduates. If you thought an […]
I have copied and pasted the mail as it arrived in my mail box. The name of the person is irrelevant. If this is how this person first introduces himself to you, would you give him/her a job? I wouldn’t. Why?
[Via – Lifehacker] Productivity guru Merlin Mann interviews best-selling business author Seth Godin about his new book, called Linchpin, discussing lizard and puppy brains, Bob Dylan, and why the cost of failure is so low that you should ignore your brain’s instincts. The entire interview is available over at 43 Folders, and it’s chock full […]
I did not start this site to discuss the pros- and cons- of Telangana state. It is just one of the issues, which is divisive, and beyond any one of our control. Hopefully, separate Telangana state issue will not be the issue that defines the content of this site. One of the reasons I started […]
