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Sunday, July 20, 2025

My key takeaways from Ronald Purser’s McMindfulness

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Ronald Purser feels that the current mindfulness fad is the entrepreneurial equivalent of McDonald’s. Spiritual salesmen are commoditizing m...
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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Contrarian aspects of my life: no-religion, no-job, no-certification

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India is a populous country. There is a competition for resources on the road, for buses, for college admission, for jobs, in hospitals, cri...
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Saturday, June 21, 2025

My reading list and themes for 2025 - strategy, wars, and stock investing

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I read mostly fiction last year – revisiting Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, P. G. Wodehouse, etc. This year, it is non-fiction and revolv...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Strategic management of technology and innovation 2024: A reflection

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In the last few months (Sep-Nov) I got an opportunity to teach “ Strategic management of technology and innovation ” (SMTI) at IIM Bangalore...
Friday, November 29, 2024

Poor customer experience vs poorly-working business model – which is easier to fix?

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Given two companies – A – with poor customer experience, and good business model, and B – with good customer experience and non-working busi...
Sunday, September 1, 2024

Insights from a serial entrepreneur – Gupshup CEO, Beerud Sheth’s perspective

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If we are lucky, we meet one or two people in our lifetime who appear to be coming from a different planet. For me, it has been Beerud Sheth...
Saturday, April 6, 2024

My favourite quotes from Daniel Kahneman

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One of my heroes, Daniel Kahneman, passed away last month at the age of 90. Ever since I heard his talk on YouTube on “ Marvels and flaws of...