Most stories going around in the world are only about dishonest, misselling, cheating agents..do any of you have any idea about a few honest agents? The agency business is funny. Managers get people who are reasonably good in sales, but not too knowledgeable about the product, and make them agents.. here is a story: “I […]
Not sure how many people know how media awards are given…it is a fantastic story in itself. I know one CTO of a large bfsi company (who is actually technically challenged!!) who got the ‘best use of technology’ award. I know his OWN colleagues telling me about his technology knowledge. Well we all laughed. I […]
If you are an Investor in the developed markets, what should your strategy for investing be? Well here is an attempt to tell them what to do: 1. The share of the Emerging Markets in the World Economy is increasing, and increasing at a fast rate. It is therefore imperative for investors in the […]
This is a story that I have heard…and from very authentic sources, so I believe it is true. There was one Mr. S who had inherited about 2000 acres of land in a village in Tamil Nadu. Typically, he was a rich man and also added some more land to it and was very prosperous….When […]
Happy Dhanteras (24 October, 2011), Happy Deepavali (26 or 27 depending on your geography), Happy Bhai Bheej (28th) and of course Happy New Year…- for all people from Gujarat, Rajasthan….. Happy Lakshmi Pooja (26th)….for all the business people… May Dhanalaxmi, Dhanyalaxmi, Vidyalaxmi, Mahalaxmi, Dhairyalaxmi, Arogyalaxmi, Shooryalaxmi, …and all other forms of laxmi shower their […]
Warren Buffet is a great investor, and a great CEO for Berkshire Hathaway. He regularly makes very profound investment statements regarding the investment world…and the other managers. One of the statements attributed to WB is: ‘When all you have is a hammer, the world looks like a nail‘. This is easy to interpret. Take […]
Aging is compulsory, maturing is optional. Well as you age, your friends age too – the guys with whom you can let your hair down and paint the town red that is. We have all suffered from sexism (for a guy you know a lot about cooking and food, Subra), ageism (for a guy […]