Books, music, etc. are priced differently for different countries. This has been the norm for a very long time. Text books which are very expensive in the US or UK are available in India at eye catching prices. So can you buy in India and sell in the US? technically the answer is yes. Amazon […]

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When a fresh graduate in any discipline is looking to a career option, the accounting institutes do not pitch for your attention. The CA institute and the Costing institute do not go to colleges or make any decent attempt to grab your attention. I know of one girl who was told ‘all the work done […]

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I am very, very old fashioned in my ‘valuation’ techniques. If you search through my blog you will see a lot of posts criticising the new gen valuation techniques. I used to like the PDR – price to DIVIDEND ratio. Then my valuation friends changed it to PER (price earning ratio). Of course then there […]

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Education should improve one’s attitude, prepare you for a great life ahead, and generally equip you for a career. If this is what a good MBA degree should do for you, question the degree real hard. If you are planning to get an Engineering degree or a Management degree ask yourself why do you want […]

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Many many and many more people have asked me this question. Why do I not teach at Business Schools? Well let me enumerate the reasons – not even hinting that there are no more reasons! 1. Colleges do not pay well: In Mumbai the kind of money one gets for teaching is so low that […]

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Is the financial service industry doing anything for society? I mean is there a VALUE ADD or is it just getting more and more out of the value adding channel? Not sure? Ask MBA colleges – the financial service industry is a big saviour. Whether it be ICICI, Hdfc, Kotak, Indiainfoline, – all their arms […]

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People are willing to pay millions of rupees for their Children’s education. Now this has to be tapped by somebody. So every politician has set up a college – true in almost every state. Now these colleges owned and run by goons need students. Easier to get students from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP, …so […]

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