A few industries that I have been seeing from close quarters – and have very strong views on are food and health, pharma, financial services. One thing clear in all the 3 industries – the more you complicate, the more money you can make. So whether it is a Kellog, or a Gillette they can […]
Swami Vivekananda was perhaps one of the clearest thinkers in the past 200 years. He said ‘take responsibility for your actions’. We all know it, but do not always take responsibility for our current affairs….no clue why. I met a dietician friend who said ‘people are what they eat’ and most fat people are fat […]
Somewhere in the quest for scale individualism goes for a toss. All doctors are urged to think in a particular way by the pharma industry. All Chartered Accountants are part of a body which either guides or prods them to think on same lines..somewhere the independent thinking individual is being smothered if not killed. Look […]
Yesterday I met a pharma distributor. He is really huge – and controls a full state. Just to hide his identity will not reveal which state. He was talking about retail margins in the pharma industry. First of all the ‘billing’ price is far, far below the MRP (which incidentally in India is a fraud). […]