The Shockwave: Aftermath of the U.S.–Israel Strike on Iran 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷
The Middle East has once again been thrust into turmoil. In a stunning and unprecedented move, U.S. and Israeli forces launched a coordinated attack on Iran,...
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This is a space where I share my thoughts on life, culture, productivity, investing, and anything that catches my interest. Join me on this journey as we explore ideas and insights that inspire and motivate.
Since 2005, I’ve been documenting my observations on technology, global affairs, business trends, and the evolving world around us. Whether it’s a new perspective on daily life, a deep dive into cultural trends, tips for boosting productivity, or strategies for investing wisely, you’ll find it all here.
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Jai Bharat!
You’ll find this post in your _posts directory. Go ahead and edit it and re-build the site to see your changes. You can rebuild the site in many different wa...
Letting Go by Atul Gawande
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Steve Jobs
The news of Steve Jobs’ death was expected but not so soon. I have been in a state of shock the past few hours. It’s almost like I knew him. Feels like he wa...
Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the SILK Browser
I confess I’ve been a huge fan of Amazon since the dot-com days. Their humble beginnings as online booksellers with a super cool customer experience won me o...
Infographics
I think infographics are a really cool way of communicating great ideas. This art (or science) has been prevalent amongst the designer community for a long t...
Visualization
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Netflix Is Eating Up More Of North America’s Bandwidth
If Netflix is hogging up 30% now, it’ll be interesting to see what happens when they expand overseas. The device ubiquity growth strategy for Netflix has con...
The Bhutto Family of Pakistan
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AllThingsD Conference: Steve and Bill together
I wish I was there to see these two visionaries share the stage at D. I wish also that Bill talked a little bit more in the following video. Enjoy…<p>[...
Facebook, their privacy issues and all
I am really trying to understand whether Facebook is an evil empire. There have been numerous reports, and lawsuits alleging FB of inappropriately using pers...
Arizona’s New Immigration Law
From the Investor’s Business DailyThis is a highly controversial law. Arizona’s economy could be impacted by the boycotts. There are several groups out there...
C. K. Prahalad
Over the weekend, we lost one of our best strategic management minds. There are numerous references to Dr Prahalad’s work. However, I feel his most recent th...
The iPad is here…
…and it is getting great reviews. If you don’t have one, watch these videos. You’ll want to get one.Apple iPad Video<iframe width="640" height="385" src="...
R.I.P - Paul A. Samuelson
Nobel-winning economist Paul A. Samuelson dies at age 94<div><div></div><div>NPR Obituary</div><div></div></div&...
What the iPod tells us
Via twitter.com@delong <blockquote>First, nationality matters. While the iPod is manufactured offshore and has a global roster of suppliers, the greate...
Solar Lanterns Bring Light to Rural India
I am happy to see this step in the positive direction from an Indian company which makes solar lanterns. It’s a classic example of Michael Porter’s competiti...
TED India - SixthSense Technology Presentation
Earlier this month TED held their conference in India – TED India. I happened to view this presentation by Pranav Mistry from the MIT Media Lab. The vision h...
Perspectives on Aging
I have spent a good part of this year and last researching challenges and opportunities in healthcare. There are many challenges and even more opportunities....
Google’s Moment of Truth
Google is a great company. There is no doubt about that. However, when you are wildly successful, like Google (or Apple), you inevitably run the risk of bein...
iPhone Killer?
This CNET Review covers the design and features of the Motorola Droid running on Verizon Network. IMHO, this product is likely to threaten and even wipe out ...
Global Fertility Rates vs Wealth
This Economist video visually illustrates how fertility rates will stabilize to the “replacement rate” (around 2) as countries get richer. Take a look at how...
Google Wave
Google has launched this product to users by invitation only. It is intended to be a real-time communication and collaboration platform which, according to G...
Animation: The Geography of Jobs - TIP Strategies
The following is a wonderful animation of job losses in the Unites States starting the year 2004. Press the PLAY button to see what happens Q1 2009… Wow!<...
Windows Phone is here…
Windows phone Retail Video
United States of Europe? – Lisbon Treaty (one year later)
Last year, we watched the Irish go through a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Read: The EU Dream - A setback. At that time, they rejected it. However, now t...
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Fifteen years ago today, Andrew Wiles, the British mathematician finally nailed the solution. Wiles was absolutely obsessed by the 350 years old problem that...
The Online Education Revolution
This is an interesting post about perspectives from the President of Thunderbird - School of Global Management (my alma mater)… I think the MIT Open Coursewa...
Shanghai sidesteps ‘one child’ rule
Shanghai, or should I say China is now worried about supporting its aging population. In hindsight, drastic measures like the “one child” policy don’t appear...
Sean Gourley: The mathematics of war
This talk will make you think. If what Sean is talking about is applied intelligently and it works I see profound implications to world order. Even if that d...
Get the real facts on Swine Flu
This free book is published by the National Academy of Sciences. Their web site has hundreds of other informative books.Swine Flu <p>[Original Flash vi...
Malcolm Gladwell speaking with Fareed Zakaria on GPS
Fareed Zakaria brings on highly influential guests on his wonderful show called GPS (“Global Public Square”). I truly enjoy his show. Watch this clip from CN...
Visualization
I have long been a fan of Edward Tufte. Love his work, go to Edward Tufte’s Web Site and check it out yourself. Enjoy the Visualization Magazine below. How ...
Hulu.com
This holiday season we enjoyed a “staycation.” We stayed home and had a vacation. Watched a few holiday movies. I got the opportunity to explore the Net. Hul...
Mumbai Attacks - Taj Hotel
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G20 Summit - Another Bretton Woods?
Whether the G20 Summit will end up being another Bretton Woods is the question weighing on several International Political Economists’ minds. We are witness ...
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Death by Black Hole
Ever heard of spaghettification… well, for that and other unglamorous ways of going out… watch this video:<p>[Original Flash video/media embed no long...
Obama’s Brain Trust on 60 minutes
As a student of business, I watched this video with great interest. To me it is akin to a business startup (Primary Elections) followed by a blockbuster IPO ...
What does the Obama Victory mean for Investors?
A lot of people are asking what President-elect Obama will do for the investors. Here is one perspective:What does the Obama Victory mean for Investors? <...
Obama Campaign Coverage on the FT
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BlackBerry Storm… another iPhone wannabe?
You decide… go to BlackBerry Storm web site.<iframe width="425" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/stzqLqBUECc" frameborder="0" allowfullscre...
EMBA Wall Street Journal Ranking
[Original Flash video/media embed no longer available. The embedded content was a Scribd document.] Executive MBA Wall Street Journal Ranking - Upload a Docu...
International Business… Hmmm
Interesting to see other schools waking up to International Business… Thunderbird has been doing this for years. <p>[Original Flash video/media embed...
Google’s Android Phone
Google’s Android Phone seems very interesting. I have a feeling this phone is about to start trend in “true” mobile computing. We are not there yet with the ...
TED Conference
A friend of mine shared the TED.com web site with me. I’ve been hooked on to it for a few days now. Check out this one from Stephen Hawking:<iframe src="h...
Apple 3G iPhone - Walt Mossberg’s View
The new iPhone is here. I am not one of those yuppie early adopters who stands in line for 5 hours even for the iPhone. I’ll get mine in good time. Check out...
What will it be like at Microsoft without Gates?
I don’t know!
The European Union Dream - A setback
The European Union accomplishments are commendable. Even though the dominant underlying idea of the formation of the EU is peace, there is an expectation tha...
The Democratic Race in Seven Minutes (Courtesy: SlateV)
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Hegemonic Stability Theory - Some trends
For the uninitiated, please go ahead and google the first part of the subject line - “Hegemonic Stability Theory”. You’ll find a few informative web sites. I...
Two worlds, interesting parallels
I am fascinated by everything about automobiles. My brief stint at anautomobile manufacturing company in India gave me good exposure tovarious aspects of the...
Microhoo, Yasoft or Microho :-)
The saga of Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo! continues. So MSFT wants to now acquire Yahoo! but not all of Yahoo! All right, what is Microho going to look lik...
GE Appliances Unit Spinoff
What General Electric is doing with their GE Appliances spinoff adds a new piece to the unfolding new business landscape. We are seeing long-lasting brands (...
Scribd
If you have not discovered Scribd yet, you must go to their website at http://www.scribd.comAs an example, go to my BI Blog to check out the iPaper of one of...
Economist - Audio and Video Updates
The Economist does a great job of covering business, polictics, science/technology and international issues on their audio/video section of their web site. C...
Rick Karr on Government Secrecy
From Ruth: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03142008/watch3.html
Lou Dobbs vs. THE CFR - Rockefeller and Cheney Featured
From Ruth:<iframe width="425" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e-Ccjqy8mhY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Discussions with a colleague
My colleague at work, I will just use her first name - Ruth, has unique perspectives on life. She has been sharing her perspectives with me. With her 20+ yea...
Indian Premier League - Cricket
IPL - what a spectacle it promises to be. With fixtures in the evening after work, it is going to ensure filled stadiums. A similar format is followed in the...
Kristen Wiig - SNL, again… Sue
Kristen rocks!<p>[Original NBC video is no longer available. Search for “Kristen Wiig SNL Sue” on YouTube.]</p>
Kristen Wiig - SNL - Judy Grimes
ROTFL… enjoy!<p>[Original NBC video is no longer available. Search for “Kristen Wiig SNL Judy Grimes” on YouTube.]</p>
Kristen Wiig - SNL - Penelope
I have become a huge fan of Kristen Wiig ever since I watched her SNL clips. Watch this one, enjoy!<p>[Original Flash video/media embed no longer avail...
FT.com Business School
The Financial Times has produced great videos on their web site. <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://www.ft.com/cms/a5dd621a-e39d-11dc-87...
Lakshmi Mittal is Financial Times - Person of the year 2006
The Financial Times declared Lakshmi Mittal was their person of the year. Go to http://www.ft.com/indepth/person for an in depth look at the accomplishments ...
Toyota poised to become the world’s largest carmaker
Toyota plans to make 9.42 million cars in 2007 that will make it the world’s largest carmaker. General Motors, the current leader plans to make 9.11 million ...
Outlook 2007: Abby Joseph Cohen
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Texas Pacific Group
This private equity group is set to buy (in partnership) Qantasairlines, an A$11bn deal as well as Sabre Holdings for US$4.45bn. Theyhave turned around sever...
A tornado hits London
I woke up the day before yesterday morning, and got ready to go to work. As usual, I checked my Blackberry for new messages, and there it was, a message from...
Web 2.0
The Web 2.0 technology seems to have a lot of promise. O'Reilly Mediacoined the phrase. But essentially for business people what it meansis richer interactio...
Challenges Facing Baby-Boomers (Podcast)
I was listening to this interesting podcast on retiring baby-boomers. If you are one, you should listen. There are certain misconceptions which the guests ad...
Wikipedia - Editorial Policy
I have always been a big fan of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Wikipedia allows people to create entries in the encyclopedia. If you know more about...
Outsourcing, of another kind!
A few months ago I was speaking to some of my friends at a lunch party. We were talking about outsourcing and this friend of mine said he was involved in the...
Internet Radio
I have been looking for reliable Internet Radio stations for some time now. So when I found SHOUTcast.com I was a little skeptical of its performance. I must...
Friends and Foes in the Tech World
The Wall Street Journal ran a story about eBay. They said that eBay is now trying to collaborate and team up with Microsoft and Yahoo! to develop solutions t...
Monarchy under fire
What is currently happening in Nepal is no surprise. The last couple of decades have been marked by political instability. In 2001 King Birendra and his fami...
Personal Productivity
A friend of mine recommended I should read David Allen’s book “Getting Things DONE”. So I went to the Barnes and Noble bookstore and picked up a copy. I alre...
Clipmarks.com
This seems like an interesting concept to me. The Clipmarks.com web site got a good review from PC Magazine. I checked out their demo, I think I am going to ...
Google Calendar
Just got notified by the good folks at About.com that Google launched it’s Calendar beta product. I haven’t played around with it yet, but go ahead and check...
Google’s Finance page
The other day, my brother-in-law mentioned that Google has created it’s own Finance page. I was very excited. I am a big fan of Google. They are one of the w...
Comments of FT article on “India FDI”
The following article from the Financial Times Lex column is worth a read…. please post your comments.quoteFor a country once largely bypassed by foreign dir...
China raises lots of questions…
Is China's growth purely attributable to the foreign direct investment? Is this growth sustainable? Are Chinese markets truly open? Do they trade freely and ...
Global issues
I thought long and hard about what I’d write about. There are so many things one could write about. But what do I feel strongly about? I don’t just want to r...
Welcome to my eBlog
I will use this blog to tell you what I think about what happened, what’s going on and what will happen. In other words, these are my raves and rants. Finall...