I opened the front door and this kid was standing on the porch and reading the newspaper. My newspaper. A kid i have never seen before. In full school uniform with overstuffed bag, water bottle and shiny shoes. First thing that came to my mind was, tche! I should have subscribed to a better newspaper. […]
Supported by Michael Porter, the guru of competitive strategy, the prestigious awards have been based on four major pillars to identify and reward the most outstanding companies for their Strategy. Capitalizing on Industry Dynamics It is crucial for a company to achieve sustainable competitive advantage by protecting and enhancing its distinctive characteristics. Identify strategic positions […]
Celebrating International Nurses Day might be considered a commonplace event in some countries or may not even be celebrated at all. But in India, where there is a critical need for medical personnel, the event observed on May 12 at Vaatsalya Hospitals, a chain catering to semi-urban and rural areas,1 truly gave reason to celebrate. […]
Being absolutely lazy, especially when it comes to saying something intelligible, we resorted to the age-old practice of copying and pasting our post on this forum from a few months ago (with small updates in bracket). Please find below. Just in case you are wondering, we indeed hired 3 inscrutable gentlemen (not any more) in […]
via businesstoday.intoday.in For 26 years, SEARCH has shown that ordinary villagers and illiterate midwives can be trained to care for newborns where there is no doctor. Rani has an MD in gynaecology, and her husband Abhay has one in medicine. Both also have masters degrees in public health from Johns Hopkins University in the United […]
Dal Khichdi and Chicken Kabab had just arrived at Tandoor Hut, a popular fast food eatery in Koramangala, next to our office. Suddenly i heard someone on the next table talking on the phone “How can a one year old internet startup, that too in a country like India, have any revenues? They just dont get […]
“Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity are able to turn both to their advantage.” —Niccolo Machiavelli
This is my new theory. We need Purpose, Belief, Rhythm and Luck for things to work. Both in Life. And in Startups. I also read that fellow YGL and now Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer is recommending Rhythms to prevent burnout. Please click on the image for a larger view.
Aur woh Oprah ji unki chachi hain. PETER THIEL: And I think that, and I agree with you that technology is critical. It is the only way that things get better in the developed world. And I think we should distinguish the developed and emerging markets very sharply. In places like China, India, Africa, Latin […]
Why cant we just have a common entrance test or something before we let these people in? Yesterday I had the dubious pleasure of watching Oprah’s Next Chapter: India on TLC. The name of the programme is pretty self-explanatory. And I’d already heard of her series, Oprah’s Next Chapter in the US where she “steps […]