We live in exciting times. Not a day passes without some breathtaking progress in disruptive technologies — artificial intelligence, 3D printing, self driving cars, automation, genetics, alternative energy, sensors,… Read more “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”
Lessons from Legends : Warren Buffett
When it comes to investors there are very few who are as respected or well known as Warren Buffett. It’s not just because he made a lot… Read more “Lessons from Legends : Warren Buffett”
Everyone struggles on the entrepreneurship road
It is well known that of the many who want to be entrepreneurs, few take the plunge and fewer succeed. While the success stories of entrepreneurs are… Read more “Everyone struggles on the entrepreneurship road”
Am I like Don Quixote?
Dharma, the religious and moral law governing individual conduct, has played a silent everyday role in my upbringing. Bed time stories by my father, a master storyteller,… Read more “Am I like Don Quixote?”
Mom, great lessons I learnt from the movies
Access to English movies was rare in the pre-internet era of 1970s and 1980s in India. Like most traditional Indian families, mine too did not believe that… Read more “Mom, great lessons I learnt from the movies”
Things I learnt from Ratan Tata
I vividly remember the first time I met Ratan Tata (well, who wouldn’t). My schedule was such that I had to drive into Mumbai straight from a… Read more “Things I learnt from Ratan Tata”
Gandhi and startup culture
“And then Gandhi came. He was like a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretch ourselves and take deep breaths; like a beam of light… Read more “Gandhi and startup culture”
Where do amazing ideas come from?
Imagine this for a moment: all that you see, hear, smell and taste are nothing more than electric impulses in your brain controlled by an enormous machine… Read more “Where do amazing ideas come from?”
Two Sides of the Table
The irrational seers I recently heard David Rowan (of Wired magazine) speak. He has a substantial fan-base among those who are keen to know about technologies that… Read more “Two Sides of the Table”
When to start a startup?
What do entrepreneurs, astronauts and artists have in common, other than they begin with syllable ‘Ah’. Take astronauts. Some moments are indelibly imprinted in our minds. I… Read more “When to start a startup?”
