July 19, 2007
- Investment advise based on my first hand experience
I am not a very stock market savvy person. But in recent months, I did some stock investments. I made good investments and bad investments. I learnt few basics from my mistakes (I may be still wrong, IMHO) which I would love to share with anyone who cares. My opinion may change with time as [...]
July 7, 2007
- Avoid starting your business during high-tide
A quick tip for budding entrepreneurs:
If your business starts at the right time, you can extract maximum growth by getting ready when the industry segment gets the peak demand. I strongly suggest that a new business should be started during the "low-tide", i.e. when markets are not doing well and industry sentiments are not positive. [...]
January 17, 2007
- Case study – Increasing perceived value of a service offering
I am staying at the executive housing of ISB – Hyderabad today. It is managed by Sarovar Park Plaza (http://www.sarovarparkplaza.com/). The room is great and the service is impeccable.
But what caught my fancy is a small plaque on the work desk (photograph included).
It reads – “FORGOT SOMETHING? If you have forgotten any essential toiletry [...]
January 12, 2007
- Healthy cash flow is a must for a successful business
Yesterday, I was attending an interactive session with Mr. Vinod Dham (Yes! the same guy who invented Pentium chip and Flash memory).
It started with a nice inspiring story – How Vinod accidentally stumbled into engineering and ended up building the fastest processor in his time. He shared with us – How he got into [...]
July 26, 2006
- What to do – How to do – To do!
We work in a knowledge economy and it is very important for a manager to classify people around us to know what are their capabilities.
This classification can help in identifying the right person for the right job. Again the same can be used by an individual to plan a career -
What to do?
People who know [...]
