Step Up – Escalators Are Dangerous
Escalators at the Copenhagen Metro Most of us have used escalators at malls, in office buildings and at airports. And we have surely seen that nervous person standing at one end of it, caught in a mental conflict…
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The Clock of Life is Wound but Once
The Clock of Life is Wound but Once Here's an evergreen classic that makes its rounds about once a year or so, by way of email forwards or social media posts. But unlike many others, this…
Venture Capital – Between Returns & Fund Sizes
Interesting article by Jason Rowley on the lack of a correlation b/w venture capital fund sizes & fund returns. https://mattermark.com/venture-capital-just-another-boring-asset-class/ *** Look forward to your views. And if you liked this one, consider following/subscribing to my blog…
Think A-Team: The Latest Services Menu for Startups
Think A-Team: The Latest Services Menu for Startups Hi Entrepreneurs! Late last year, I started a service called 'Think A-Team', to bring human-centered design strategy & other relevant services in a transparent manner to aspiring…
Brick & mortar won’t be dead by 2023
Brick & mortar won't be dead by 2023 Extreme comments or views are often a huge hit or miss. And Niti Aayog’s Mr. Kant’s futuristic sounding comment about how brick and mortar businesses in India…
Moral Dilemmas from the Future
Image: source I came across this extremely interesting article around the future of healthcare that gives us a peek into the near future. It also highlights increasing complexity and moral high seas that businesses need…
Job Quotas or Meritocratic Politics?
Job Quotas or Meritocratic Politics? Image: source Developed countries continue to struggle to identify industries, areas of business, skillsets and employment opportunities that will make their workforce, abilities and manufacturing resources relevant again in a…
Startup Service Aggregators
Startup Service Aggregators Image: source Startups with business models revolving around aggregating services might have their days numbered. Unless they offer a significant additional benefit (than the underlying services they aggregate) to end consumers. Because…
The Determining Fire
Image: source The Determining Fire Late on 15th night, I read a news piece about 500 trained women personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) being the first women contingent to be deployed in high-altitude posts along…
A Rural Electric Ride
A Rural Electric Ride While a lot of us are busy in our world of self-indulgence, it's reassuring to know there are Indians like Ratan Tata, who'd go the distance with regard to businesses that positively…
Think A-Team: For the Design & Strategy needs of Young Businesses
Think A-Team: For the Design & Strategy needs of Young Businesses Image: link Hi, all you enterprising entrepreneurs, I am pleased to give to you, 'Think A-Team', a growth partnering service for all your business…
To Drive or not to Drive?
Image: source To Drive or not to Drive? There was an extremely interesting article on Business Insider recently about the future of driving. Transport saw one huge jump when horses as modes of transport were…
A Love Song for India
A Love Song for India I tried thinking of a love song for India, and couldn't find one more appropriate than this. ABBA's 'Lay all your love on me'. These four lines seem to be a perfect message…
Bubble Telescope
Bubble Telescope Is there a bubble forming in the Indian startup scene? The Hubble Space Telescope Is the Indian startup space fast becoming a bubble? Let's take a closer look and find out. At the Goldman…
Curiosity
Image: source If only the curiosity of children was as contagious to adults, as their smiles and laughter. Maybe millions more would have been right-brained thinkers then. And the world might have been a more…