“We use debt sparingly and, when we do borrow, we attempt to structure our loans on a long-term fixed-rate basis. We will reject interesting opportunities rather than over-leverage our balance sheet. This conservatism has penalized our results but it is the only behavior that leaves us comfortable, considering our fiduciary obligations to policyholders, lenders and the many equity... 

Recently, someone emailed me about recycling electronic products. I do believe in conserving the environment and I do believe in recycling. But it never crossed my mind as to what we do with our electronic items once they reach the end of their life cycle. It’s been a long time since I bought an electronic item, my laptop has been with me for the last 5 years. My old mobile phones are lying somewhere... 

I came across a great guy who’s changing the way fitness and health is being perceived. I want you to meet Markus Rothkranz. Having healed himself of multiple life-threatening illnesses, Markus Rothkranz is living proof how amazing life can be when we take matters into our own hands. Markus looks younger at 47 than he did when he was 27. Emails pour in daily as a testimony to how many lives... 

You can win a free copy of my ebook “How to write a business plan for astonishing results? In just 3 days!” Just tweet “why do you want to be an entrepreneur?” followed by #bplan2010. One of the tweets will be randomly selected and gifted an ebook “How to write a business plan for astonishing results? In just 3 days.“  Read More →

We had another great entrepreneurship seminar in Bangalore. The turn out was much better than our previous seminars. We had a nice mix of attendees, a big majority were under 30 years of age compared to our seminar in Mumbai where we had quite a few attendees in the 5o+ category. I guess there is no real age when it comes to starting a business. The only requirement you need is commitment and a strong... 

Dear Warren, I am writing this email to thank you for being such a wonderful role model. For showing us how to be kind, generous and rich. You represent the rich and successful people of the world. You also happen to be one of the most generous and ethical people in the world. When I was young there was this perception around little kids who I played with that you had to be unethical to be rich. There... 

This is a preview video of our entrepreneurship seminar “How to start and grow your business faster than you thought possible.” Image: jscreationzs / FreeDigitalPhotos.net  Read More →

It is that time of the year again when the IPL kicks off in India. For many of my friends in North America and Europe who are not familiar with the IPL. The IPL is the Indian Premier League where 8 teams compete in a home and away format in a game of cricket. The IPL although only in its 3rd edition is as popular in India as the super bowl is in America or the English Premier League is in England. So... 

The woman’s reservation bill is making all the news for the last couple of days. Most of the media is in full support of the bill. Even most politicians who oppose the bill are not directly voicing their opposition. We have journalists and celebrities like Shabana Azmi coming out in full support of the bill calling it one of the most progressive bills in Indian history. Further, some politicians... 

Our seminar in Bangalore on 27th Feb, 2010 was great. Some wonderful people attended the seminar again. It so excites me to see some great people who are so passionate towards entrepreneurship. We had a college student who is still in his second year of college with a brilliant business idea, that he plans to implement real soon. We are planning on a few more seminars related to entrepreneurship and...