One thing common among successful business people is that a big majority of business people are good networkers. The old saying “It’s not about what you know, it’s who you know” probably holds true even today. Some might argue further saying “It’s NOT who you know but who knows you.” Either ways, you get the point rt? I always knew networking was important,... 

Recently, Adrienne Graham invited me on Google Hangout to talk about “Lean StartUps”. Initially, I was a bit hesitant because I wouldn’t consider myself an expert on “lean” practices and besides it was at 7pm Eastern Standard Time and since I am based in India, it would be 4:30am in India. But I decided to take the plunge and see where it leads me. I am glad I took up... 

Pranab Mukherjee, India’s finance minister served a death sentence to startups in India by introducing a startup tax when he presented the Indian Budget 2012-13 on March 16, 2012. Basically, what this says is that “if an Indian resident who is NOT registered as a venture capital company pays a share premium above the fair market value, the amount in excess of the fair market value would... 

“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 holders who... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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