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Carefully examine the photo - did you notice something unusual?
Comet went into service in 1952, it featured 4 turbojet engines, pressurised cabin, backward swept wings, undercarriage and unusual large square windows. It was so futuristic, the core design of modern day jets remains unchanged.
I read "India Unbound" twenty years ago, there are some stories that stick with you and continue to inspire for rest of your life.
I remembered the story of "Tea Kettle & Vicks" by Gurucharan Das -former CEO of P&G India whilst writing about "Elephant Path".
The Dutch call these "Elephant Path" and the rest call these "Desire Path"
they usually signal a design failure to connect with human behaviour but occasionally it might be leading indicator of human failure
It took 16 years for stock market to recover losses after 1929 but it recovered in less than 6 months in 2020.
During the aftermath of great depression, President Roosevelt increased government spending - construction of large scale public works such as dams, bridges, schools and subsidized federal lending to rail road and industries.
Are assets overvalued? what next? Question to Warren Buffet and Charlie M @ BRK AGM
Warren - "Zero rates. Interest rates, basically, are to the value of assets, what gravity is to matter. If I could reduce gravity, it’s pull by about 80%, I’d be in the Tokyo Olympics jumping".
It was in New York and now it is in New Delhi.
Seek help when you need, do not let pride prevent you from asking.
Wisdom from Jeff Bezos' last letter as CEO - Differentiation is Survival and the Universe Wants You to be Typical
“Staving off death is a thing that you have to work at. Left to itself – and that is what it is when it dies – the body tends to revert to a state of equilibrium with its environment.
Writing is not easy for me neither am I comfortable expressing my views in public forum. So, why do I blog?
I graduated in 1999, right on the cusp of old and new. Opportunities were either in Y2K or dot-com. Kids - google Y2K.
Buddha would not have attained enlightenment, if he was carrying smartphone in his pocket.
Few thousand years ago, all animals including humans started at the same start line. Fast forward to 2021, humans decisively won the race. how?
Time is the most complex and least understood dimension across Finance
Science and Philosophy. Solving time dimension is solution to all eternal problems.
Designing a pen that works in space, I bet you can solve this challenge with some thought.
At the height of space race between US and Soviets, the biggest challenge was to put ink on paper under zero gravity conditions in space.
Two- faced humans hoodwink Bengal Tiger – Lateral Thinking Lessons
Sundarbans national park tiger conservation project was a resounding success. Unfortunately, tigers under protection had been killing 60 people a year.
The Innovation Paradox - Short skit
A caveman (CM) and his son (CS) time travel to present day, they happen to meet a modern human (MH) in US west coast.
“I didn't have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one.” - Mark Twain & Blaise Pascal (in French).
That is all you need to know to be a better communicator. It takes more time to eliminate non value added words.
Remember my post about bitcoin price hitting all time high at $19K in December. Well, It just crossed $34K. Why and what next?
Almost 25% of all USD in circulation was created in 2020. Fed has also signalled the interest rate will stay near zero.
An old story from India for you and your children.
In his quest for fresh perspective, he summoned his three children. He gave them each a silver coin and told them to
buy something that will fill the warehouse room.
Do you really need to use a toothbrush? Read the context below before voting.
It is festive season, an opportunity to ask silly questions and in the process test LinkedIn polling.
As we are approaching end of 2020, it is time to pause, reflect and learn
"You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. ... You can't go wrong with no plans"
The price of Bitcoin hit all time high above $19,000 on Nov 30. why is it valuable?, Should you buy?
Gold has been used as store of wealth for 5000+ years, from Egyptians, Romans, Indians to modern nations
Gita Gopinath, Ray Dalio, Jay Powell and Mark Carney have written/warned along similar lines.
Central bank monetary policy infuse liquidity by buying financial assets and lowering interest rate