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Get rich quick – short-term successes for short attention spans

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 by Karthik S

My first reaction to this news was ‘Hahahahahaha’. But then, it made me think. A slow-moving (“languorous narrative”) film was sold as THE most romantic way to spend the new year countdown, complete with a 12am kissing gimmick! It worked. And then,…

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The future of the sharing economy – Everything As A Service

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 by Karthik S

The BCG Henderson Institute, Boston Consulting Group’s strategy think tank released a 3-part series exploring the intricacies and the future of the Shared Economy, in late 2017. The series is an essential read for anyone and everyone in business, since the shared…

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Paytm Bank claims of being India’s ‘most sincere bank’, already!

January 1, 2019January 2, 2019 by Karthik S

“India’s most sincere bank”? Shouldn’t people say that after using the bank’s services for at least some time? That is, shouldn’t Paytm Bank earn that after doing business without getting blocked by RBI? But, this is a paid advertisement, where anything can…

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TRAI’s new cable TV pricing plan, the death of appointment-based content consumption, end of serendipity in content discovery and Netflix’s Bandersnatch

December 29, 2018January 2, 2019 by Karthik S

I pay about Rs.750 to Tata Sky for a LOT of TV channels I/we do not watch. So, in principle, the new TRAI order that lets us pay only for those channels we want to watch sounds fantastic, at least on paper….

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A brilliant gifting idea, but a terrible product to gift

December 28, 2018January 2, 2019 by Karthik S

This is such a simple-looking idea that would have most people go, ‘Why didn’t I think of it?’. But it’s not that simple – it has been conceived and thought-through so well and elegantly. The design for creating something like this, that…

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Manoj Night Shyamalan’s commencement speech at Drexel University has incredible life lessons!

December 27, 2018January 2, 2019 by Karthik S

This is a fantastic commencement speech, by Manoj Night Shyamalan, for Drexel University’s Class of 2018. The speech has all the hallmarks of what you’d expect from a Shyamalan movie – a superb opening where he offers 2 versions/dimensions of his life,…

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Get rich quick – short-term successes for short attention spans

The future of the sharing economy – Everything As A Service

Paytm Bank claims of being India’s ‘most sincere bank’, already!

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TRAI’s new cable TV pricing plan, the death of appointment-based content consumption, end of serendipity in content discovery and Netflix’s Bandersnatch

A brilliant gifting idea, but a terrible product to gift

Manoj Night Shyamalan’s commencement speech at Drexel University has incredible life lessons!