After the recent collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, US and domino effect that has started in the US and the world, a lot of messages have been floating on Social Media. I received one such message with a clip from "3 Stooges", which is actually the subject of this post. The quote and video... Continue Reading →
“Know Your Worth” and Arena in the Diamond Model of Strategy
A violinist played for 45 minutes in the Washington D.C. subway. Of the 1,097 people who passed by, seven stopped to listen to him, and one recognized him. He collected $32.17 in tips from 27 passersby (excluding $20 from the one who recognized him). Only one person knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell,... Continue Reading →
Just for Fun: Lessons from a robbery
During a robbery in Zimbabwe, the bank robber shouted to everyone in the bank: "Don't move. The money belongs to the State. Your life belongs to you." Everyone in the bank laid down quietly. This is called "Mind Changing Concept” Changing the conventional way of thinking. When a lady lay on the table provocatively, the... Continue Reading →
Zero Based Thinking in 2022
As part of my MBA I studied Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) in Cost and Management Accounting course. I liked the concept a lot! In simple words the ZBB idea is as follows: Our budgeting exercise is usually incremental in nature. We take this year's budget as a baseline and think about incremental budget required for... Continue Reading →
Principles: Thoughts on “Potential to Performance”
I am not an HR guy. I have never aspired to be. However, I did enjoy the HR related courses during my MBA and really liked the Professors who conducted them. I myself had to use different aspects of HR for various training/courses I have conducted. One of the topic that always interests me is... Continue Reading →
Down The Memory Lane: Start of Internet Service in India in 1995
Today in 1995: Internet services were launched in India by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited. The rate chart: Average cost of 1GB of mobile data in the world 2019: India is 1st @ $0.26 per GB, in comparison, Canada $12.02, USA $12.37
Brand Advertisement, Endorsement and Ambassador
Yesterday I wrote some thoughts on Brands and mentioned that I'll follow up with a post on Advertisement. So here we go... I was a kid in late 80's and early 90's when some of the best and most memorable TV commercials were made. One always cherishes memories of childhood and that could be the... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On Brands
During my studies in the UK, there were few Professors who I immensely liked. One of them was our Marketing Professor, Dr. Malcolm who taught us basic concepts of Marketing so well that they are engraved in my mind forever. The First Principle of Marketing, he said, was: "Demand = Needs + Wants." Needs are... Continue Reading →
The Value of Superfluous Option
I read this interesting post on LinkedIn: Why giving 3 options is better than giving 2 options? A few weeks back I was to a local juice shop. A girl came and asked for a glass of juice, he gave her a choice of two sizes (INR 40 and INR 50). She asked neither the... Continue Reading →
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