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Yesterday Times of India flashed a news article on paytm’s acquisition of little and nearbuy as part of a distress sale. The journalist had reached out to me on Sunday evening, asking for my comments. I declined to comment, adding that his facts were wrong and...

Choosing the right crowd

There are people who tell you that you are wrong There are people that help you see where you are wrong Guess which ones are more than the other? Now do you see why choosing the right crowd isn’t easy? And why that’s precisely the reason why you should...

Grass spoilt it all for us

Ever has this situation where you were extremely happy and content with your situation UNTIL you came across someone else who was better off, with similar attributes as yours? And this made you feel sad and shitty about your state? While your grass was green all...

Worst form of wisdom

The fastest way to become wise is to receive it The power of books, videos, podcasts – is phenomenal, especially if you consider the effort it would take to acquire it yourself There is danger though Information, today, is navigating at the speed of light And...

What’s on the other side of inspiration?

An ex-colleague wrote in, asking a very interesting question “Now that your videos and content have picked up a lot, how does the attention feel? What’s it like to be on the other end of inspiration?” It’s a lot of pressure And the only...

Ridiculous, and thus misunderstood

Met a smart candidate yesterday for a senior role Towards the end the usual question popped up – what is the larger goal of nearbuy.com Not directly asked, but hidden in that question was the more basic one – what’s the potential of this deals and...