Lower costs or higher income?

A daily wage worker’s two sons have made it to IIT.  He doesn’t have 1lakh to spare for their admission. An unemployed guy’s mother is dying. And he doesn’t have enough for her medicines. A middle class topper from a small town can’t...

Just because 

Whenever I go to the U.S. I am always amazed by the number of “thank you”, “what’s up”, “you find everything ok” and “sorry” that hit me on an hourly basis.  They don’t mean it half of the time. Just as...

What fails you as an entrepreneur? 

Irrespective of the stage you are at, if more than 90% of your colleagues come to work excited/happy at what lies ahead of them in the day, every single day, then you have succeeded in building the right institution.  Else you have simply started a company And...

What can bring about a change? 

Think of all the times you have forced a change into yourself.  And then think of what prompted it.  And then think of the likelihood of that prompt happening again. To the same effect of brining about a positive change.  If it’s highly...

Who is your friend?

I recall a fascinating conversation with ruchi sometime back. She asked – who is a true friend? Someone who is sad at your loss or happy for your success. My instant reaction was the former. All our lives we have been trained to believe a friend in need is a...