You may think that business is all about profit, business people are unethical and business in general is a black art of guile and greed. Over the years in my experience, I have found this to be mostly untrue. The story that business people are bad and what they do...
Most of us Founders have never raised capital, including me, so when we dig in for the first time, we’re mostly guessing how the game is played. And friends — it is indeed a game. The problem with this game is that as Founders, the odds are stacked way against...
Warren Buffett’s advice for investors: ‘Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1‘. He is the most successful investor in the world, turned 90 on last Sunday. Buffet has a net worth of $86 billion. The chairman and the chief executive officer of investment firm...
Lessons one can learn from the death of SSR. Some brutal truths of life came out which we have been ignoring and not taking it seriously, after the sudden demise of SSR. Celebrities never batted an eye on SSR when he was alive. A lot of celebrities posted their fake...
Every now and then, some of our friends are bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. They tire of the corporate routine, the work hours and travel, and the thanklessness of working for someone else. Some of us are poked to offer advice and take sides. I take the side of employment...
The sheen of gold has always been irresistible to Indians. We’ve been historically inclined to acquire gold jewellery in the belief that it is symbolic of high economic status. It was also considered prudent, at one time, to invest in gold. However, with recent fluctuations in gold prices, it is...
Modern consumers are obsessed with finding the best bang for their buck. To make matters even more complicated, there are very few industries where your product or service will be entirely unique. So, if you and your competitor offer the same product, what’s going to make customers choose you over...
Cloud kitchen in India or digital restaurant is the latest trend that has quickly established itself in the restaurant space as a formidable restaurant format. With extreme competition in the restaurant space, high rentals, and rising costs, Cloud Kitchens seem like the smarter way to run the restaurant business. A...
MLM companies in India include Amway, Avon flouted the Indian market with a bid to increase direct sales. With the growth in MLM marketing companies in India, the question is MLM legal or is MLM illegal has been raised. MLM is what multi-level marketing is famously known as. Also referred...
Here’s how Seth Godin explains it: Freelancers get paid for their work. If you’re a freelance copywriter, you get paid when you work. Entrepreneurs use other people’s money to build a business bigger than themselves so that they can get paid when they sleep. Seth did have a point. Freelancing...
