Alaska in 4 days
Alaska is vast, in a 4-day trip, one can either do the northern Arctic part or the southern part. We did the latter. Here is the itinerary we followed. Day 0 – Land in Anchorage, and drive four hours to Denali […]
Book Summary: The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is considered the bible of investing.
When marketplaces work and when they don’t
Thanks to Uber’s meteoric rise in valuation, several startups are trying to mimic the idea of building marketplaces with instant gratification. So much so, that there is an aptly titled poem, “Uber for X“, devoted to this. Though the jury is still […]
Wealth destruction is worse than taxes
Most developing/underdeveloped countries usually lack sufficient wealth creation, but it does not stop there. They suffer a lot from man-made wealth destruction as well.
Traveling on Indian passport
An interactive map of where all one can easily travel an Indian passport. I have added separate layers for those of you who have a Schengen, a UK, or a USA visa. Short link: bitly.com/visa-indians Data Sources: Wikipedia Mahesh Murthy’s sheet
Mac OS X Primer (Part 3) – Window Management
Default window management scheme in Mac OS X is not well-polished. For example, there is no way to make an application occupy left half of the screen or to make an application always stay on top. To improve on that, my personal setup includes […]
Learnings from IIT Global Leaders Conference (IITGLC) 2015
Day 1 Great leaders are great because they handle challenges and setbacks well – John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Real education is like building a house – you set a good foundation first and then you build the house, floor by floor. Traditional […]
American vs Indian doctor
Indian doctor After having continuous hiccups for ~24 hours, I walked to a nearby doctor’s clinic. “Uncle kaafi der se hitchkiyaan aa rahi hai, iska…” (I am having hiccups for a long while, can something…) [interrupted] He replies in a loud […]
Ownership vs Control
Ownership is an innate human desire, except, we make the mistake of confusing it with control. In the name of ownership, we end controlling things, and then we end up wasting disproportionate time reasserting our control. How to differentiate between ownership and control? A simple rule […]
The clash of cultural expectations
“I need the address.”, the immigration official shouted at her, as she, a septuagenarian Indian woman, with her limited English, repeatedly, pointed to the paper containing the phone number of her daughter.