A common observation made by fund managers, limited partners, and (interestingly) journalists on the 2 year-long startup boom is the speed of some of these deal closures – primarily by skimping (or skipping) due diligence on deals before investing. I
Bhavesh Kothari invited me to join the United Book Lover’s Club (UBLC) with several esteemed members of the literary fraternity. The group consists of leaders (who are readers) and authorpreneurs. The group has A Book A Day wherein a member provides their favorite book and why they loved that book so much. As
What's common between the worlds largest brewer, the 5th largest food & beverage company, and the 7th largest food chain in the world? They're all owned by 3 guys - the co-founders of the PE firm 3G Capital.
In my recent memory, Japan has always held the crown for the longest living humans – almost 20 years higher than the world average. Therefore, it isn’t a surprise that Japan also has the highest centenarians per capita, i.e., the highest ratio of people that are over 100 years old as a percentage of its population. Within Japan,
I did several part-time jobs while in college but the only part-time job that I held for all the four years of my degree was as a salesman in a jewelry store. The managing partner of the store and still
There are some books that instantly connect with me because they take various vantage points I hold and put it together in a single coherent narrative. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing has it all; good research, umpteen number of examples that are woven
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman aka VVS Laxman played cricket for India for 16 years (at the international level). When his cricket career came to an end, only 12 other people had played more cricket than him, 2 of whom were
My ex-boss used to repeat this phrase so often that it has been permanently imprinted in my brain: “If you replicate 100% of the actions of successful people, you will get 75% of their results” The lesson was to copy the routines, strategies, and
I was recommended The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh by an author that I met during a scuba diving trip last year. It took me almost 4 months to finish the short and simple book because each chapter had
Why did I pick up this book? I did not realise that my skills at meeting new people were severely compromised as I always walk away with a ton of business cards and meaningful connections from all the start-up/venture capital networking