By Nataraj
Books are part of Entertainment Industry. The book industry is guided by same market forces that you see in other media business like supply, demand & virality among others. This result is a range of quality across the content (books) produced, in this case, published. In any given year newly released books are distributed in…
To develop long term habits is about setting up systems that support your cause. Systems play an important role in surviving the time and keeping the habits alive. Without systems, all you have are bursts of unacted motivations.You will be caught up in wants of doing it, but never actually getting to do it. Here…
For every person barring a few fictional ones, life is only experienced once. Reading as a habit is not about reading emails or news blogs, it is about reading a continuous stretch of 300 pages on a specific topic that is curated and published. The habit of reading is about reading published books. It can…
Edge is a commonly used term in the financial zeitgeist, be it public equity, private equity or alternative asset management. But unlike most other terms used in the world of finance, this word means the same in Finance context as it means in English. Edge is that extra advantage you have over your competitor. Something…
For many, the idea that college is not useful anymore is still a shocking thought, especially if you are not from the developed world. It is for most a contrarian thought. But not on Twitter. In the virtual streets of Technology Twitter, it’s a commonly debated topic. And there is a bullish trend for the…
Brand Facebook Inc. Though it might seem that Facebook as a brand is at its all-time low, their strongest asset Instagram is branded as its own entity without the stigma of its parent. Imagine if Instagram was named as Facebook Pics or Facebook something. Most big brands tend to do this, look at how many…
Every now and then, human beings accomplish things that stretch the imagination of what is possible. It also reminds humanity why it is the dominant species. These events expand our definition of possibility. Our traditional notion of achievable gets challenged, changed and increased. These seminal events come from different corners of human endeavors. Charles Lindbergh’s…
We sapiens are on a constant lookout for short cuts. A large reason why ideologies thrive is that they instil a consistency among us which will alleviate us from thinking about decisions that we have to make and instead equip us with short cuts. A new short cut we have is ‘the summary of books’ that Amazon…
There are now two fold-able devices one can preorder, actually 3 but I know, no one would buy the third one. Samsung made the long-awaited & expected announcement of its new fold-able device which will cost about $2000. Side Note — I am improving my credit score so I can get a low-interest loan for…
Snapchat success came in the era, where any successful social media company would be acquired by Facebook. It not only avoided the acquisition but thrived on its own terms, garnered a significant audience and has become a major participant in the cultural machine. They try to stand by as an innovating company with new ideas,…