I moved to Washington D.C area in December, 2023. This means I must now be loyal to a new sports team. The Commanders and Wizards sound terrible. One is a misogynistic racist, and the other a loser. Good thing with at least the Commanders is that as I came, Dan Snyder left, but that is another story. The focus for now is – can the Nationals win the World Series?
One of the requirements of a good business is its ability to solve big problems. For example, Vanderbilt’s railroads solved the problem of fast movement of goods from point A to B, one of the biggest challenges in post-civil war industrial age. In this article, I present my steps of identifying big problems (or market trends) which include a/ capturing raw idea; b/ visualizing the idea; c/ brainstorming implications; d/ clarifying trends; and e/ testing the trends.
U.S government is cracking down on ultra-processed food. Incentives are being set to eat healthier. This may lead to increased demand for fresh produce from companies like DOLE PLC. In this article, I present three arguments in-favor of DOLE's stock...
Recently, as I scrolled through LinkedIn, I saw a post by Prof. Victor M Zavala from the University of Wisconsin. He advised young researchers to focus on fundamentals instead of a single research application. This post made me realize an import factor that I missed in my methods of research and problem solving...
One of my recent assignments was to build automated tests/controls for a large-scale process. As I completed my task, I realized a certain something that I’ve been missing in my personal productivity and leadership skills – the importance of supplementing planning with controls and improvement...
Wall Street plays an important role in American capitalism. However, since the deregulation era of the 1980s, it has widened the wealth and income gap. Behaviors of Wall Street have led to actions that negatively impact 99% of the American population...
It is a cloudy day. The kind where jackets cook you up but not having one gives you chills. I am sitting in the baggage claim of Minneapolis airport waiting for mom, dad, and Vaanya (my liddle sister). Airports have a vibe to them. They make you happy yet depressed at the same time. Maybe because of the bittersweetness in the air...
In the 20th century media, description of smart characters was quite similar. Smart people were flat and analyzed every situation with logic. And they were terrible writers and socially awkward. I disagree with the description of smart here, but people did (and do) believe that all smart people are like this...
Artificial Intelligence is simplifying life. Finding information is easier than ever, computers know what we want to do, Alexa keeps track of your alarms and reminders, and in the coming years you may not drive your car or vacuum your home. So, what will be the purpose of our life?
Jim Collins is one of the authors I will think twice before disagreeing with. He wrote the book Built to Last, which I haven’t read but have heard about its success. However, the problem with ‘Built to Last’ was that it didn’t give actionable steps on how to be great ...
Barney Stinson is one of the greatest philosophers ‘How I Met Your Mother’ fans might have seen. That dude is one of the coolest and most experienced life coach. I think there is a word that describes him – bro. He is the real bro.
After the Russia-Ukraine war, the already bottlenecked global fertilizer industry got hurt further. But this raises a thought – if Russian fertilizer exports go down, does that mean American companies will end up supplying more and grow?
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a fictional autobiography of Robert Pirsig. But I didn’t pick up the book to learn about Mr. Pirsig, and most probably, he didn’t intend to tell people about himself. Rather, Mr. Pirsig uses this book to introduce a philosophical idea and...
Ever since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine, western nations have imposed extreme sanctions towards the country. Though the sanctions are meant to pressure Russia to stop this inhumane war, the complexity of sanctions makes it hard to deliver results in the long run...
There is a book - ‘Good to Great’ by Jim Collins which introduces a concept called ‘Flywheel’. I will be (or have written depending on when you read this) a review on the book. But for now, let me describe what a flywheel is, and then share my personal flywheel...
