Social Responsibility/Common Good
Couple of famous Narayana Murthy speeches. 'What we must learn from the west' and 'Needed a value system where people accept modest sacrifices for common good'. Here they are : I. ...
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June 13, 2010
Couple of Jeff Bezos video link
Regret Minimization Framework : On Amazon and Zappos deal :
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February 5, 2010
That’s a conspiracy against IIT Kanpur
Please spare a thought for these guys when next time you accuse IIT Kanpur of being too much academically focused and intense. Watch the carefree take of these guys on CPI (Cumulative Performance Index ) [warning - they are a bit liberal with f-word, take care] - I should ...
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August 22, 2009
What will you do if you get Rs. 500 ?
Check out this video, answer to the quesion 'what will you do if I give you 500 Rs. ?' , how hugely it varies based on age, gender and social/economic status. Good insight on how same thing can mean entirely different to various people.
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August 22, 2009
The best argument ever
See a kid arguing with her mom about which channel to watch, I have been in looking for english translation but no luck yet. But you don't have to know language to figure out what is going on -
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June 3, 2009
Peter G. Peterson- Why I’m Giving Away $1 Billion
There is an article in Newsweek( link ) written by the man himself on his reflections on donatin $1 Billion . Last paragraph of the article gives the whole perspective- Ultimately, I decided to commit $1 billion to the Peter G. Peterson foundation—the vast majority of my net proceeds from ...
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June 3, 2009
Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy
Nice video to drive home the point that we take good things for granted and complain about small things - -Image credit - Flckr user nexus_6
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April 24, 2009
So much in so few words
A school friend forwarded this today via SMS, small but such a captivating message that I could not resist posting it here : Most of us miss out on life's big prizes. The Nobel, the Oscars, the Tonys, the Grammys. But wer are all eligible for life's small pleasures. A pat ...
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March 16, 2009
Lost Generation
Watch this deeply thought provoking 1 min 44 sec video - Corresponding image on the main page is from flickr user pedrosimoes7
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March 15, 2009
