Category: Business
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Next…what?
Renewable Energy. Water. Medical Technologies. (Detection and treatment) Agriculture.- Food production & Food preservation. That is where breakthrough innovation is required. We will possibly see breakthrough innovations in these areas (in that order) in future. Something similar to what we have seen in case of communication technologies over the past decade. While Renewable Energy…
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Reading List- 23rd Nov, 2013
1.)What if your memory is fake? Article: Fake memory Those people who seem to have a photographic memory might just be having a fake memory! 2.) A brilliant innovation gets you fit for the Olympics! Video: Subway tickets 3.) The story of Mike Tyson. Told again. Article: Mike Tyson 4.) How Amazon became an everything…
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Reading List – 16th Nov, 2013
1.) What happened during the US Government shutdown? Article: US Shutdown 2.) How did “Volvo” become synonymous with luxury AC road travel in India. Case Study: Volvo- India 3.) The secret world of cargo ships. A brilliant story of how cargo gets moved across the world, in most cases the people moving them having no…
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Reading List – 9th November, 2013
1.) How does the pirates business model work? An interesting article on financing Somali Pirates. Article: Somali Pirates 2.) Would you work harder if you were given a raise? A new Harvard study says yes, but only if it came as a surprise and you thought that you were already being paid the “going rate”.…
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Proliferation of “Chinese” goods!
When I went around looking for some memorabilia at the Liberty Island, US hoping to take something back home, I was surprised to see all items having a “Made in China” stamp. I repeat … all. I was stumped. I wanted to carry something back that represented the US and here, everything that represented the…
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Business Sustainability
There are four key ways in which we typically try to do better in business/improve profitability. Offer a cheaper product with the belief that improved affordability will increase the size of the target market. Offer a better product (at the same or higher price) with the belief that customers will appreciate the value of a…
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