Category: Reading List
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Reading List – 2nd Ferbruary, 2014
1.) Framework for non-profits to have clear fundraising conversations. Article: 10 Non-profit Funding Models 2.) Interesting article on how Amazon.com manages to be a favourite in spite of not churning profits! Article: Amazon & nil profits 3.)Why Nokia is one of the greatest companies of the world. Article: Nokia Bridge Programme
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Reading List 21st Nov, 2013
(Was out on a vacation and hence no edition of reading list came out during the last couple of weeks.) 1.) Why drinking hits women harder and why older you get alcohol hits you harder? Some interesting facts: Body composition starts to change as early as the 30s. As people age, they tend to lose […]
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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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Reading List – 2nd November, 2013
1.) The article emphasises the fact that life is random and can not always be explained by numbers. It also makes a point that we are prone to exaggerate the consistency and coherence we see. As also pointed out by Daniel Kanheman in his book. Article: Here 2.) The letter of Benjamin Franklin that made […]
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Reading List – 26th October
1.) The article talks about the concept (and practice) of owning shares of an individual! The investors invest in an individual and hope to make returns which form a percentage of the individual’s future income. Uncomfortable situations may be that your investors will vote to decide if you want to have a moustache or if […]
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Reading List – 19th Oct
1.) Talking about the book “Permanent Present Tense” (Basic), by Suzanne Corkin, the article tells us the story of a man who inspired the story of “Memento“, the English movie. Article: Memory Some interesting definitions/lessons from the article: Retrograde amnesia- victims are unable to retrieve some or all of their past knowledge. Anterograde amnesia – victims […]
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