Faust was an erudite man - a scholar. He was a voracious learner. And so when he met the devil, the devil offered him all the knowledge of the world. For the meager cost of his soul. This is the Faustian bargain. It is supposed to be a warning tale for the ambitious who may give up their morality or humanity for a goal.
A list of Artists / Songs / Albums I like in the order I discovered them. Know any artists / albums that I love, but have missed? Drop me a text and I’ll add it.
Disclaimer: I am not an expert in COVID19, or medicine, or pathology. I am expressing personal opinions which do not reflect the views of any firm I am associated with. Please do not take anything I say as medical, financial, or personal advice.
Disclaimer: I am not an expert in COVID19, or medicine, or pathology. I am expressing personal opinions which do not reflect the views of any firm I am associated with. Please do not take anything I say as medical, financial, or personal advice.
In this day and age, mass paranoia and hysteria are common. Even contradictory ideas can simultaneously have mass following, just because of the sheer reach digital platforms provide.
Part of my job is meeting and talking to a ton of startups (Duh). The most common advice I’ve given and heard given to founders is focus on focussed execution.
Stock Market Slumps are basically 51% attacks on the public markets.
India is rapidly de-industrializing. The next wave of jobs will have to come from the IT and Tech Industry. I believe India can build a middle class, and a robust economy, with the backbone of software. Software education in India is changing, and I believe good educational models can help expedite this movement. Some I particularly like
In the late 00’s, as the internet age matured in developed countries, advertising became the sexy way to monetise. The strategy for most consumer internet startups was simple - Make it free, get a huge audience (i.e. distribution), and then leverage it for distributing advertisements.
Slack was the no. 1 Workspace Collaboration Tools - until Microsoft Teams came along. Within a matter of 2 years, Teams had overtaken Slack in Number of Users. They did so because they could bundle it with Office 365 - Distribution for them was free.