Alok is a first generation entrepreneur, currently CEO and Co-founder of
Indifi, a platform for small business lending.
Alok is a board member at
TiE Delhi, and a founding member of
Indian Angel Network.
Prior to Indifi, Alok ran India venture operations for
Canaan Partners in India, with focus on internet, technology and BPO space. Earlier, Alok cofounded JobsAhead.com, a leading job portal which was acquired by
Monster.com. Alok is a computer science graduate from IIT Delhi and, postgraduate from UC, Berkeley.
The views expressed on this site are personal views of Alok, and do not constitute an offical opinion of any company or organization.
Yep, Rosling’s TED talk was very good. The data visualizations were amazing to say the least. As Lalit says, so check out TED talks.
I am a keen follower of TED presentations. They have absolutely wonderful collection of inspirational and ground breaking stuff. It can be viewed by subscribing to Google Video or @ http://www.ted.com.
Nice connection between improving longevity and relative prosperity in Asia. Drives home the point the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass -it becomes an indescribably magnificent perspective in itself.
That said, I don’t know about the authenticity of the data of other countries, but as far as India is concerned if he relies on the data put out by CSO or other government statistical agencies (I had the opportunity to closely work with one such agency and the bunch of Market Intelligence Inspectors that fill out the questionnaire at random from their desks without visiting the regions personally, yet collecting TA/DA) I would suggest a second guess.