Robert Scoble, Microsoft’s ex-uberblogger, has an interesting post up about Amazon’s new releases, and how that means that they are the new google: Back when I worked at Microsoft I was always looking at Google and asking myself “what if they shipped this” or “what if they shipped that?” Well, I should have been worrying […]
“Investing in India” conference
Here‘s what sounds like an interesting conference: Columbia Business School ‘s South Asian Business Association is pleased to present the Annual Columbia India Business Conference. The Conference will be held on April 14, 2006 at Columbia University in New York City . Sounds like some interesting speakers too: Sam Pitroda, Kanwal Rekhi, and Jagdish Bhagwati, […]
What is your dangerous idea?
John Brockman is a literary agent, which is like saying that Sachin Tendulkar is a batsman. Brockman also runs one of the most thought-provoking and important salons around today – Edge. Basically, the idea is this – gather together the smartest people around (scientists, authors and other kinds of thinkers) and have them dialogue with […]
McKinsey on the global financial markets
The McKinsey Quarterly has a very interesting article (note: registration required) on the global financial markets: The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has conducted a yearlong research effort on the world’s financial markets and created a comprehensive database of the financial assets of more than 100 countries since 1980. Together, these assets make up the global […]
Work Life, Night Life
An interesting (and depressing, for an oldtime Bangalorean) piece from the Fast Company Blog on the need for entertainment and cultural outlets for the city. A sobering subtext, for me, is the role, or lack thereof, of the moral police in the modern context. We are not having this discussion in the public sphere in […]