Saturday, May 02, 2015

2015-05-01 Travel Itinerary NA USA HI Oahu

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@TeresaJLo & I are traveling to Oahu.  Itinerary Link . Would welcome any suggestions. Right now, we have a fairly full itinerary at a ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

VC Presentation Tips

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VC Presentation Tips I have been spending quite a bit of time the last few days working with a young, strong engineering team thinking about...

VC Presentation Tips

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VC Presentation Tips I have been spending quite a bit of time the last few days working with a young, strong engineering team thinking about...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sunday: Book of the Week – The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

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I am making a resolution to read 1 book a week. I enjoy reading and have not been doing enough of it. There are way too many titles sitting ...
Friday, September 10, 2010

Lessons from Geese via Srini Potukuchi

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Fact 1: As each goose flaps its wings it creates an “uplift” for the birds that follow. By flying in “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Good Summary of VAT Debate

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I absolutely believe the US needs to implement a VAT as soon as possible to stave off fiscal issues. Here is a link to a good article on the...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

US Needs a New Tax Source to Resolve Fiscal Issues

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Don't see how any budget proposals in the next few years are really going to resolve fiscal deficit/debt issues. The country is going to...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Top Moments of the Decade in Social Entrepreneurship | Social Entrepreneurship | Change.org

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The Top Moments of the Decade in Social Entrepreneurship | Social Entrepreneurship | Change.org

Don't Give Money to Haiti Just Yet

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Stanford Social Innovation Review : Opinion Blog : Don’t Give Money To Haiti Now (January 18, 2010) : "If there is any lesson to be lea...
Friday, December 25, 2009

20091224 Snow Melt

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Pics of the snow melting and water run-off at my parents house in NJ        
Sunday, October 04, 2009

New quote for favorite quote list

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Maggie Thatcher: The Problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of everyone else's money
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

MicroFinance in India - Just a Giant Ponzi Scheme

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Friends know that I think Microfinance will be India's subprime; the only difference is there is no way any institution is going to repo...
Thursday, August 20, 2009

Confronting Reality Book Summary

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Success in business comes down to being able to properly adjust one's internal operations and strategy in order to meet one's financ...

The Tipping Point Summary

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Law of Few - before widespread popularity can be attained, a few key types of people must champion the idea before it can reach the tipping ...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Opportunity Areas for Mobile Startups

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Below is a list of opportunity areas for mobile startups that interest me and I am spending time working on: Mobile Commerce Mobile to Real ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Is Venture Capital in Trouble?

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Is Venture Capital in Trouble? : "But the real reason, as I discovered at the time, was that the high capital-gains rate was keeping in...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

India Calling - NYTimes.com

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The World - India Calling - NYTimes.com : "My love for the country of my birth has never flickered. But these new times piqued interest...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sinking island's nationals seek new home - CNN.com

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Sinking island's nationals seek new home - CNN.com : "Foremost among them: The very likely possibility that the Maldives will sink ...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Peak oil within five years, report warns | Environment | guardian.co.uk

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Peak oil within five years, report warns | Environment | guardian.co.uk : "The risk to the UK from falling oil production in coming yea...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Kashmir's vanishing glaciers | How green was my valley? | The Economist

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Kashmir's vanishing glaciers | How green was my valley? | The Economist : "AFTER a hard climb up the eastern flank of the Kolahoi g...

Pakistan's economic meltdown | The last resort | The Economist

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Pakistan's economic meltdown | The last resort | The Economist : "A NUCLEAR-ARMED front-line state in the “war on terror”, Pakistan...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Kids less likely to graduate than parents, report shows - CNN.com

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Kids less likely to graduate than parents, report shows - CNN.com : "Your child is less likely to graduate from high school than you we...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Pakistan Will Require Up to $15 Billion in Aid - WSJ.com

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Pakistan Will Require Up to $15 Billion in Aid - WSJ.com : "Pakistan will need as much as $15 billion over the next two or three years ...

Argentina Makes Grab for Pensions Amid Crisis - WSJ.com

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Argentina Makes Grab for Pensions Amid Crisis - WSJ.com : "The government proposed to nationalize the private pensions, which would pro...

Glory Days Fade for U.S. Farmers - WSJ.com

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Glory Days Fade for U.S. Farmers - WSJ.com : "Many Midwest farmers worry that the combination of lower crop prices and high costs will ...
Monday, October 20, 2008

Triage Time

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A fine line between panic, swift action - The Boston Globe : "Triage time. Furqan Nazeeri, a serial entrepreneur who runs an Arlington ...
Monday, September 15, 2008

BBC NEWS | Business | Lehman set to go into insolvency

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Could this be the beginning of people losing confidence in the financial system and a run on banks not like the world has seen since the Gre...
Friday, September 12, 2008

U.S. companies are rethinking manufacturing in China - Sep. 11, 2008

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I think manufacturing is going to go through a major renaissance in the US. All those jobs that went to China and India over the last decade...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Indian property | Lights on, nobody home | Economist.com

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Indian property | Lights on, nobody home | Economist.com : "In a recent report, HSBC predicted that house prices across most Indian cit...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

The Indian Economy and Gold Imports - Seeking Alpha

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Last night, I caught up with a HBS 08 classmate, Sini Jacob, for dinner. Amongst a wide variety of topics, one that we touched upon was the ...

The alternative-energy bubble | Steve Tobak's views on dysfunctional corporate behavior - CNET News.com

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The alternative-energy bubble | Steve Tobak's views on dysfunctional corporate behavior - CNET News.com : "The magnitude of the sha...

India Inflation Woes May Continue - Seeking Alpha

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India Inflation Woes May Continue - Seeking Alpha : "So one should not read too much into this recent stabilization in inflation. This ...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Global Investing, BRIC by BRIC: Part II - Seeking Alpha

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Global Investing, BRIC by BRIC: Part II - Seeking Alpha : "The budget for the current fiscal year (ending next March) proposes an 18% s...

Businessworld - The Price Of Growth

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Businessworld - The Price Of Growth : "That may sound preposterous in these nascent years of India’s economic renaissance, but there is...
Monday, August 04, 2008

Meredith Whitney: The credit crunch is far from over - Aug. 4, 2008

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Meredith Whitney: The credit crunch is far from over - Aug. 4, 2008 : "Whitney's current concern is that banks aren't slashing ...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Uncle Sam Adopts Fannie and Freddie - Barrons.com

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Uncle Sam Adopts Fannie and Freddie - Barrons.com : "Even so, the descent down the slippery slope of socialization of the financial sys...
Monday, July 14, 2008

The end of the great global economic boom - Jul. 14, 2008

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The end of the great global economic boom - Jul. 14, 2008 : "But double-digit growth is also creating double-digit inflation. Americans...

Moneycontrol India :: News :: Oil to stay at $110-120/bbl this yr: Merrill Lynch :: :: FII View :: Mark Mathew ,Merriyll Lynch

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Moneycontrol India :: News :: Oil to stay at $110-120/bbl this yr: Merrill Lynch :: :: FII View :: Mark Mathew ,Merriyll Lynch : "Yes, ...

Drought hurts vital Australian wheat - CNN.com

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Drought hurts vital Australian wheat - CNN.com : "One of Australia's worst droughts on record is hurting wheat farming just as the ...

The "I" Is Being Incinerated

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Beware of Crumbling BRICs - Seeking Alpha : "The 'I' Is Being Incinerated The 'I' in BRIC, India has been one of the em...

China and India's Growth Just Currency Related Illusions? - Seeking Alpha

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China and India's Growth Just Currency Related Illusions? - Seeking Alpha : "Let’s explore an interesting development: the differen...

Saudi Oil: A Crude Awakening on Supply?

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Saudi Oil: A Crude Awakening on Supply? : "However, it appears that for at least the next five years, and possibly longer, the Saudis a...

Chess-Boxing Hits it Big - TIME

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I can't believe they have combined boxing w/ chess Chess-Boxing Hits it Big - TIME : "The matches work like this: competitors alter...

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: The $5 trillion mess - Jul. 11, 2008

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: The $5 trillion mess - Jul. 11, 2008 : "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are struggling with an investor loss of con...
Thursday, July 10, 2008

The Fannie and Freddie doomsday scenario - Jul. 9, 2008

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The Fannie and Freddie doomsday scenario - Jul. 9, 2008 : "Here's a scary, and relevant, question to ponder as the housing market c...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

High energy prices seriously threaten Asia's economic prospects - Barclays - Forbes.com

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High energy prices seriously threaten Asia's economic prospects - Barclays - Forbes.com : "The continued surge in oil prices will s...

India's Economy Hits the Wall

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India's Economy Hits the Wall : "The big hope for a return to the course of reform in India, businessmen hope, will be a new govern...
Monday, July 07, 2008

Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis | Environment | The Guardian

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Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis | Environment | The Guardian : "Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more ...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Suminter's Sameer Mehra is Welcomed as Endeavor India's First High-Impact Entrepreneur

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Suminter's Sameer Mehra is Welcomed as Endeavor India's First High-Impact Entrepreneur : "Endeavor India (www.endeavorindia.org...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Lighting Up Rural India - Forbes.com

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Below is an article Forbes published about D.Light Design. I had the good fortune of finding Sam and Ned last year. D.Light goes to show tha...