Inventor to an Industry
This weekend I was in Ohio and so went over to visit Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Museum near Dayton, OH. We never managed to go there when we lived in Columbus but here we were visiting that place...
View ArticleCutting the Chord to Reality
It’s rarely that I am serious disappointed with an Economist story but I feel that way about the special report, “A World of Connections” (subscription required). It talks about machine-to-machine...
View ArticleApril Roundup
Phew! I have completed six months of blogging a few days back. It seems I embraced blogging just before the bubble burst. Just as well :-) There might be slow blogging for the next two weeks. From...
View ArticleRethinking Solitude in a Connected World
I am just back from a vacation in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). YNP let in the cars in 1915, snowmobiles in recent years but surprisingly hasn’t been friendly to the Internet. I had no Internet...
View ArticleLinkroll is Back; More Follows
I got back from my vacation a few days back but have been busy catching up at work and at home. This weekend I caught up with my blogfeeds so the Linkroll is back. I’’ll back with some blogposts soon.
View ArticleAvaya Quits Halfway Through Its Transformation Marathon
A few days back Avaya announced that it’s going private. It has accepted a $8.2b deal from TPG capital and Silver Lake Partners. At this point, it’s not clear how going private will help it compete....
View ArticleCharlie Munger’s Tenets of Life
Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathway’s Vice Chairman and Warren Buffet’s partner gave a wonderful Law School Commencement address at the University of Southern California recently where he lays out his...
View ArticleThe Silly iPhone Frenzy
I am sorry I don’t get the iPhone media frenzy. What gets my goat is that people have gone ahead and declared this to be the “before iPhone” and “after iPhone” era. I think they are smoking pot. Let’s...
View ArticleExplaining The Silence
I haven’t posted anything for two weeks. June has also been the slowest month with only 4 posts. An explanation is in order. As many of you may have guessed, the real culprit is my new job. It’s been...
View ArticleTinkering With The Business Model Doesn’t Count
I have been on the look out for somebody in the Big Pharma to break out of the pack. I have given up on Daniel Vasella, Chairman of Novartis. He is still firmly in the cyclical slowdown camp. He...
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