This is an excellent book. Roughly, one could say, this book relates to the ‘Connect the Dots’ written by Rashmi Bansal. This book is written around a particular idea – innovation through toughest challenges. Author argues, if a company were to differentiate and lead the pack, it needs to set toughest challenges to itself and [...]
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“Making Breakthrough Innovation Happen” by Porus Munshi
November 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Books·companies·India·innovation·leaders·path-breaking
“One Up on Wall Street”
March 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
This wonderful investment book authored by Peter Lynch, a former fund manager of Fidelity Magellan fund. The author explains how simple observation backed up with data can help a common person with no or little financial knowledge to gain immensely in the stock market. He quotes number of scrips and its performance on market, while [...]
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Another classic of Napoleon Hill
September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
This is must read book. This is not the kind of self-improvement book you usually find in book stores. It’s different and truly inspirational.
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My books want-list
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
To all my friends (& future friends) out there. Books are one of the important things I cherish. Because for the reasons we all know. Though I am not a voracious reader, I do keep track the read-list and wish-list. I am no ego-booster. So dont want to talk on first category. I wish you [...]
“Intellectual Capital”
January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Much of the content in this book is not radically new. It’s much been in ether of the current business environment. What it is interesting is, this book was first released in 90′s and one could easily appreciate the time and at when the bold concepts were explained. The author explains the concept behind “Intellectual [...]
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“Many Lives, Many Masters”
January 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books
After watching Devdutt‘s talk on “East Vs. West” on TED online, many old thoughts came to my memory. We are told (in our country) from our childhood about Indian mythology stories and concept of karma, rebirth based on karmic fruits and so on. I’m sure most of us don’t take this belief very seriously and [...]
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“Buffett : The Making of a American Capitalist”
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
One thing that surely going to happen when you complete reading this book – you will get inspired. This auto biography of world’s greatest investor Warren Buffett, blows you away how with simple nuggets one can make money. This books peeks in to intriguing and yet extra-ordinary life of Warren Buffett. This book covers life [...]
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Few thoughts on “Blood and Oil”
October 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
I’d confusion regarding connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda, while I was at college. This was when America invaded Iraq after 9/11 incident. I thought that there must be some link. Later I was told stories on WMD. Months later, Saddam Hussein was persecuted, Iraq became more dangerous place to live in and posed no [...]
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“Buddha: A story of Enlightenment”
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Books
I picked up this book to get immersed in much needed peace. Rather I got a fictionalized story telling. Although the book didn’t quenched my expectations, it gave me a bit of inner calmness. Generally, in my opinion, books leaves lots of impressions. When I read a book, it stamps lots of thoughts and ideas [...]
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“Banker to the Poor” by Muhammed Yunus
September 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Books
Many of you must have heard about Grameen Bank. This book is the autobiography of the founder of Grameen Bank. For those who are not aware of Grameen Bank, let me give a short gist of its background. Grameen Bank started by Muhammed Yunus in Bangladesh. It basically provides micro-loans to the poor people, whom [...]
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