I hate marketing by Geoff via Every Bastard Says No, The 42 Below Story

The 42 Below Story is a unique one, a touch of genius, raised 15 million in a public listing, capital was used  for building a brand, took a Kiwi voice global, created 138 million in shareholder value.I am listing some key nuggets from the chapter "I hate marketing" by GeoffDiamonds are made under PressureMarketing is…

Coolest Small Food Businesses

Food is one area, where one sees a lot of innovation and creativity. I have tried to compile a list of food concepts: food trucks, restaurants, coffee, fresh daily dinner kits, etc. How many of them will succeed and scale only time can answer.ScratchDC (let's get cookin)They create fresh daily dinner kits, that come chopped,…

Tweet Time, Sept 2013

some super tweets this month “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell. ... @talismanasreen All your groceries at the click of your mouse  >>>>>   .... @sjpatil If you ever want to commit suicide, jump from Barkha Dutt 's Ego…

Golf and the U.S. economy

(via CNN)  How golf helps drive the U.S. economy   >>>>>>   Golf contributes  US$ 68 billion to the U.S. economy... World Golf Foundation President Barack Obama's love of golf is well documented, one report even claiming he spends more time on the course than in economic meetings.  "One, he's arguably the busiest man in…

Documentary on The world’s greatest Investor, Warren Buffett

    super documentary on the world's greatest investor.  lot of subtle points to take note of. a must watch.

Benefits of Online Grocery

About a year and a half ago, Town Essentials started a direct to home service, supplying grocery and vegetables. In various conversations with Town customers,  realized that customers were benefiting in many ways.  Some of these benefits, can be  classified as tangible and some intangible. Would like to share some of these benefits, they are:…

Economist 2012: Top 10 articles based on twitter

The top 10 article in 2012 based on twitter activity basically retweets Our most popular article of the year on Twitter was about the future of 3-D printing  >>>> Number two in our countdown is an article about Mexico and the legalisation of marijuana    >>>>> Number 3 in our countdown is the Where to be…

Is There Something Called Luck ?

"Life is not fair", goes the popular saying.  Some have luck on their side and those that don't, are generally consoled "bad luck", better luck next time.Andy Grove, former CEO Intel Corporation, a visionary in his time, penning his pearls of wisdom, recognized the existence of luck.  One of the pearls from many he coined,…

Some good points on Indian Realty

Sanjay Dutt MD, South Asia of Cushman Weikfield makes a few interesting and relevant points on Indian Realty The affordable model in Indian Realty is totally abandoned Indian developers are not aligned with the needs of India and Indians Most developers believed access to land banks was a competitive advantage Went on a building spree…

Wassup – Jo Mera Hai Woh Tera Hai

A chirpy cheery Ad by Airtel, my children love it,  must admit, enjoy the Ad as much as they do. The song is creatively choreographed,   brilliant lyrics and full of youth idealism. http://youtu.be/nIuGHTAwi1g   In a superb article based on the above video AD - Gandhi for the 'Wassup' generation by Sudheendra Kulkarni in…