An Experiment in Trust

I am publishing this article without the permission of the author, my uncle Prof S.H. Patil, with the fear that it may get lost in the deluge of information available today. ----- Start of Article ----------- It is generally acknowledged that there are many things seriously wrong with our system of education. Otherwise we could…

Welcoming 2021 via a Scottish Tradition

As we enter the new year, wanted to share an interesting Scottish New Year tradition. As tradition requires 'BBC Proms 2018' ends the glorious Last Night of the Proms with a rousing " Auld Lang Syne". Lyrics of Auld Lang Syne The poem " Auld Lang Syne " by Robert Burns soon after its publication,…

Some of my favourite ‘Words of Wisdom’

----- You don't know what you don't know You know what you don't know You Know Ron Smith form VP Intel Corp and someone I admired ----- If you are driving on Road and see everything coming your way, then you are probably driving on the wrong side of the road. Anonymous ---- People (Consumers)…

sharing articles – Jan 2021

The Munger Operating System - a must read ... Ben Franklin, once said, “If you want to persuade, appeal to interest not to reason.” Another thing of course is life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows, doesn’t matter. And some people recover and others don’t. And there I think the attitude of Epictetus…

Beautiful Piece of Advice

Don't forget where you came from, but don't you dare it solely define you (My mom used to write on my birthday card). Our past is our truth, not our prison. We all have the permission to change.... and we can support and grant the same to others as they grow. - Kate Cole CEO…

Words of Wisdom by Vinod Khosla

Some I liked It doesn’t matter what your probability of failure is. If there’s a 90% chance of failure, there’s a 10% chance of changing the world. I have a surprising perspective that is almost nothing that is not open to technology innovation. We are now in an economy of ideas. If you build a…

2 Greats pay tribute to Veer Sawarkar

2 greats, Pu La Deshpande and Atal Behari Vajpayee pay tribute to Veer Savarkar The first 24 minutes in marathi by PLD , next 39 minutes in hindi by ABV. some takeaways The best i have heard from vajpayee.  My take, this beats his 1996 parliament speech by a bit The negative propaganda of the congress party…

Quote Time, Sept 2013

Invention requires a long-term willingness to be misunderstood....     Jeff Bezos A degree of foolishness is essential to entrepreneurship......    Vinod Khosla The more diverse your education, the more likely you will learn how to learn......    Vinod Khosla @ MIT Those who appear to be liberal evoke even more suspicion than those who…

The 23 Best Things Warren Buffett Ever Said About Investing

We compiled a few of the best quotes from the Oracle of Omaha. Master the basics. The best time to buy a company is when it's in trouble. Don't buy a stock just because everyone hates it. Stocks have always come out of crises. Don't be fooled by that Cinderella feeling you get from great…

The Purpose of Locking Your Door

(via wsj)  A story that captures our society's misguided efforts to deal with dishonesty. One day, Peter locked himself out of his house. After a spell, the locksmith pulled up in his truck and picked the lock in about a minute. "I was amazed at how quickly and easily this guy was able to open…