The Road...

What Warren Buffet thinks on US economy, traditional modeling etc...

2008-04-23T20:32:00.000-07:00

Check this great article - an interview with Warren Buffett on Fortune Magazine's latest edition. It is most surprising to find that he knew the sub prime mess was going to start in early 2007, when most people had no clue ( Check his notes to shareholders in the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Reports ). While I am a strong fan of Warren ( who would not be! ) and have started reading the Annual

Case for private equity in India

2008-03-04T13:44:00.000-08:00

Case for private equity in India

Manufacturing in India: opportunities, challenges, and myths

2008-03-04T13:38:00.000-08:00

Manufacturing in India: opportunities, challenges, and myths

2008-03-04T13:37:00.001-08:00

Manufacturing in India: opportunities, challenges, and myths

2008-03-04T13:37:00.000-08:00

Manufacturing in India: opportunities, challenges, and myths

Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs

2008-01-29T18:13:00.000-08:00

Smart tips on how to deliver a presentation a la Steve Jobs style!Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs

Smart Tips on Grooming for women

2008-01-29T09:22:00.000-08:00

For all the ambitious (and not so ambitious ) ladies, here are some smart tips on grooming for women from executive coaches. Some small tips but very effective ones!Employment Digest » Blog Archive » Grooming Women for the Top: Tips from Executive CoachesDo let me know if this was useful.

The amazing story of Hanung Toys

2007-10-10T10:22:00.000-07:00

"Hanung" - Did the name sound Korean? No, you are wrong. It is an Indian company.Read on to learn more about The success story of Hanung Toys

Equity funds see heaviest inflows- Markets-The Sunday ET-ET Features-The Economic Times

2007-09-30T09:49:00.000-07:00

The article below vindicates what I was expecting and anticipating to happen about the rally in the stock markets. Given the cut in federal rates, many investors would be moving to India and the stock markets would see a rally in the short term ( See the earlier article ).Equity funds see heaviest inflows- Markets-The Sunday ET-ET Features-The Economic Times

Sub-prime Crisis and side effects

2007-09-29T17:40:00.000-07:00

Here is a nice article on the sub-prime crisis and its side effects on India. I agree with the first part of analysis about the causes for the sub-prime crisis - the low interest rates spurring the growth;However, I disagree with the fact that in the near short term the asset prices in India would be coming down. In the long run, I see that the Indian economy getting affected because of the rupee

Tuck remains top in Forbes list of American Business School rankings

2007-09-28T11:53:00.000-07:00

"Forbes magazine has released its fifth ranking of American business schools. Dartmouth University's Tuck School of Business remains at the top of the bi-annual survey, which measures the return on investment (ROI) of different schools' MBA programmes. According to Forbes, Tuck students net $115,000 over the five years after they take an MBA. Students from Stanford, which ranked second, earn an

Tuck #1 in The Wall Street Journal ranking of MBA programs

2007-09-28T11:50:00.000-07:00

Tuck ranked #1 for the 4rth consecutive year in WSJ rankings: More hereTuck News and Events - Tuck #1 in The Wall Street Journal ranking of MBA programs

Completed the ealrier article - Differences in preparation

2007-08-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

In case you have not noticed, I completed my second article in the preparation for MBA - "Differences in Preparation – Overview of preparation for US MBA - II"

Ever thought of the added-value of your life?

2007-08-09T21:17:00.000-07:00

Have you ever thought of added-value of your life? Sounds MBA-"jargony"? I agree.. but it is a nice point.I was watching a movie - The wonderful life - which talks about how the world woudl be if a person was not born. In this movie, the protoganist plans of committing suicide becuase his company is going to go bankrupt. An angel comes down to show him how valuable his life is and the way he does

Advisor Garage - A forum for entrepreneurs, VCs and industry experts

2007-08-02T09:47:00.000-07:00

Those of you who are already or planning to become entrepreneurs and start your own business, or those of you who are venture capitalists and looking to invest funds, here is a good forum for finding similar entrepreneurs, VCs and industry experts - advisorgarage.com . The forum contains very interesting articles about entrepreneurship - right from finding the investor to exiting the business.

Differences in Preparation – Overview of preparation for US MBA - II

2007-07-29T19:11:00.000-07:00

Here is the second post (Completed). Again, the disclaimer holds true - My opinions are not unquestionable. These reflect my understanding and not the view of admission officers.Before I start, let me tell you two major points that get ignored -1. MBA selection is as much about you selecting a school as much about the admission committee selecting you! If you dont like the school or its culture,

Advertising - money to charity

2007-07-22T21:30:00.000-07:00

In case you noticed, there are two changes - one, I have started writing articles again :) I feel bad that I could not complete the basic articles for MBA preparation. I should have completed them. I decided that I will write articles atleast one per week.Two, I have given away the space for advertising. The money that will come from adsense will purely go to charity - particularly the school

What an attitude! Hats off Mr.Subramaniam

2006-05-10T01:51:00.000-07:00

Ever seen a rags to riches story? Not in movies, in real life? Ever seen a person who overcomes all difficulties and rises to top.. We all do, but the range of difficulties we face are very diverse... Here is a person who has surmounted very huge difficulties.... and proved that its the attitude and determination that matters... Mr.Subramaniam, propreitor of RichCoreIndia. http://

Scholarship for writing GMAT

2006-04-25T06:01:00.000-07:00

Check out the blog of Eric at http://beatthegmat.blogspot.com. The blog is a great collection of relevant material for preparting for GMAT. Use it as a supplement along with the soft copies at the gmail account I have stored materials it. He is also offering scholarship for 2 candidates for writing GMAT. Btw, if you are do not know Eric, let me introduce you. He is supposed to be one of the whiz

Books to Read

2006-03-22T04:42:00.000-08:00

Been extremely busy with personal commitments... Got a breather today and could browse for a few mins... Found this link on net: http://www.joshkaufman.net/personalmbaHave to grab a few books and read... Currently have with me "The Goal"... Let me complete it... Be ready for reviews...

Accepted in UNC

2006-03-13T21:07:00.000-08:00

Adds a little pleasure to see that I have been admitted in University of North Carolina as well. I considered this my backup and when I told people this, they grinned at me! Those of you who grinned at me, I have made it :)

Tuck Interview ( Conducted on 18th Jan)

2006-03-09T06:37:00.000-08:00

Again, this is a copy of a mail that I had shooted to sept-2006intake yahoo groups. I am posting my Tuck interview experience as some of my friends wante d me to. I am a January round applicant ( currently waiting for the results ) and was interviewed by Ms.Kristine Laca. Here are the details: My interview was scheduled at 2 PM Friday afternoon at Oberoi with Ms.Kristine Laca, Director of

ISB Interview ( Conducted on 27th Jan)

2006-03-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

I am just posting my ISB interview experience as some people asked me to. I am an R2 applicant ( now admitted ) and was interviewed on 27th Jan at Taj Residency. This post is more of a cut-copy-paste from my earlier mail to isb-pgp yahoo groups. My interview was scheduled at 12:00 PM. Reached venue at 11:30. got an essay topic to write for - "Why cant India produce great sportspersons" wrote

Preparing for GMAT – IV

2006-03-09T03:02:00.001-08:00

Please note: This article is however by no means exclusive and is intended for basic introduction to GMAT and no way unquestionable. These is my understanding and my view alone.Introduction: GMAT is a computer-based adaptive comprising verbal, quantitative and writing assessment sections. The verbal and quant sections are objective and are rated together on a total of 800 and the Analytical and

MBA Preparation - Slight Change in the order of Posts

2006-03-09T02:20:00.000-08:00

I will be posting an article about preparation for MBA. The preceding two articles - Differences in Preparation and Calendar will be posted later. Meanwhile, for these, you could check the articles written by Sowmya ( aka Simbha) earlier. You could also refer to Swetha's ( She is currently doing her MBA at Univ. of Wisconsin ) articles at http://swetha.balla.googlepages.com/mbagyan. Some of my

Yahoo! Acceptance from Michigan

2006-03-09T00:43:00.000-08:00

It feels so relieved to get an acceptance finally and that too from one of the schools I loved and wanted to be in - University of Michigan the Ross School of Management. Well, waiting for the remaining with fingers crossed. Ms.Lisa Hurst called me up late yesterday night ( March 8th) and told me the news.. I was so ecstatic I couldnt believe what I had heard... I repeated the same to her and

ISB Admitted!

2006-03-07T23:02:00.000-08:00

I got an acceptance letter from ISB. For others, the results had come early, but as the admission committee had not gotten the GMAT score report from ETS, my result got delayed. I have to submit acceptance deposit before March 14th else forfeit my seat...I am waiting with my fingers crossed for the other results. UNC and Michigan have announced notificaiton dates - March 13th and 15th

Who makes what in Embedded Systems

2006-02-17T22:34:00.000-08:00

A very good article by http://www.lightreading.com on "Who makes what in Embedded Systems" http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=81259&page_number=3. I have been longing to get such an exhaustive article. Finally got it. Will post my views later...

International MBA versus Indian MBA – I

2006-02-16T07:33:00.000-08:00

Before you start with the preparation, the first thing to understand is what are the things involved in an international MBA and whether it is suitable. Given the vast number of schools both in India and abroad let me be more specific about the range and ranking of schools that I am considering. For the Indian B Schools, it would be the ones in the IIM leagues while on the other hand for the

MBA Abroad - Index Post

2006-02-15T05:29:00.000-08:00

Many of my friends have been asking me very pertinent questions related to MBA from US. I thought it would be useful for everyone if I could write the most common set of questions. Thanks to Kopos and others, who detailed me the basic outline, here is my first article on various topics, which is a basic index. Feel free to mail me in case I miss out any particular topic.International MBA versus

A new chapter of my life

2006-02-14T08:01:00.000-08:00

I went to my native place( Chittoor) last week. I had been planning this trip since long, but could not. Finally I could. I wanted to meet a school teacher of mine who had started a school for poor people working as labourers in slums. I was very happy to see his excitement and passion for social causes. He had earlier taken care of around forty handicapped students and had taught them various

My UNC Interview Experience

2006-02-09T01:48:00.000-08:00

Here goes my UNC Phone interview experience, which was done on 29th January 2006 ( 10:30 PM IST). Dont curse me writing this so late... though late, better than never :) Also, if it helps, I had jotted down most of the questions and my responses, so not many chances that I have forgotten or missed out.One good anecdote that I happened to hear is that "A good interviewer will make you go home

What an audacious move!

2006-02-08T22:47:00.000-08:00

Wow.. is the only word that I can say at his guts and boldness. None other than Lakshmi Mittal. Trying to take over Arcelor, the second largest steel maker ( Please note: In capacity Arcelor is second to Mittal group, while in terms of revenues greater than Mittal's. ), with a market share more or less the same, scripting a new, but much needed trend in the steel industry is simply good.Think of

Stocks - Investment

2006-01-31T22:35:00.000-08:00

Finally, got time to catch up with stocks and investment.I have decent returns in my stocks till now. I feel so happy at my basic intuition because a few of my stocks that I predicted have increased. Managing both work , MBA apps and stocks is very difficult. Luckily, because I learn a lot about business and stock markets in general because of investing, I am very interested in it. The first

Done with my apps! Yahoo!

2006-01-13T10:21:00.000-08:00

Today I managed to complete apping to all the universities I had wanted to. I knew it would be exhaustive, but this much, I had no idea. Whats the use of having known it anyways.. I just had to zoom ahead! So the past 2 weeks meant continuous night outs for me! Not just that, the past 3 months have been very difficult too managing both my office, my interests ( read stocks, business and economy

Independent director for listed companies - You could be one too!

2005-10-04T21:41:00.000-07:00

www.primedirectors.com was launched to help the listed companies find Independent Directors by Shri M.Damodaran, Chairman SEBI in lieu of the law passed by the government that mandates all the listed companies that Independent Directors should constitute 50 per cent of their Boards, otherwise the defaulting companies may face severe penalties. An estimate puts the requirement

IIMs - Please change the pattern of selection!

2005-09-28T05:09:00.000-07:00

The CAT exam for admission into the IIMs are supposed to tough. They consist of objective questions a huge number of them. You need to get correct the maximum number of them in 2 hours duration.A very pertinent question is : The students are never going to use the work-time or arithmetic progression or remainder theorem when they become managers, then why is CAT trying to evaluate in the students

Invest in Indian markets - even now?

2005-09-15T00:10:00.000-07:00

Yeah I would say yes , if you are good at locating fundamental stocks.My portfolio, consisting of fundamental picks normally takes 6 months to give a decent return ( 25+ % ). Now its giving the returns in less than a month! But you need caution and control in not buying stocks that do not have good fundamental support.One view is that it is not advisable to invest in a bull market. I would differ

Consultation for MBA apps?

2005-09-14T23:32:00.000-07:00

Gave my gmat - now should start the process of applications. Two years ago, while I was searching for sites that would help me in preparing my resume, stumbled upon a site that was established by Harvard alumni and charged $100 an hour. I was sceptical if they had enough clients! Now, I realise there may be many clients. :) Considering myself to be a hater of wastage of money, I am not so

Yahoo mail and Gmail

2005-09-14T22:04:00.000-07:00

There was an essay in Gmat whether competition is better for a company. I should have taken the example of Yahoo :)Yahoo is upgrading its mail - sign up here for the beta testing ( whatsnew.mail.yahoo.com) - the new version would resemble Outlook ! I have always hated having to go back and get a new mail. Gmail has a better interface than Yahoos, but I am not satisfied. Given a chance, I would

Microsoft Web Plan?

2005-09-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

Microsoft will take aim at rival Google next week with a new Web development plan.http://news.com.com/Microsoft+Web+plan+takes+aim+at+Google/2100-1007_3-5855244.html?tag=nlIt plans to expose its APIs and Programmable interfaces of MSN search , MSN Virtual Earth capability ( got to check this out ) and other public sites ( rediffmail? lets see ). This move is to embrace the new paradigm "web

Apple and Intel?

2005-09-14T05:06:00.000-07:00

Hmm took a long time to understand the context being a person who is averse to names, jargons . One of the problems with most of the news sites is that they do not organise the information properly. In the hard copies such as magazines and newspapers, they organise the information effectively. So its the editor or the author who puts in more efforts, whereas in the online articles, it's the user

Why blogging took off?

2005-09-13T02:43:00.000-07:00

Good question :) Some of the reasons why I would say blogging took offMany people have started living "with" technology - a PC or mobile phone or PDAs. It becomes easier for people to note them on PC and better on internet and not on their local desktops, as it can be accessed easily. The advent of mobile blogging added to the popularity by increasing both the number of people who blog and also

First Blog

2005-09-12T23:31:00.000-07:00

I discovered this phenomenon of blogging a year ago exactly.. One of my friends when we were in Korea used to blog. He said blogging is a good way to avoid loneliness ! Since I hardly felt lonely, I reckoned there was no use blogging ! How untrue! and sad that I realised so late.. But yeah, better late than never.Rajan and Raji, finally I too started :)