Monthly Archives: April 2010

IPL Notes

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

We watched the IPL T20 Finals yesterday. Some random musings: We had subscribed to Willow.tv but YouTube quality was way better even though free. Willow.tv was $60 for the entire season. I wonder if advertising can pull in that kind … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Financial Reform

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Frank Rich writes a hard-hitting piece in the NYT. But he gets one piece wrong: .. Those who shorted the housing market shorted the country. There were many things that went wrong with the housing market – people were being … Continue reading →

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Its Getting Warm in California

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

It was a nice day to be in the backyard. It was a riot of colour. The rainbow picture is from a few days back. We had quite a lot of rain this winter in Norther California. I think the … Continue reading →

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Innovation and Complexity in Finance

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

This week the business news was dominated by Goldman Sachs. The SEC charged it with securities fraud. While Goldman denies any wrongdoing and will “vigorously defend its reputation”, it is actually its reputation that may be permanently damaged. The SEC … Continue reading →

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The Best Names are Gult Names

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Gaurav Rastogi has a very interesting take on the inadequacies of human naming conventions. A naming convention designed for a planet with 100 million people (as on 500 BCE) is hopelessly useless in the world where the number of people … Continue reading →

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Growth and the IT Services Pyramid

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

This appraisal cycle has been rough for Infosys. Unfortunately, at over $5B in revenues, everything it does becomes a media circus. Or in this case a social media circus. Economic Times published a few stories in February and March of … Continue reading →

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Why are IPL Cheerleaders all Firangis?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Back home from a rather hectic week in India. The IPL fever is raging. You can’t meet anybody in India in business circles and not get into the economics of IPL. Corporate India is just fascinated by the money gushing … Continue reading →

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