Category Archives: Business

Rules and Rituals

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Basab Pradhan

Matt Richtel investigates the mystery of why laptops and not iPads need to be pulled out of bags for the X-Ray machine at airport security. From the New York Times What’s the distinction between the devices? Similar shapes, many similar … Continue reading →

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Everything’s a Game

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Basab Pradhan

I recently crossed a 100 miles per gallon with my Chevy Volt. For those of you who live in “advanced” societies that follow the metric system, that would be 42.5 km per liter. If you fell out of your chair … Continue reading →

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Is Simplicity a Winning Strategy?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Basab Pradhan

If such an award existed, Ron Johnson would be a Hall of Famer retailer. He was instrumental in making Apple Stores what they are today – the biggest sales per sq ft of retail space and a wake up call … Continue reading →

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Robert Scoble ko gussa kyon aata hai

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

With due apologies to my non-Hindi speaking readers. A Bollywood film with a similar title just fit so nicely. It means “Why is Robert Scoble so angry?” And boy is he angry. A couple of days back, Robert Scoble, who … Continue reading →

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What Apple Means to Me

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

On Wednesday, as I trudged out of Oracle Open World after Larry Ellison’s keynote, I learnt that Steve Jobs had passed away. It threw a pall of gloom over me and most of the attendees. The world is poorer without … Continue reading →

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Can You Write a Full Sentence of More Than 140 Characters Anymore?

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

In the IT Services industry you have to be able to write code. And English. In fact, not being able to write code may be alright. But without English you just can’t function. And yet, it is surprising how little … Continue reading →

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The Two State World View and BYOC

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

I rejoined Infosys on June 1 as Head of Global Sales. It’s been quite easy slipping back into the saddle on most fronts. The one that took a bit of adjusting to, was on my gear. Startups don’t have IT … Continue reading →

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How Not to Do a Newsletter

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

I get most of my reading done via twitter. I follow a bunch of smart people who essentially filter all that’s out there to what is truly worthy of reading. My feed reader is getting less and less airtime nowadays. … Continue reading →

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The Role of Management Consulting

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

The hearings on the Galleon insider trading case have begun. Two of the accused Anil Kumar (turned witness) and Rajat Gupta are former McKinsey consultants. So naturally, there is light being shone on McKinsey and management consulting. John Gapper in … Continue reading →

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Why BankSimple Will Get My Business

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Basab Pradhan

I bank with a well-known national bank. We’ll call it CurrentBank. I’ve banked with CurrentBank, for more than a decade. I like to keep things simple, so I don’t have any other accounts. But as soon as BankSimple is up … Continue reading →

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