India and The 10 Rules of Successful Nations
What will it take for India to succeed? When will we shed the tag of emerging nation and graduate to developed nation status? Why is 28% of our population still poor? We explore these questions in detail in this article based on the book ‘The 10 Rules of Successful...
Design Basics for Content Creators – Guide
Here is a small guide I made on Design for Content Creators. It covers the basic elements and principles of design, Gestalt Principles, Colour Theory, Mobile Phone Photography and Videography basics. Design Resources The below is a comprehensive list of resources linked to in the above guide Tutorials Here...
Learnings from life – Part I
This is one post I have been trying to pen down for quite some time. While these are some of the learnings I have had in my life they are by no means some golden rules for anyone to follow as they are a result of my unique experiences....
Making progress through continuous improvement and step changes
“Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.” ~ Charlie Munger This quote by Charlie Munger embodies one of the principles I try to follow in life, which is to get a little better everyday. Progress is vital in any aspect of your life be it professional or...
Business Valuation in 5 minutes
This is a 5-minute read on Business Valuation for Start-Up Founders looking to understand the basic mechanism behind valuation. Basics of Business Valuation There are 3 common approaches for valuing a business Cost Approach – What is the cost to build a factory or what is the cost to...
Margins – how they can make or break your business
Gross Margins, Net Margins, Profit Margins, Operating Margins are few of the terms thrown around when we talk about the profitability of a business. What do they mean? Why are they important? In this post, I will try to cover these in very simple terms. If you are a...
Progressive Summarisation – Notes
I came across this article while researching note taking techniques and productivity boosts. It’s a a technique called Progressive Summarisation. You can read the full article here...
The resilience of Costco Notes
Recently came across a deck on the Resilience of Costco, I have tried summarising my learnings on the same below Gross Margin vs Membership Fees – How Costco Makes Money Costco is the second-largest retailer in the world by sales volume – 149B USD. Costco doesn’t make much money...