Send this article to Twitter!I was watching the Charlie Rose Show and the interviews he had with Nandan Nilekani (CEO of Infosys and Azim Premji (CEO of Wipro) -If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve probably noticed that I am more interested in listening to the personal viewpoints of the individuals who’ve founded these...
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Send this article to Twitter!From the NYT: As its technology companies soar to the outsourcing skies, India is bumping up against an improbable challenge. In a country once regarded as a bottomless well of low-cost, ready-to-work, English-speaking engineers, a shortage looms. India still produces plenty of engineers, nearly 400,000 a year at last count....
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Send this article to Twitter!There’s a new documentary out entitled “Black Gold” – it’s about the worldwide coffee market. A few facts from the film: 1) coffee is the second most actively traded commodity in the world, after oil (I did not know this!) 2) since 1990, retail sales of coffee have increased to...
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Send this article to Twitter!I’ve recently been trying to do a few things on-line and during the course of trying to set these things up, I’ve had to rely on professionals who have certain technical skills. So, naturally, I went to the internet to find this help. There are many website that one can...
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Send this article to Twitter!From the NYT: “The fabled Yamuna River, on whose banks this city was born more than 2,000 years ago, is a case study in the water management crisis confronting India. …Coursing through the capital, the river becomes a noxious black thread. Clumps of raw sewage float on top. Methane gas...
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Send this article to Twitter!From the WP: “An influx of Chinese traders — bringing with them inexpensive Asian-made products…. have moved into rebuilt shops in Kamwala, where the rent is too steep for some Zambian entrepreneurs. At the same time, many Zambians have benefited from the availability of cheaper Chinese goods — a source...
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Send this article to Twitter!The Brits have discovered that they can grow their own tea. According to the article in the post, a farmer in England has learned, “that there are many myths about tea, including that it grows only in warm weather. In fact, what really matters…is that there is no frost. He...
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Send this article to Twitter!From the NYT: “The central government is spending $200 billion a year, much of it to build roads, bridges, airports and phone systems that link the inland regions to the outside world, ensuring, among other things, that the flowers have a smooth and speedy trip. Refrigerated trucks are being offered...
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Send this article to Twitter!Which path is “better”? Both paths have their own pitfalls and benefits. The corporate slugger: Pitfalls: Unless you are the CEO, you are still just an employee. That means. .. -you could be laid off -you could be fired -you still have to play ball & deal with all the...
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