The story of the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs should be a cautionary tale to present-day policymakers. The tariffs did not … Continuer la lecture de « Global industrial bail-outs: the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs of 2009? »

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As I had expected, 2008 was a year of consolidation. OLX continued to grow slowly but surely – … Continuer la lecture de « Looking back at 2008, looking forward to 2009 »

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I truly loved Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book on exceptional people. He argues that the largest reason those people … Continuer la lecture de « Outliers is fantastic! »

An article on the Freakonomics blog repudiates the notion that happiness is contagious. While an increase in your … Continuer la lecture de « Happiness is not contagious after all 🙂 »

Andy Kessler‘s book is a fascinating and witty retelling of the story of technology of capital markets. It … Continuer la lecture de « How We Got Here is a must read for everyone with an interest in technology »

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As both a movie buff and an avid gamer, I have both an Xbox 360 and a Netflix … Continuer la lecture de « Netflix and the Xbox 360: a match made in Heaven! »

Even though I have been to China many times in the past 14 years, my last trip to … Continuer la lecture de « Beijing and China: 14 years later »

Over the past few years, my angel investing strategy has been to be very selectively aggressive. I would … Continuer la lecture de « Change in angel investment strategy »

As an entrepreneur, I often find myself defending venture capitalists. For some reason, they have acquired a terrible … Continuer la lecture de « VCs are not sheep – why VCs invest less during downturns »

Despite its unrealistic poker scenes, I loved Casino Royale. I loved its dark, gritty tone. I loved the … Continuer la lecture de « Quantum of Solace is underwhelming »