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May

BY Mohanjit Jolly

I am looking forward to the monumental change in store for India which would not only bring power to the masses but also remove power infrastructure hazards.

Mohanjit Jolly, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Tags: Mohanjit Jolly, LeapFrog, NGO, Facebook, Ideo, Bharat Light and Power, Husk Power, Azure

April

Destructive “groupthink” versus rational analysis

BY Saurabh Mukherjea

My colleagues and I do not agree with much of this negative ‘groupthink’.

Saurabh Mukherjea, Head of Equities, Ambit Capital
- Head of Equities, Ambit Capital

Tags: Stock Markets, Saurabh Mukherjea, Groupthink

April

The Golden rule? Thoughts on gold as an investment

BY Aswath Damodaran

I have always been uncomfortable talking about the value of gold as an asset and its place in my portfolio.

Aswath Damodaran,
- Aswath Damodaran is a professor of finance at the Stern School of Business at NYU.

Tags: Aswath Damodaran, Gold, Gold Price, Falling Price of Gold, Commodities, Inflation

April

Getting the vertical game in e-commerce right

BY Gaurav Saraf

In a niche business, the entrepreneur has to be even more judicious in business modeling and customer acquisition.

Gaurav Saraf,
- Gaurav Saraf is director of Epiphany Ventures

Tags: E-commerce, Gaurav Saraf

April

Viral loops or viral ‘oops’?

BY Nir Eyal

For creative people working on exciting new technologies, growth feels great. But we should be cautious of using techniques that have a high likelihood of being viral oops instead of viral loops.