After nearly 3 decades in a formal corporate career, I recently took a leap of faith to join a Fintech start up. Some of the things that made me take the plunge were the light hearted banter from my kids, after my golden birthday, about getting old and loosing sync with the current generation. AfterContinue reading “The Leap of Faith”
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24 years since I stopped playing cricket!!!
Looking back, I can proudly say that 24 years ago, I stopped playing competitive cricket, as I had seen the future and my prediction did come true ..
Life in Covid times-lockout #2 Day 10 – New Routines
As the Corona pandemic pans out in its full fury, life has been turned upside down by the 21 day forced lockdown. Something like Work From Home (WFH) which one always wished for, has suddenly become a reality and is likely to be the norm for 1 more month at the least. At home too,Continue reading “Life in Covid times-lockout #2 Day 10 – New Routines”
Urban economics for beginners#2-Traffic congestion
– How simple economics can be used to address it One of the most common issue faced by any urban citizen, especially those living in the Metros across the world, is traffic congestion on the road. On one hand while they pay a premium in the form of rentals or property prices for the privilegeContinue reading “Urban economics for beginners#2-Traffic congestion”
Corona,WFH,WAH & the New Work Order!!!
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, sometime in Dec 2019, India has been only on the periphery till recently. Then we suddenly realized it is not something happening in a distant part, somewhere in the world but was something that is knocking hard right on its own doorsteps. As news about its rapidContinue reading “Corona,WFH,WAH & the New Work Order!!!”
GOAT – What should count? A case study
GOAT means Greatest of All Times Recently I visited a club where Im a life member and have played cricket since childhood as well has had an opportunity to represent them in the local club cricket matches during my active cricket playing days. They have a Wall of Fame where I came across some veryContinue reading “GOAT – What should count? A case study”
Urban economics for beginners # 1 – Cost of Living and Public amenities
My brother recently visited us from Richardson, Texas. On learning about my new fintech venture in digital banking, he was keen to share how fintechs in USA are making life easy for consumers. He quickly took me through his tax filing app TurboTax which makes tracking income and filing of tax returns a breeze. DuringContinue reading “Urban economics for beginners # 1 – Cost of Living and Public amenities”
Birding – An awesome experience !!
I have been a wildlife enthusiast. In India have been to Corbet, Tadoba, Kabini near Mysore and overseas we have done safari trips to Masai Mara in Kenya alongwith a few National Parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite , Zion, Bryce, Arches, Sequoia, Grand Canyons in the USA. During these trips, even though I did getContinue reading “Birding – An awesome experience !!”
Life at 50 – reliving youth (of old age)!!
As I look around, I realise that at 50 +, even though we might claim to be in the youth of old age and travel to exotic destinations or throw retro theme parties to celebrate Golden birthdays, we certainly are not getting younger any longer.. Over the last 3 years, I have started hearing ofContinue reading “Life at 50 – reliving youth (of old age)!!”
Life at a startup..
A fintech start up is a molten mix of a bunch of subject matter experts (SMEs) and techies. Where product, unlike in a traditional business means something that the customer experiences and NOT necessarily something that is physical like in the case of FMCG or a consumer durable or even a traditional banking product likeContinue reading “Life at a startup..”
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