Category: risk
Living in "interesting times"
Would you rather be a dog in peaceful times? Or a human in chaotic times? When asked this, most people of course pick “human …
Of Gardening and Leadership
(Bluebells in the woods near my house (c) Shefaly Yogendra) An old English lady once gave me some capital advice on creating a garden …
The design challenge called Indian traffic [2]
An earlier, admittedly ranty post documented the weirdness that is Indian traffic. Though it focused more on vehicular traffic than on pedestrians, any good …
The design challenge called Indian traffic [1]
India’s traffic problem is real. No, seriously. Indian drivers makes Italians look tame and Londoners look like novice drivers. India also has the dubious …
Our mothers, ourselves and risk literacy
The web is on fire with Ms Angelina Jolie’s honest and unsentimental account of her elective, prophylactic double mastectomy, appearing in the New York …
Four for Friday (15)
This week’s eclectic, interesting reads: The hall of shame? A list of VCs with no female investing partners. One step closer to Eternal Sunshine …
Lost opportunities: Mahatma Gandhi and Gwen Thompson
To most people, Mahatma Gandhi stands for truth and non-violence. There is also a subtext of renunciation, austerity, simplicity and community. There was a …
Satyam, corporate governance and emerging markets
Perhaps the most tragic thing about the Satyam saga is the name of the company. Satyam means ‘the truth’ and the company’s fortunes have …
Trust as 'social currency'
Working on the cusp of regulation, investment and strategy, I often think about the role of trust in the information flows that inform investment …
Twist in the tale: Watson (contd.)
Continuing the story of James Watson, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratories first issued a press release distancing themselves from Watson’s view on intelligence of black …