Category: Linkedin Posts
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Data Science or Goobledygook?
Why data can be deceiving at times … Here’s how. Imagine you want to buy a chocolate from a grocery store. Let’s say 1 chocolate costs $1 (Sorry, chocolate enthusiasts it’s a really cheap chocolate!) Now, if someone asks, how much would 100 chocolate cost? Data nerds will tell you $100. However, in reality, the…
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Costco: A Wonderful Business!
Costco Wholesale‘s business model always fascinates me – rock bottom prices and unparalleled quality! How is that possible? A: Shrewd marketing and raw supplier power coupled with its supply chain prowess. Incredible marketing lessons, though, surprisingly, at no marketing expense: 1. Costco uses the same manufacturer that your favorite brand does, but gets 1% better…
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Book Review: Sprint
Jake Knapp from Google Ventures popularized the idea of Design Sprints a few years ago. Intrigued to read a few use cases such as Blue Bottle Coffee, Relay Robotics, and Flatiron Health. Few interesting ideas from the book: 1. How Might We? <solve this problem> – It is a process where everyone in the team…
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Winner of India’s biggest technology competition – Awarded by Asia’s richest man!
$13.5 billion; 9 renowned investors; < 7 weeks! Three years ago, when I first sought out to buy a mobile data plan in the US, I was paying ~$30 monthly for 1GB of data by perhaps one of the worst service providers (I think it was Ultra Mobile). Until a few weeks back home in…
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Calm Sleep Stories – A Great Product Market Fit
Traveling Salesman problem modern version. I recently had to take an early morning flight, and was supposed to show up at work right after 5 hrs long journey. I was dreading not being able to sleep well on the flight, and in turn, won’t feel as refreshed at work. Eerily, I started shuffling through the…