I gave a presentation recently for Indian Investing Conclave Alpha Series. In it, I talk about my approach to investing and a few learnings I had from my recent trip to India. Click here to watch the presentation.
Peter Bevelin is a master in extracting critical passages from great books. He organizes these key passage into themes. Some of the advantages of the theme-based organization are easy lookup, easy recall, and it helps our associative brain as themes act as the central node on which we can hang other ideas and experiences. Click…
I was casually going through the mark sheets of my postgraduate degree in computer science. I scored good marks in all subjects including CPTS (Computer Peripherals and Troubleshooting). Had someone came to me right after the CPTS exam and asked me to troubleshoot a computer I wouldn’t have had a clue. The funny thing is…
I am a big believer in exposing teenagers to different kinds of learnings outside of their school curriculum. This would let them learn new things, develop unique perspectives, and acquire worldly wisdom. Click here to read the rest.
I was waiting in line to meet the doctor. It was a long wait. To kill time, I let my mind wander on learning and thinking. I captured my thoughts on my iPhone. This is what came out of my wanderings. Click here to read the rest.
For Value Investing Almanack, Anshul Khare asked me the following question: “Being a value investing disciple and also working in a company which is at the bleeding edge of technological disruption, how has your investing style evolved in last five years?”. Click here to read the rest.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. They pitched their tent under the stars and went to sleep. In the middle of the night, Holmes woke Watson up and started a conversation. Click here to read the rest.
While randomly browsing the internet, I came across the chart below [source]. A curious mind should ask, why do smaller animals like mouse and rat live for lesser time than bigger animals like whale and elephant? Before reading further spend some time to form your hypothesis. Click here to read the rest.
The three distinct stages that every science has gone through are: classification, correlation and Effect-Cause-Effect. Let us go through some examples to understand each stage in great detail. Click here to read the rest.
In a few months my elder son will be graduating from 9th grade and entering 10th grade. He is a voracious reader. He has read 100’s of fiction books. I am amazed by his ability to focus intensely, and complete a fiction book in one day. I read a lot of nonfiction books. My son…
Sometimes being late to a party might workout very well in your favor. Indian economy grew at a high rate of 9.5 percent from 2005 to 2007. Money was cheap and inflation was low. Click here to read the rest.
The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more. This was told by Charlie Munger. My close friend Saurabh Madaan made me and countless other human beings wiser by organizing world famous Google Value Investors Talk. Saurabh has been doing this for many years, without expecting anything in…
