Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world — Archimedes. What levers can we use to boost our productivity by 10x? The two high productivity levers that anyone can use are (a) understand and apply the principles of effective learning (b) capture the essence of what…
Titan was established in 1984 as a JV between Tata Group and Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). It started with watches, then in 1996, it moved on to jewelry, and in 2007 it entered the eyewear segment. It has a strong connection with its consumers through its multi-brand portfolio. Titan is India’s most successful consumer…
Asian Paints is the largest paint company in India, with 7,500 employees. It is the 9th largest paint company in the world. It generates 3x more sales than Berger Paints, its nearest competitor. Its vision is to be the leader in decorative paints and to empower customers to create their dream homes actively. Click here…
Jubilant Foodworks Limited (JFL) holds the master franchise for Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin Donuts brands in India. It has exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Click here to read the rest.
DMart is an emerging national supermarket chain, with a strong focus on value retailing. Its mission is to provide the best value for its customers so that every rupee they spend on shopping gives them more value for money than they would get anywhere else. It opened its first store in 2002. Click here to…
HDFC Bank is the most valuable private bank in India. Its market capitalization is 2.5x more than SBI, even though SBI has ~3x more assets. HDFC Bank has consistently grown its market share in loans and deposits across credit cycles. It has 7.8% and 6.4% market share in loans and deposits in FY18 compared to…
In the 21st century, you can learn anything. All you need is a laptop, internet, and motivation. Most of us have the first two. It’s our lack of motivation that’s preventing us from learning new things. Click here to read the rest.
I can’t agree more to what James Clear said on twitter. For a curious person, right now is the best time ever to be alive. You can learn whatever you want. The reason for starting my blog, Seeking Wisdom, is to master the best of what other people have already figured out. I learnt a…
Recently, I taught a course on personal finance to executive admins in my company. The goal was to teach them: (a) the power of compound interest (b) the dangers of credit card debt and how to get out of it (c) how to develop the habit of saving (d) how to think about investing. I…
Tamal Bandyopadhyay is a prolific writer, has a knack for explaining difficult banking concepts using simple words. If you’re interested in learning about HDFC Bank, then I highly recommend his book A Bank for the Buck. Recently, I read his book From Lehman to Demonetization, which gives the lay of the land of what happened…
