Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a book written by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. NVC means you communicate with compassion. The author explains the four components of Nonviolent Communication. 1. Observations, 2. Feelings, 3. Needs, and 4. Request. It is...
When it comes to money, discipline is the key. It is good to keep things simple. One challenge I do see investing in stocks is, ‘it is very hard to pick the right one’. The company may be very good, but the stock will not perform well because...
The pandemic has brought about a lot of changes across the world. It has made the world smaller and also taught us that we need to be more integrated. In India, we have a big opportunity ahead of us. It is important for us to connect the dots and...
It is a privilege to be able to travel. You learn a lot when you attend events and conferences. You get to meet a lot of new people and network. This blog is focused on attending events and conferences where we are not exhibiting as a sponsor. This...
New Braunfels, Texas (TX) is a city between Austin and San Antonio. You would pass through it on Interstate 35 (I-35). It also has an old German Town called Gruene (Pronounced Green). New Braunfels, TX is also one of the fastest growing cities in...
Last month, mid December, I traveled to Nashville, TN on a business trip. I flew in from the Austin Airport and landed in Nashville, TN at around 10:30 pm CST. The weather was not too bad and I did not need a jacket. The next morning, I was visiting...
I recently listened to a podcast – Distributed by Default where Matt Mullenweg had a conversation with Shane Parrish of Farnam Street. If you are looking for lessons on remote (or) distributed work (however you call it), you should listen to...
How Do I Use LinkedIn and Does LinkedIn Advertising Work? I have had a love-hate relationship with LinkedIn. LinkedIn to me is more of a marketing tool for professionals than anything else. Here is how I use the tool. When I am talking to a...
A famous saying in Tamil on money lending- ‘கடன் அன்பை முறிக்கும்’ – (Debt breaks friendship). One thing I have heard people say about lending money to friends is ‘it is as good as charity’. Don’t expect them to return the money and be okay...
This blog refers to Karthik's recent interview with TellMyStory and lists out insights on hiring candidates.
This blog talks about Karthik's key takeaways from 4 hour workweek by Timothy Ferriss.
A colleague of mine Bharat Kulkarni recommended this book ‘The Psychology of Money‘- by Morgan Housel. As I was recently traveling and needed something to read on the plane, I picked this one up. It was a relatively simple & short...
One of my friends Anand Gopalan recommended that I read David Epstein’s Range. This book was also recommended by Bill Gates on his blog. It starts with comparing Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. Tiger Woods was trained by his father to be a golfer...
From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew, the Founding Father and former Prime Minister of Singapore is a story of how Singapore was built and became an economic powerhouse. Not only do you learn about Singapore, but you also learn about the...
A vast majority of women want to work and they do not want to sit idle at home. Sheryl Sandberg in her book Lean In says that men and women working in a household leads to healthier and happier families. While women working is great, we do not want...
How to avoid a Climate Disaster, a book by Bill Gates starts with an introduction where Bill talks about the number of carbon emissions we create every year. It is 51 Billion tonnes of carbon emission every year and we need to bring it down to zero...
With the elections in Tamil Nadu over yesterday (Tuesday, April 6, 2021), various opinion polls are predicting the victory of one party or the other. As the state looks forward to a dynamic cabinet ministry, the results will be announced on Sunday...
We’ve all heard “Don’t work for money, make money work for you”. Though working for money or not can be subjective, making money work for you is never debatable. The power of compound interest, meaning earning interest on...