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San Bhaskaran

Vision and Journey

Be stubborn on vision and flexible on the journey.

Be stubborn on vision and flexible on the journey.

A Different Reason Why Twitter Could Become a Digital Ghost Town

A recent article in the The New Yorker predicted the end of Twitter and said it was because the product is confusing and there is growing wave of harassment and abuse. Three incidents that happened recently gave me a realization… Continue Reading →

How to Predict the Impact of Automation in Your Sector

Our first impulse when we confront extreme technology is denial and sometimes to push back. Yet, we cannot stop artificial intelligence and robots from making the current jobs obsolete and creating new jobs. A clear understanding of what can be… Continue Reading →

Six key learnings from the book: David & Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

1. Giants are not what we think they are Giants are not what we think they are. The same Qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness. Speed and surprise can be used as substitutes… Continue Reading →

On success – Albert Einstein

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.- Albert Einstein

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.– Albert Einstein

How Apple blew it – The failed Apple Music launch

In a previous article, I had discussed about Apple buying Beats. It was a great strategic move but It looks like they blew it. At least, as of today it has not achieved any kind of significance or traction that… Continue Reading →

How did Elon Musk do so many things in so little time?

Here is my answer to this Question in Quora which is the most popular answer to this question: Tesla was founded in 2003, SpaceX in 2002, and he had almost 100 million of his own money to invest. So when… Continue Reading →

Quote – Leadership – Peter Drucker

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: FRICTION, CONFUSION and UNDERPERFORMANCE. Everything else requires leadership.- Peter Druker

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: FRICTION, CONFUSION and UNDERPERFORMANCE. Everything else requires leadership.– Peter Druker

What I found out about Bitcoins

Learn more about Bitcoins – it was an item in my to do list… at the bottom of it. This was till I came across this headline which got me thinking. When a government considers something as illegal it would… Continue Reading →

Quote – Tom Peters

If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I’ve gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time - Tom Peters

If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I’ve gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time – Tom Peters

A peek into the future of medicine

There is a slew of new innovations that is happening in healthcare that will radically change the future of medicine.  One way to have a view on the impact that is about to happen is to see what innovations are… Continue Reading →

All the buzz about Pfizer and “strategic” yoghurt

The top Pharmaceutical company in the world is J&J with sales of 71 Billion followed by Pfizer at 52B in sales. Pfizer was bidding for the 8th largest AstraZeneca with 26 Billion in revenue. What is interesting to see is… Continue Reading →

Quote – Zig Ziglar

You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. - Zig Ziglar

You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want. – Zig Ziglar

Why Apple is buying Beats

The music ownership model is dead. If anyone thinks Apple is buying Beats at a 3B valuation (officially not announced yet) to sell more hardware, it could not be further from the truth. It’s true that Beats has more than… Continue Reading →

Explaining the Internet of Things to a Gen X audience

I was recently faced with the challenge of explaining how everything in the future will be “smart” and how vast amounts of data will be created by the Internet of Things.   Finally, I have put together a video that… Continue Reading →

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