Marketing is Eating the World Not Software

Back in 2011, Marc Andreessen penned an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Why Software Is Eating The World”. That piece has now become … More

The Commodity Conundrum

About 2 months back someone asked me to invest in a new commodity product that was guaranteed to return 12-16% … More

The Motilal M50 ETF is a Bad Remix

Three years ago Motilal Oswal launched it’s asset management company (AMC) and decided to focus on exchange traded funds (ETFs) … More

Racing To The Bottom

I always get a kick out of opening the morning newspaper and reading about some high end brand setting up … More

Personal Finance Mirage

It’s another day and another personal finance startup shuts down in India, this time it’s InvestoPresto. Several Indian focused technology … More

Why Are Credit Card Merchant Fees So High?

A month back I was complaining on Twitter that credit card merchant fees have stayed the same for the past … More

Living in a 3rd World Country

About 7 1/2 years ago I moved to India and started calling it “home”. Friends and family always ask me “how … More

Dissecting the Latest Mary Meeker Report

It’s that time of the year when Mary Meeker graces us with her annual slide deck (which weighs in at … More

10 Years of WordPress

When I heard that WordPress had recently turned 10 years old it got me to reminisce about the early days of … More