After a break for a week, we are back with the 15th edition of our weekly series on InsideIIM, where PwC Consultant Shreyas Panse curates a list that is the best from across the web that industry professionals and current students must read.
Upset with Indian government? There are worse ones out there
Banking system for neighbourhood rickshaw-wallas
Amazon’s plans in India: basically, sell to everyone and kill the competition
"Poor battery” is the most persistent complaint among smartphone users, and
it is unlikely to be addressed soon
Something everyone can agree with:
More IITs are a bad idea
BRICS bank:
Indian perspective, and
a first-world perspective. And the bank is
not only about investments and finance (needs registration)
Big Data = Big Responsibility
What the
world will look like in 2025
Revisiting the indomitable “Growth-Share Matrix”
Valid question:
are VCs investing in wrong start-ups?
Think you can beat the market? Think again
Big Data = Big Responsibility
MH17 crash points to
a world riskier than may have been imagined. It should
ideally not dissuade you from flying Malaysia Airlines though. Especially since
the recent two incidents were the first for the airline since 1995!
Harry Potter fans:
Hermione is the real hero of magic world
How worried is Germany about NSA espionage? It is considering using typewriters again! Next stop:
Enigma machine
We should put all our money
into this solution to the airport security problem
Smart Cities are not really that good an idea. For one, nobody can really define what a “Smart City” is
Understanding Customer Lifecycle Value
At least for some period this week,
it is important that you do “Nothing”. People should be
working less and less everyday
Financial literacy test: for 15-year olds
An algorithm that predicts what’s
the next big thing in popular music
A joke that went massively viral on Twitter
That time when USA and NASA were planning to
detonate nuclear bomb on the Moon
Chinese economy just doesn’t seem to slow down for a prolonged time
Finally..
Watch: A wonderful and enlightening documentary on
Aaron Swartz: “The Internet’s Own Boy”
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Created by Shreyas Panse
Shreyas is a Delhi-based Consultant working with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He blogs at
shreyasp.wordpress.com. He is an alumnus of IIM Indore. Follow him on InsideIIM at
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