Author: Guest Posts

The FMB Movement

The Family Managed Business Movement was pioneered by Dr M L Shrikant who combined Business Acumen, Management Education and Gandhian way of life. Through his life work of building one of the foremost business schools of the country, he propagated mission of “Influencing the Practice here and now”and “Value based Growth.” Linking Gita to Management he was a believer in Abyudaya (Rising together).

Today most of the Family Business discussions around us follow the western ethos which proclaims individualism, competition and consumption. Continue reading “The FMB Movement” →

Forex Trading For a Living

Believe it or not, there are Forex traders out there who live a comfortable life solely through trading on the Forex market. In might seem like a dream to some of you who are doing it as a side job while maintaining your finances through the main employment. But it is clear that trading Forex for a living is possible. Yes, it takes a lot of dedication and time to become a successful trader but fortune comes to those who work hard in order to achieve it.
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GoI to give higher remuneration than what 7th Pay Commission prescribed

In a sharp turn of events, the Government of India has decided to give a higher pay as compared to what was recommended by the seventh pay commission. Indeed the recommendation of the seventh pay commission was not considered really attractive by most government employees, considering the inflation and salary hikes given in the private sector. This will lower the gap of pay and benefits. Continue reading “GoI to give higher remuneration than what 7th Pay Commission prescribed” →

Pricing Mechanisms and Strategies

Pricing [1,2,3,4] becomes, more often than not, a major challenge for marketers, as one of the key decision point for marketing any product or service. A major point of deliberation is what approach for pricing is suitable for a particular product or service. The infographic provided adds insight on the different approaches for pricing. Continue reading “Pricing Mechanisms and Strategies” →

Before Racing From Engineering to Management

Ever wondered why MBA is a natural choice for most engineering graduates in India?

Well, each of them might have their individual rationale to pursue management education as their post graduate qualification but the overarching truth is awfully simple. In India it is believed that on an average, a MBA degree double your value in the job market. How and why is neither known nor desired to be known. Coaching institutes don’t talk about it, parents often don’t get into it and b-schools don’t speak about it. Yet the magic wand is supposed to work and double your likely CTC soon after you graduate. Continue reading “Before Racing From Engineering to Management” →

Accounting for Startups

Successful entrepreneurs are good strategists. They have foresight to spot future trends. They have insights to commercialize and execute ideas. But most entrepreneurs might have little or no exposure to system of accounting their business transactions. Growing number of technology start-ups are ideated by technical specialists with expertise in their area of interest. The big questions are – is there a serious need for them to know the importance of accounting at the start-up stage? Does lack of accounting exposure affect the way business decisions are made in a newly established innovative venture? How can knowledge of accounting make difference to the management of start-ups? Continue reading “Accounting for Startups” →

Google, Artificial Intelligence and Lee Sedol – And all that matters

Google is again in the news. With decades of research and development in artificial intelligence, Google is definitely the one to watch out for. But finally humanity triumphs over artificial intelligence. DeepMind had earlier set the benchmark to really check out how far it can push humanity, and set the tables against real intelligence. However, this time, results were a tad different.

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Facebook’s new offers from Artificial Intelligence Research

Facebook, our most popular social networking website and the prince of social media, heavily invests in Artificial Intelligence research, to enhance the usage experiences of its users. As per Facebook AI Research Lab, they are focused on propelling the field of machine knowledge and creating innovations that give individuals better approaches to impart. In the near future, they try to comprehend insight and make wiser and knowledge generating intelligent information systems. By what method will they fulfill this? By building the best AI lab on the planet. Continue reading “Facebook’s new offers from Artificial Intelligence Research” →

M&As of Major Banks – A History

The financial economy of the world is heavily dependent on the health of the banking system. No other industry has probably that much of an impact directly to the welfare of a nation. In this infographic, we highlight the nature of mergers and acquisitions which have happened for some of the biggest names in the banking industry, namely Citi group, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Continue reading “M&As of Major Banks – A History” →

2016 International Conference on Smart Cities

The International Conference on Smart Cities saw talks / presentations from over 30 experts across 9 countries globally. This was a joint academic effort of Swansea University, Waterford Institute of Technology and IIT Delhi. The conference was held in IIT Delhi on 22nd December. Big thanks to all the student coordinators who made this academic initiative feasible. The conference was supported by European Union, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (GoI), FI-Media, TSSG Research Group and BETS. Continue reading “2016 International Conference on Smart Cities” →