Category: Management

Indians who never followed football are sad due to Messi’s retirement

Messi, the argentine wizard, announced his retirement, after Chile beat Argentina in the finals. Funny to know that his fans in India, who never follow football or have seen him play in a complete match are also heartbroken by this news. Doctors have called this the Acquired Messi Depression (AMT) Athlete Syndrome. Continue reading “Indians who never followed football are sad due to Messi’s retirement”

Myths about Tax Refunds

When you think of April, do you feel a fondness for warmer weather and flowers, or do you feel a sense of dread for the tax deadline? It seems like a lot of people these days focus too much on the negative aspects of filing their taxes. Some of them think about it so much that they forget to appreciate the return of spring. It probably doesn’t help that taxes are in the news due to elected officials who want to lower taxes even though the United States has one of the lowest tax burdens in the developed world. Continue reading “Myths about Tax Refunds”

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”

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”

IT Analytics Market poised for Growth to 9.2 Bn USD in 2020 (Sample Report Available)

Zion Research has published a new technical industry analysis article titled “Information Technology Operations Analytics Market by Software Solution. Focus of this report is on Visual Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine  Learning, Predictive Analytics, User Behavior Analytics, Precinct Analytics and Root Cause Analytics, for Real-Time Log Management, Application Performance Management, Infrastructure Management, Network and Security Management and Others Applications. According to this technical analysis, the global demand for IT Analytics, which was earlier valued at 2.5 billion USD in 2014, is expected to grow to a volume of 9.2 billion USD in 2020. This means a CAGR  growth of 23.7% between 2015 and 2020 for the industry, which promises to provide great dividends to the domain experts of analytics. Continue reading “IT Analytics Market poised for Growth to 9.2 Bn USD in 2020 (Sample Report Available)”

Massive 7.1 Earthquake rocks New Delhi and North India

Massive earthquake in Delhi NCR region: A very strong over 7.1 Richter Scale magnitude earthquake has rocked northern India and the National Capital Region, including major cities like Chandigarh and Srinagar. The tremors continued for at least 5 minutes — the initial tremor felt was at 4.01 pm, though it started in its origins at 3.59pm on 10th April 2016  at the Hindukush mountain range. Hope all our readers and their families are safe and sound.

Sr. Mattress Tester at Urban Ladder

Job description: Urban Ladder is a tight-knit start-up at the forefront of driving furniture e-commerce in India. We’re looking for lazy and unmotivated individuals to join our team. If you’re someone who hates getting out of bed to get to work, this is the perfect job for you. As a mattress tester, you’ll get to stay in bed pretty much the entire day and actually get paid for it. We’re not kidding. Continue reading “Sr. Mattress Tester at Urban Ladder”