MARA Notes

Measuring our life

Clayton Christensen (Clay), a professor at HBS, famous for his research and its impact on industry, also the author of “The…

Summons to greatness

I am intrigued by the startup pitches at various events. I am continually awed by the passion of the teams that come and present at these events. The intent of these teams is to solve a problem, ‘change the world’, and pave the way in building a successful company.

A new kind of a team

Decision making in businesses have traditionally (there are exceptions) been over-reliant on the few expert judgments to vector them. This has offered a tactical advantage, albeit not guaranteed success.

The push cart is back

Growing up in a quaint little town in the southern part of India, my exposure to Retail was a daily (multiple times)…

The case for the long tail

Businesses today, are driven by a need to transform. Business models are changing faster than ever before. The…

Quod Optas

Sors tua mortalis, non est mortale quod optas — Voltaire {You have man’s fate and god’s desires}

“Whatever you desire” — Isn’t this the promise in the land of Data Sciences? We live in a world served with data in loads and summaries that slice and dice across multiple dimensions. We…