Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 12, 2015

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The Real Story Behind Jeff Bezos’s Fire Phone Debacle And What It Means For Amazon’s Future

Interviews with dozens of current and former employees reveal what went wrong and what it tells us about where Amazon is headed. It is a cold day in early December in Midtown…

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 6, 2015

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What Peter Drucker Knew About 2020

When PwC released its annual survey of corporate chief executives for 2014, it was immediately obvious that change is on leaders’ brains: “As CEOs plan their strategies to take advantage of transformational shifts,” the consultancy reported, “they are also assessing…

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 3, 2015

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The Small Personal Risks That Actually Change Behavior

One of the things I love about my synagogue is its commitment to inclusiveness. The community welcomes people of all faiths and integrates practices from other traditions.

The Small Personal Risks That Actually Change Behavior

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 11, 2015

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My research on EV market circa 2010… Before deciding to buy $tsla http://ift.tt/14JFdai

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 3, 2015

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The Future of Self-Service

Self-service business solutions are all the rage these days, and mostly that’s good news. These systems can save time if they’re implemented properly. Plus, in some instances, customers actually prefer machines to people (opting for ATMs over bored and indifferent bank tellers).

The Future of Self-Service

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 31, 2015

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Not leaving this room… Until we finish this. # brand with @rjohnson426 @hobbyjoc http://ift.tt/1CYTgGJ

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 1, 2015

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How Google “Translates” Pictures Into Words Using Vector Space Mathematics

Translating one language into another has always been a difficult task. But in recent years, Google has transformed this process by developing machine translation algorithms that change the nature of…

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 19, 2015

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What Marissa Mayer Got Wrong (and Right) About Stack Ranking Employees

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been criticized for implementing the practice of stack ranking, most notably in an excerpt from Nicholas Carlson’s upcoming book, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! that…

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 6, 2015

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Brutal Intellectual Honesty

I’ve been reading a book called Legacy Of Ashes, which is an exhaustive history of the CIA since its founding more than 50 years ago through to 2007. Reading spy stories is always enthralling, but surprisingly, the book is a fascinating case study in management.

Brutal Intellectual Honesty

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 2, 2015

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5,200 Days in Space

When humans move to space, we are the aliens, the extraterrestrials. And so, living in space, the oddness never quite goes away. Consider something as elemental as sleep.

5,200 Days in Space

These were the top 10 stories published by theaksheffect in January of 2015. You can also dive into daily archives for January of 2015 by using the calendar at the top of this page.