Musings

Musings #19: Top 10 Lessons from Buffett and Munger

“Hard work, honesty, if you keep at it, will get you almost anything.” — Charlie Munger Some of you know this story already. Warren Buffett initially bought Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) shares at $7.5 in 1962 when it was an ailing...

Oct 17, 2020 7 MIN

Musing #18: The Not So Intelligent Investor

"To invest successfully over a lifetime does not require a stratospheric IQ, unusual business insights, or inside information. What's needed is a sound intellectual framework for making decisions and the ability to keep emotions from corroding that framework." - Warren...

Oct 10, 2020 6 MIN

Musings #17: Get Your Snowball Rolling

This story starts with a kid born in 1930. He lived through US's great depression and earned a living delivering newspapers and selling used golf balls. By the time he was 15, he had saved up $2000. That's the equivalent...

Oct 03, 2020 6 MIN

Musings #16: The Growing Internet Economy

I had written about the evolving Indian Internet landscape in 2017 in this blog, "What's online India - 2017." Since then, a lot has happened around the world, including COVID-19. Today, I wanted to share some observations on what has changed and...

Sep 27, 2020 5 MIN

Musings #15: Linking Habits & Principles to Goals

As we reflect on our habits this month, I got some time to ponder on how habits relate to other aspects of life. In particular, I was fascinated by Ray Dalio's book Principles. That got me thinking about how Principles and Habits...

Sep 19, 2020 4 MIN

Musings #14: On reading and top picks for founders

My kids (12.5 and 11 years) love reading. Thanks to Bob Books, they developed a love for reading from a very young age. They are voracious readers now and have moved past my childhood favorites to various other authors. Now, I'm...

Sep 12, 2020 5 MIN

Musings #13: Seeding Habits and Happiness

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Will Durant in History of Philosophy (sometimes wrongly attributed to Aristotle) "Welcome late Mr. Daniel!" That is how my class teacher used to welcome...

Sep 05, 2020 6 MIN

Musings #12: To Infinity and Beyond

My kids and I love watching Pixar and Disney animation movies. Recently we watched WALL-E as a family (my second time after years) and still couldn't help but feel emotionally tied to the love story between two robots. That is...

Aug 29, 2020 6 MIN

Musings #11: On Startups and Culture

I'm listening to this song as I start this Musing. It is the song to which one of the greatest legends of Indian cricket decided to announce his retirement last Saturday through a moving video where he highlights his teammates during triumphs...

Aug 22, 2020 5 MIN