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Why is USD the preferred currency for trade (opens the original)
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In the past few days, quite a few posts popped up in my LinkedIn feed on why India should stop using USD for trading with other BRICS nations. A few made the argument that BRICS should build its own interoperable payment system (similar to UPI) that frees us from the tyranny of the USD. A few arguments did look convincing, but it got me curious: why is USD the preferred currency for trade? Currency on its own has little value. Its real value is allowing us to buy goods or services, invest, lend,
What Makes an Idea Worth Believing (opens the original)
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I have been listening to the Pet Shop Boys song ‘It’s a Sin’ on a loop for over a week. “For everything I long to do… It’s a sin.” While the song is about guilt, I was thinking about something else: you struggle to hold a conviction when you have not put in the work to earn it. The thought is influenced by what I am currently reading and listening to: biographies and the Founders Podcast . The lives of entrepreneurs, filmmakers, musicians and athletes made me notice how often strong convictions
Life Is Poker, Not Chess (opens the original)
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This essay brings together the main lessons I took from the book"Thinking in Bets". I have grouped them into three themes: probability, luck versus skill, and how to make better bets. (Book: Annie Duke.. (2018). Thinking In Bets. ) Over the past year, I have become heavily dependent on AI for everything, small and big. AI has its quirks. Every new model release requires me to understand those quirks all over again. I first read Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets in 2020. I enjoyed the book and picked
The Agency Cost: Why You Can't Hire Your Way Out of Ignorance (opens the original)
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By Sept 2021, my business stabilised after 18 months of Covid disruption. I could focus towards growth instead of survival. I spent most of my career in operations, with limited understanding about sales. I knew words such as leads, prospects, pipeline, follow-up and relationship management. However, I did not know what those words meant when applied to my own business. So I decided to hire a "Sales Manager". Six months and ₹ 2.5 Lakhs poorer, I learnt a simple lesson: I cannot hire well for a f
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