Paddy Srinivasan's WebLog

The importance of the World Economic Forum cannot be overstated. Over the years it has become one of the major podiums for CEOs whether it is simply to take a gloabl stage or if it is to lobby international governments for special interests or if it is Read More...

http://businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_04/b3968089.htm The article talks about C.K Prahalad - the motivator behind the push to the "bottom of the pyramid". this topic has been well publicised so I wont go into the details but here are a couple of Read More...

I am not a financial analyst, I don’t play one on TV and neither did I stay in Holiday inn express last night but I would like to ponder on the valuation of a certain business model. There is so much clamoring for a piece of the advertising pie that I Read More...

Ever heard of the "Long Tail of the market" ? This phenom is ringing bells recenlty in discussions around the residual value of content aggregation businesses and how content providers like goog derive value etc. I found this useful in thinking about Read More...

Guy Kawasaki writes about the mistakes Entrepreneurs usually make Here are a couple I thought were funny - “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.” This is not isolated to startups. We see it every day in valuating new business opportunties. A corollary Read More...