According to an OECD report bad governance is the number 1 cause of poverty around the world – … Continue lendo “Bad government policy, poverty and Kirchner’s folly!”

As I mentioned in a previous post, I had gotten lucky once as a company I had helped … Continue lendo “It pays to be lucky – part 2”

The movie is a lot of fun, light hearted and entertaining – just as expected. Meryl Streep is … Continue lendo “The Devil Wears Prada is delightful”

In this post-modern globalized world where everything seems to be in shades of grey, it’s easy to wonder … Continue lendo “The world needs Superman!”

I thought many of you would enjoy the irony of my posting this 🙂 Freud has been proven … Continue lendo “Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, The Inevitable Cons”

A few months ago I wrote about my 9 business selection criteria for evaluating business ideas. After some … Continue lendo “And then there were 8 business selection criteria!”

This is a must read for all dog lovers and owners – especially, if like me, you have … Continue lendo “Marley and Me is fun, very touching and a must read for dog lovers!”

OLX aspires to become the leading free local classified site on a global level. The company was created … Continue lendo “OLX Launch Debrief”

I recently came across an amazing article on happiness. It is well researched, written and presented. Interestingly, maybe … Continue lendo “The Psychology of Happiness”

Allmydata is an online virtual drive with backup, storage and sharing services. Progress has been slower than expected, … Continue lendo “Allmydata Update”

In a recent interesting book “The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) … Continue lendo “Hypomanics to the rescue :)”

I think many people don’t realize how funny it actually is. Their closing sentences for most articles are … Continue lendo “Speaking of The Economist”

In a world overrun by political correctness and where random local events pass as news for most people, … Continue lendo “In praise of The Economist”

This is the rare sequel that much surpasses the original. L’Auberge Espanole was ok, but confusing and not … Continue lendo “Russian Dolls (Les Poupées Russes) is great, light hearted fun!”

Ah, the problem of high expectations… I may have liked the Da Vinci code more than it deserved … Continue lendo “X-Men III is entertaining but ultimately disappointing”