I had the pleasure of being invited to a New Media dinner at Strauss Zelnick’s apartment in New … Continue reading “The Future of Media”

The story of the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs should be a cautionary tale to present-day policymakers. The tariffs did not … Continue reading “Global industrial bail-outs: the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs of 2009?”

By Natasa Lekic The art of balancing on a wire, walking the tenuous line that strains itself over … Continue reading “Man on Wire is the best documentary of 2008”

I hate the fact that we are mortals. I also abhor the fact that we age and gradually … Continue reading “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is moving, but ultimately disappointing”

As I had expected, 2008 was a year of consolidation. OLX continued to grow slowly but surely – … Continue reading “Looking back at 2008, looking forward to 2009”

I was lured to Margarita and specifically the kite spot El Yaque by the kite boarding travel specialist … Continue reading “Margarita (Venezuela) was disappointing”

I truly loved Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book on exceptional people. He argues that the largest reason those people … Continue reading “Outliers is fantastic!”

An article on the Freakonomics blog repudiates the notion that happiness is contagious. While an increase in your … Continue reading “Happiness is not contagious after all :)”

Andy Kessler‘s book is a fascinating and witty retelling of the story of technology of capital markets. It … Continue reading “How We Got Here is a must read for everyone with an interest in technology”

A new study suggests that your happiness is heavily influenced by the happiness of the people around you. … Continue reading “Happiness is contagious!”

As a gamer and fan of marketplaces, I have followed with amazement the rise and fall of IGE. … Continue reading “The incredible rise and fall of IGE”

As both a movie buff and an avid gamer, I have both an Xbox 360 and a Netflix … Continue reading “Netflix and the Xbox 360: a match made in Heaven!”

Even though I have been to China many times in the past 14 years, my last trip to … Continue reading “Beijing and China: 14 years later”

Over the past few years, my angel investing strategy has been to be very selectively aggressive. I would … Continue reading “Change in angel investment strategy”

As an entrepreneur, I often find myself defending venture capitalists. For some reason, they have acquired a terrible … Continue reading “VCs are not sheep – why VCs invest less during downturns”