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Behavior Elasticity > Demand Elasticity. A quick Coffee Poll

Behavior Elasticity > Demand Elasticity. A quick Coffee Poll

Are you someone who used to drink a coffee (or two) everyday at the barista next to your office? If,…
Why so serious ! Need for humor at work

Why so serious ! Need for humor at work

This happened yesterday – We settled down for a discussion first thing in the morning and a colleague says- smile guys, its a…
Good rules should be designed for higher adoption

Good rules should be designed for higher adoption

How do we drive adoption for rules in a community, or even at a country level ? Should a good…
Search Vs Social – the long tail of ad revenues

Search Vs Social – the long tail of ad revenues

Google and Facebook together took away 64% of the total US online advertising spends. And Facebook had around 65% of…
Unit Economics in the times of Auction Marketing Models

Unit Economics in the times of Auction Marketing Models

Unit Economics is all we hear these days in the consumer technology world. Unfortunately for many start-ups seeking venture funds,…
Public policy, ripple effects and feedback loops

Public policy, ripple effects and feedback loops

I have always been intrigued by product design and by extension policy design (& implementation). If the government were to…

Thin Mobile App or a Fat one – Digital banking toolkit

Mobile is the new frontier and banks know this well. Amongst the various choices to make as part of the…

SMS is reborn as an acqui channel in the Smartphone age

In the early days of Deal4Loans, we used to get a lot of traffic and leads through SMS campaigns. Especially…
Easier to be Krishna than to be Arjun

Easier to be Krishna than to be Arjun

The other day, my mom shared a powerful and thought-provoking quote, that she had just read. It’s easier to be…

Uber and Free Market Economics

Uber has changed the way we travel within cities. On a recent trip to Jaipur, the first thing I did…

Digital India – its already here

Today’s the launch of the Digital India initiative and quite a coincidence that I had an experience which makes me…

Impact of un-utilized assets : A Mathematical Model

A few weeks back I was wondering what happens when we buy a car but don’t drive it. While the…

Recommended feature for Google Maps Application

Gratitude First – I am really thankful for Google for the traffic layer on its Maps application. Like most others…

The curious case of single order and multiple delivery consignments @ Flipkart

This just happened to me again in a short span of time. I ordered 4/5 books from Flipkart and the…

Customer Complaints and Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social platforms have provided an immense tool in the hands of the consumers. Suddenly the…

How much should we pay

Amazing little discussion today, which brought forth the consumer perception about pricing. A guy walks upto the apartment across the…

Rural telecom users price insensitive?

Read an interesting report in the ET today, based on some survey conducted by Credit Suisse. They survey found that…

Economies around pilgrimage spots

I remember reading this short note about how Shirdi- the pilgrim destination for Sai Baba devotess- quickly evolved from a…