I don’t exactly know what to make of Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp for about $19B . Like many others – it was a jaw bropping moment for me. And since then, I have been trying to rationalize it in my mind, with limited success. There are some things that work in favor of this dealContinue reading “Facebook bought Whatsapp – I have mixed feelings”
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What about those company values ?
Couple of days ago, I had a nice long chat with an old friend who worked with me more than ten years ago. One of the topics that came up in the conversation was how some companies don’t seem to have a set of core values to guide the actions of their employees. It isContinue reading “What about those company values ?”
Why do companies exist ?
In business school -I was taught that the primary idea of having a company is to maximize returns to its shareholders . There were some essays on the “additional necessity” of stake holder management too . As I joined the workforce – I was taught that companies exist to make sure customers are successful .Continue reading “Why do companies exist ?”
And Vijay Says... 