Alok’s Posts
If Airlines including Kingfisher can’t make profits, why are we bothering with AIR INDIA!?
Many years ago, I read a shocking revelation. It was a report that said that if you took all the P&L’s of ALL THE AIRLINES of the World an...Read More
How to ASK a question on therodinhoods.wpengine.com?
Its very simple! Just ASK YOUR QUESTION HERE Thats it!! Sit back and wait for the rodinhooders to reply and get you the answer you were looking for!...Read More
My meeting with Carol Bartz…was …quite shattering :-(
I met Carol Bartz in a very nice sit down lunch discussion organized by Yahoo India in Nov 2009 Yeah – like a moron, I used to wear proper shi...Read More
FORD – Swap your Drive…!!??
I liked what I saw today in one of the papers: This is a new Campaign by FORD INDIA to convert existing car users of competing brands to BUY FORD CA...Read More
And what the hell is a mission statement?! I think MUMBO JUMBO!
I have always been ‘bewildered’ with the concept of a mission statement. In my non MBA, marwari mind, it always smelt of wasting time abo...Read More
Why did P. Kishore of Everonn commit fraud??
As per the reports, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), last week, arrested P. Kishore, along with an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, An...Read More
Why should I build games and apps for Nokia – NOW?
This is the FIRST OF THE ‘ASK’ Questions on the new Category called ASK on therodinhoods.wpengine.com! You will notice the new ‘ASK!...Read More
Can India build a “Tez Bandar” Game?
This was an interview just before the VC Circle conference on Gaming held in Mumbai a few weeks back. I hope you enjoy my candid views….that i...Read More
Can you solve this Corruption Riddle?
Sometime ago, an inspector from one of the Govt Departments came to our office. He routinely inspected specific records of the govt dept he represen...Read More
Would you like an “Angry Birds” coffee after smelling like Jack “24” Bauer?
Angry Birds – the world’s best selling Mobile Game has recently ventured into toys, t-shirts ( I bought one recently), books and lots of o...Read More
Discovery vs. Search – A Massive Opportunity!
I dont know how to play Poker. So, I searched for ‘ How to Play Poker’ on Google. As expected, the results made a lot of ‘releva...Read More
Why Anna Hazare does NOT impress me
I am a hard-nosed ‘start-up’ entrepreneur, trained to create value out of thin air. My business involves motivating people, making them believe in a ‘...Read More