Chinese Man Pays $2.4 million To Lunch With Warren Buffett
There are no free lunches – but there can be some very, very expensive ones. A Chinese gaming company tycoon is shelling out a cool $2.35 million for the privilege of lunching with Warren Buffet.
Women Employees Should Not Loiter Around, Government Circular Says
The Karnataka Legislature Secretariat seems to have a problem. If a circular it has issued is to be believed, it is beset by women who “unnecessarily walk in its corridors”. Displeased by this obviously unsatisfactory state of affairs, Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa issued a stern circular hoping to curb the loitering women menace.
Unboxed : A Startup That Aims To Create Fun Workspaces
Noida based startup Un-boxed hopes to change work cultures and office spaces around the country.
All you wanted to know about India’s first show about startup life – TVF Pitchers
Pitchers follows the story of Naveen and his two friends, Yogendra and Jitender, as they set about creating their own startup in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. “They’re creating a Silicon Valley in Hiranandani now”, says one of the characters on the show, and the three protagonists find themselves smack in the middle of it. All three are jaded with their jobs, and inspiration to start off their own venture is not in short supply. Naveen’s senior from college is a laconic CEO whose company has just been valued at a billion dollars, and hoardings of successful startups (mainly Housing.com) scream at the three in the city.
Disney Lays Off Employees; Hires HCL workers On H1-B Visas In Their Place
Disney isn’t the happiest place in the world at the moment. 250 of its workers have been laid off, and HCL employees with H1-B visas have taken their place. The Disney workers have had to perform the unenviable task of training their replacements.
Leaked Wall Street Email Provides Glimpses Into World Of Finance
Finance internships are known to be famously brutal, and a leaked email from Wall Street has only served to confirm this. Justin Kwan, a second year Analyst at Barclays, sent out an email to the bright-eyed young college graduates about to join the company for its internship program. Ominously titled “Welcome to the jungle”, the email lists the 10 commandments that an intern needs to follow if they wish to succeed in the cutthroat world of investment banking.
These Top Multinational Corporations Are Led By Indians [Updated]
There are many things to be proud of India about. What a lot of people back home may still be unaware of is the sheer number of Indians or people of Indian origin who are at the helms of global-multinationals abroad.
Here’s a look at 10 of the most prominent Indians who are currently CEOs at these multi-billion companies.
These Facebook People Will Make You Rethink Your Cool Jobs
These people will change your idea of what working at a cool place means.
Read and be inspired at your own risk
Overwork Led To The Death Of Sarvshreshth Gupta
It was 2:40 am on a warm San Francisco night. Sarvshreshth Gupta called his father, sitting thousands of miles away in New Delhi, India. “It is too much. I have not slept for two days. I have a client meeting tomorrow morning, I have to complete a presentation, my V.P. is annoyed and I am working alone in my office,” he said. His father was understandably concerned. Sarvshreshth was working as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs, and had recently been complaining about his workload.