Value addition, or Filtering?

Unanswered questions always come around, don't they? About two years ago, when I was midway through the thoroughly unpleasant task of applying to B-schools, I wasn't really sure whether B-schools really add value to students, or they simply select a bunch high-fliers, hand them an MBA, and let the world...

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Putting your money where your mouth is

Saw an article in the day's FT, on Flattr. Boy, I like the idea of this thing...The basic concept is really simple, you can reward the creators of content that you like, by crediting any amount to them. As little as 1 cent, as much as your pocket (rather, your mood) allows.What appeals to me is this...

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Buy Low, Sell High

Some time towards the end of last term, one item popped up on our calendars- CIA debriefing.No, our 'intelligent' class has nothing to do with the 'intelligence' agency. We were up for 'Change In Action' (CIA), something that we'll be doing for a week after every term's exams.The best part of the entire...

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Over and Out !!

We're done !! Done with the first term, 5-6 subjects, and a whole lot of fun. The exams were just the way I prefer, quick, short tests, one each day, for five days. No need to learn any formulae, no mugging... just go write down whatever you could retain from class!!An exam can tell you a lot about...

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