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Mark Cuban Attributes His First $1 Million to Reading This Book | Inc.com

Long before you heard the name Mark Cuban, he drove a $200 car. — Read on www.inc.com/betsy-mikel/mark-cuban-attributes-his-first-1-million-to-read.html

Very interesting read indeed. One of the important decisions of our lives was to become and be debt free before I would hit 50 years of age. This decision was taken when were a bankrupt couple, and I was 40 years at that time. Believe you me,…

Most of us have definitely read the 80/20 or Pareto Principle as its known. This is really an interesting read…

Google Identifies Its Very Best Leaders Using These 13 Questions | Inc.com

This is indeed very interesting…worth the read.

Google surveys its employees using this set of discerning questions. — Read on www.inc.com/scott-mautz/google-identifies-their-very-best-leaders-using-these-13-questions.html

What is so special about ShikshaDaan?

Bindu and I set up ShikshaDaan Foundation in the year 2012. The next three years sort of went away as we got to get various registrations, approvals and exemptions from the Government. Also, we wanted to study the higher education space in detail and come up with a unique value delivery model that truly delivers value to our core target segment – students pursuing higher education. So in the year…

Microvolunteering: The Magic of Engaging Time-Strapped Supporters in Meaningful Nonprofit Tasks – Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

An interesting post on the subject of volunteering. While almost all the NGOs would prefer long term committed volunteers, even if few in numbers, the post advocates the benefits of finding episodic volunteers or as I understand, short term or one time need based volunteers who can still deliver value.

From brief, hands-on assignments to short-term, skills-based contributions, nonprofits can find…

www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/steve-jobs-jeff-weiner-linkedin-jony-ive-prioritization-focu.html

Have always believed that there is a direct correlation between education and economic prosperity. This belief is also based on my own case. Have also read a number of articles backed by data to support this correlation.

However the author of the article presents a different view on the subject.

Please read the article..