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The World’s Most Expensive Watches

August 5, 2012 15 Comments

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201-carat Chopard
Price: $25 million

At the center are a 15 carat pink diamond, a 12 carat blue diamond and a 11 carat white diamond.They are surrounded by 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds. Read more of this post

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The Importance Of Doing Sales

August 4, 2012 10 Comments

wealthymatters.com ‘Vyaapari woh, Jo Bechta bhala’ = A businessperson is one who sells well.

Selling is something a lot of people fear.There is fear of failure,fear of rejection,fear of not having an answer,fear of meeting new people,fear of being judged,fear of offending friends and family,fear of strained relationships etc.etc.However every business is supported by sales.No sales equals no business.And if you would be an entrepreneur you need to be the best salesperson,not just to clock revenue but to speak to bankers,potential hires,suppliers etc.And the only way to get over the fears of selling is to launch yourself into it.You will improve as you muddle through it.Remember “Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.” Read more of this post

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Learning From Alok’s Conversations

August 3, 2012 Leave a comment

Alok Kejriwal is a serial entrepreneur who founded Contests2win (c2w) in 1998. c2w was the world’s first customized brands promotions website and has retained its leadership position since then.Alok and c2w have gone on to create 3 new businesses – Mobile2win in China and India, Media2win and Games2win and have raised venture capital from top tier VC firms and financial institutions.

I am no fan of VC funded businesses in general.However I still find it useful to read about Alok’s business experiences.Do read the 9 stories below.I’m sure you too will find them useful.I have highlighted what I find interesting in red. Read more of this post

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Three Good Guides

August 3, 2012 5 Comments

wealthymatters.com This post is just my personal notings from this post from Alex’s blog.

There are gurus, self-help books and religions that for a price of our freedom and resources will tell us what we want to hear. The guidance may be wrong, restrictive and potentially a mind trap of following another’s path rather than our own.

There are three alternative guides:

1. Inner Voice

Always honest, has our best interests at heart, and loyal to us. The Inner voice speaks to us in three ways:

Dreams

Presents the problem and then the solutions. All we have to do is remember the dreams; identify the problem; translate the dream code.

Intuition

Flashes of inspiration; those eureka moments; the mind makes the connections and then presents them. Read more of this post