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Weekend Mega Linkfest:Feb 21,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

An open letter to Arvind Kejriwal (FirstBiz)

The rags to riches story of Whats App (Forbes)

Facebook acquires Rajiv Shukla for $100 Billion (UnrealTimes)

How Modi survived the conspiracy to frame him (Open)

Restoring dignity to the teaching profession in India (AshishDhawan)

The Jumbo in the ring (Outlook)

Why farmers will vote for Modi (Newslaundry)

GSK Pharma’s Billion Dollar Buyback (ForbesIndia)

Your dog can make out if you are happy or sad (Smithsonian)

Facebook’s Acquisition Engine (Slate)

The Trial of Pervez Musharraf (NewYorker)

Why young bankers are so miserable (Atlantic)

Movie Review:Gunday (VigilIdiot)

Are you a business card CEO? (Rodinhoods)

India’s Disrupted Democracy (ShashiTharoor)

Travelogue:The gorgeous Athirappilly Falls (TeamBHP)

The Facebook comment that ruined a life (DallasObserver)

This Old Man-Life in the Nineties (NewYorker)

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Linkfest:Feb 21,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Meet the men behind the success of TCS (ET)

Stocks of politically connected companies perform badly (Mint)

Wealthy investors shy away from Equity (BS)

How to check CIBIL score online (BasuNivesh)

Nine surprising things Jesse Livermore said (BigPicture)

Value and Pricing Perspectives of the Whats App deal (AswathDamodaran)

Active Vs Passive Catalysts in Investing  (Ivanhoff)

Don’t become Wall Street’s next victim (RickFerri)

Current property prices in West of Pune (Ravi)

Freeing Rajiv’s killers may end Jaya’s PM dreams (Firstpost)

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Linkfest:Feb 20,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Facebook to buy Whats App for $19 Billion (ET)

Four numbers that explain why Facebook acquired Whats App (Sequoia)

United Bank of India blames Infosys software for NPA Bloopers (FE)

The Govt has tripled the pay of babus every decade (BL)

Piramal Enterprises lists potential investment areas (Mint)

Eyeing bumper returns from Vasan (BS)

Reading the Balance Sheet-Abusing Capital (Bala)

Mistakes young investors make (Subramoney)

7 important tax saving investment questions answered (GoodMoneying)

Six lessons on Systems Trading (SMB)

Crazy pics from a raid on a Mexican Drug Lord’s Palace (Imgur)

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Linkfest:Feb 19,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Mr.Chidambaram’s magic show (BS)

How Chidambaram screwed the next Govt even before it takes over (FirstBiz)

Why United Bank of India is in trouble (Mint)

Foreign investors bond with India (FE)

How hand picked experts are helping Narendra Modi (ET)

The trouble with Rent Vs Buy Calculators (FreeFinCal)

Best Tax free bonds to invest now in Feb 2014 (MyInvestmentIdeas)

The Best and Worst thing about investing (TRB)

The Insane Numbers of the Candy Crush IPO (BI)

Smart beta strategies rely on willing losers (Morningstar)

 

 

 

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Linkfest:Feb 18, 2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

India Inc disenchanted with budget (BS)

The dangers of Chidambaram’s caste-based VC Fund (Firstbiz)

Go for 15 year tax free bonds (BL)

Mani Shankar Aiyar makes sense for once in his life (NDTV)

10 things which complicate your financial life (BasuNivesh)

Microsoft V Microsoft (Strtechery)

What I learned from Ray Dalio (Morningstar)

Bessemer Venture Partner’s Anti-Portfolio (Climateer)

Who are the top 10 hedge fund managers of all time? (TRB)

Free Speech & the Fiberal Farce (MediaCrooks)