Remember in the CEO-2030 class I discussed how companies that save cash for a rainy day can make go bargain hunting? I also discussed why ‘resource allocation and deployment’ must be taught as an elective. Here is an example of how cash comes handy. Click on the URL below.
M & A galore in the horizon? PE funds have been hoarding cash and waiting for this moment!
Private Equity firms have more than 1$ Trillion in cash! This could be the beginning of a once in a lifetime investment opportunity for those in waiting. Remember the discussion in the CEO-2030 class how the 2007 financial crisis opened up opportunities for acquistions and thus a spike in demand for new CEOs? CNBC had an intetresting article on this topic. Please click the image below. Should companies take PE’s money or not? Do they even have an option? What if the PE firms go hostile? I’m interested in what you have to say on this.
Corporations run out of cash! Blame the buybacks? Remember our discussion in the class!
Should large corporations assume that governments have their back? I said in the class that when interest rates are low, companies take on debt and often put it to good use. Remember our discussion on overdoing it? Some aspects of what we discussed are addressed in this CNBC article. Click the image below to read further.
Our discussion on share buyback in the CEO-2030 and PE classes – Timely articles in Bloomberg and CNN
These articles in Bloomberg and CNN discuss how the airlines in the US spent their free cash flow to buy back their shares. It raises so many points we discussed in the class. But, did the money really disappear? Where did all the money go? CNN reports “The Big Four Airlines, according to Baldwin’s office, spent $42.5 billion on buybacks between 2014 and 2019. That nearly matches $50 billion the industry is now asking for”. What a coicidence! I Would like to hear from those who disagreed with me. Click on the images below.
PE’s role in the financialization of healthcare
In PE class we discussed how PEs can play both a positive and potentially negative role. I couldn’t play this video in full. Please click on the link below to watch it in full.
Best Business Schools for 2021 announced!
The US News released its Best Graduate Schools list. Please click on the link below.
CEO 2030 Course in Amity Univeristy Business School
The slides I used in this presentation can be downloaded from the links below. Please credit appropriate authors when you reuse the content. As usual, if you have questions, please contact me through my Stanford email id.
Women and Private Equity/Venture Capital Jobs
I have addressed this in detail in the CEO-2030 lecture. Read on!
Women Make Small Inroads in Getting Private Equity and Venture Capital Jobs
A conversation about Fintech
While at Mumbai recently, I had a conversation with IIM-A alum about Fintech, CEO-2030, Entrepreneurship, and B-school pedagogy.
IIM Fintech Lecture – Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore
In this course I plan to cover items 1 through 5. I’m flexible with the level of participation from students in programming exercises in step 5 (ML). Depending on backgrounds and goals, students may choose not to program (why learn programming if you can hire a developer for 10$/Hr?) or actively program in R and/or Python.
0) How much ‘Fin’ and how much ‘Tech’?
1) How banks’ reluctance to innovate/adopt led to Fintech. Banks! You can’t bank on them.
2) The ultra-personalisation of financial services through technology – the driver behind Fintech
3) Case Studies – Peer-to-peer lending, Crypto-currencies, Robo-advisers, online-only digital banks
4) My Money Karma
5) Machine Learning using R (or Python)
Silicon Valley Investors Call Summit to Disrupt IPO Business – Bloomberg
Wall street’s stronghold on IPO market is being questioned finally! I have been writing for years about how Wall street’s monopoly is not good for both the listing companies and investors. Looks like Wework’s IPO fiasco is waking up VC firms to consider alternatives.
“Powerful figures are gathering 2,500 miles from Wall Street to redesign one of its oldest and most lucrative businesses — but few from the industry will have a seat at the table. Attendees plan to discuss alternative strategies including direct listings, which replace financial underwriters with cutting-edge computer code.”
Read the Bloomberg article below.
Silicon Valley Investors Call Summit to Disrupt IPO Business
The 10 most in-demand skills of 2019, according to LinkedIn
I don’t like it, but the four of the 6 top skills required are IT skills! Please read on. Analytical reasoning is not exclusive to IT and I haven’t considered it as an IT only skill! Others are.
1) Cloud Computing
2) Artificial Intelligence
3) Analytical Reasoning
4) People Management
5) UX Design
6) Mobile Application Development
Click the URL and read on……
IT for Startup Ventures – IIM Rohtak
Hi all,
You will find the slide deck I used in the class in this blog. I know the class was short in duration and one core issue everyone wanted to discuss was finding a tech co-founder. While this is not easy, it’s not impossible. This requires efforts from your side to meet people outside your network and establish connections. Over time you will meet tech experts who you can trust. But you need to be relentless.
Growth Strategy for Startup Ventures – IIM Rohtak
The slide deck I used the class can be downloaded from link shown below.
What is Google Vision API? A Demo / Tutorial in R
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BIO
I’m an entrepreneur and a researcher. I enjoy bringing my field experience to the classroom.
PSG-Tech 2017
You can download the slides and the Augmented Reality video I used in the class from the links shown below. My slides don’t need citation however the video does. Please credit the video appropriately when you reuse.
GRDCS
You can download the slides and the Augmented Reality video I used in the class from the links shown below. My slides don’t need citation however the video does. Please credit the video appropriately when you reuse.
CEO 2030 for IIM Indore – CEO 2030
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