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The Wireless Future of Medicine- a TED talk by Eric Topol

March 13, 2010 by apurvadesai

Again, a fascinating and thought provoking TED talk; this time by Eric Topol, M.D,  a noted cardiologist and currently the Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, California, which is funded by a grant by the NIH to accelerate to research to change medicine.  Worth anyone’s 15 minutes to watch this. Continue Reading »

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Investing in India- A presentation from New Enterprise Associates

March 13, 2010 by apurvadesai

An informative discussion on investing in India in 2010.
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Twitter and its implications to Competitive Intelligence and Investor Relations practices

March 6, 2010 by apurvadesai

On Friday March 5, the 10 billionth tweet was made by a Twitter user.  An astronomical figure, a sure sign of how Twitter has become a formidable media network.  While there has been lots written about Twitter’s business model and its ability to generate real revenues, the usage model has created interesting implications in many ways, some unintended and surprising.   For me,  two interesting developments of Twitter in my professional life are in the areas of competitive intelligence, investor relations, legal compliance and public relations. Continue Reading »

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Commuting on the Train- A month’s worth of observations

March 6, 2010 by apurvadesai

I recently took a new job working directly in the city of San Francisco, within the Financial District to be exact.   Living in the peninsula 20+ miles away, I’m now taking public transportation to work for about 45 minutes (one way).  Compared to the last 10 years of driving, commuting on the train offers a completely different dimension to the day.  Furthermore, for a guy like me who loves to observe what’s around me, public transportation is a very fruitful environment for observation.    Without further adieu, here are my observations, tips, and lesson’s from a month’s worth of public transportation on the Caltrain, the Muni Light Rail, and occasionally the BART.  The observations will be listed in the following categories: Observations,  Lessons, Tips and Suggestions, Phones & Technology, and Differences between the BART, Muni, and Caltrain. Continue Reading »

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My experience with the US Health Care system this week

February 5, 2010 by apurvadesai

A week ago, I had to make an emergency room visit late on a Thursday evening followed by an appointment with my primary doctor the following day.   Fortunately, my particular issue was not very serious but that Thursday night I certainly was in pain which necessitated the emergency room visit.  Now, given my natural inclination towards observation, going to the emergency room turns out to be a great place for people watching and experiencing a system that certainly has its share of commentary, critics, and passionate pleas for change.    Here are some of the things I recognized from my visit. Continue Reading »

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My favorite books of the decade

January 24, 2010 by apurvadesai

Earlier, I wrote about the many lists of top moments and events of the decade that just passed (2000-2009) and I joined in on the fun with my list of the top sporting moments of the decade.   Now, inspired by the theme of my blog, I’d like to do my last recap- my favorite books of the decade. These are the books I find myself most often bringing up in conversation and referencing to others and overall have had the most impact on my thinking.

As a reader of this blog may know, my interests center around these primary categories (in no particular order): Globalization, Sports, Thrillers, Technology, Business, fiction about India, non-fiction about India, and Pop Culture. The books I’ve read also fall into those categories and since it’s often difficult to compare such different genres, I’m going to list my favorite it in each category, along with close runner-ups.  Some of these books may have actually been published in the 1990’s, but I didn’t actually read them until the 2000’s. Continue Reading »

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My review of 3 Idiots

January 23, 2010 by apurvadesai

Recently, I watched the much talked about Bollywood movie 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan.   This movie has been getting so much acclaim and buzz, that it was showing in one of the AMC Mercado 20 screens mainstream theater in Santa Clara, right next to the mega hit Avatar.   Of course, in the Bay Area, California, it’s not that difficult to attract a large Indian crowd for an Indian hit movie, but it is still very rare that a main stream theater will show a Bollywood movie and that movie would be generating most of their audience for those particular days. Continue Reading »

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Anatomy of a Championship Fantasy Football season

January 2, 2010 by apurvadesai

Earlier, I wrote about one of my fantasy football teams that was auto-drafted by Yahoo! and my efforts to transform that team into a winning team.  Unfortunately, those efforts didn’t work and that team finished 7 out of 12 teams in the league— (update to that original post is here).   However, the other of my 2 teams that I didn’t write about actually won the championship!  Vandalay Industries took the prize in my 14 team league.  Here’s my view of how it happened—the brilliant moves, good fortune, and simple luck that propelled my team to the championship. Continue Reading »

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How a Conductor leads- aTEDtalk by noted conductor Itay Talgam

December 31, 2009 by apurvadesai

Since my wife joined the Peninsula Symphony in the Bay Area this past year as a violinist, I’ve had the good fortune to attend several of their performances.    They really put on some fantastic performances, here’s their schedule for 2010 which includes performances with Taylor Eigsti playing Gershwin, a performance with the legendary Red Violin (yes- that one from the Academy Award winning film) and a performance of Tchaikovsky’s 5th.   They are led by conductor and music director Mitchell Sardou Klein, who is renowned for service and excellence in his field in the Bay Area. Continue Reading »

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My review of Avatar

December 30, 2009 by apurvadesai

Like many others, this weekend I watched the blockbuster movie Avatar with family.   I had high expectations going in as relatives and friends who had already seen the movie had rave reviews, a must see.   Here’s what I thought about the movie overall, what I liked and didn’t like. Continue Reading »

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