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Opinion: How Indian Tutors Are Making Millions Off Anxiety (ndtv.com) Andy Mukherjee --- bloomberg   Sixteen-year-olds going crazy over their favorite Bollywood actor is one thing, but teenagers behaving hysterically on seeing a science tutor on stage? That's the kind of superstardom that Alakh Pandey, the 30-year-old co-founder of Physics Wallah, has built up in India's small cities and villages, starting eight years ago with nothing more than a white board and a YouTube channel, which has since been viewed 1.4 billion times. With more than 5 million downloads on Google Play Store, Pandey's low-cost tutoring app - now known as PW - became a unicorn last month with a $1.1 billion valuation. It raised $100 million in its first institutional funding roundfrom WestBridge Capital and GSV Ventures. Pandey needs that cash to replicate his online success in the chaotic world of Kota, the hub of India's unique test-preparation market. Kota is a city of 1.5 million in Rajasthan ...

Five principles on consistency and sustainable progress, all backed by research and practice. Brad Stulberg  https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-be-consistent?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en   If you go for broke you often end up broken. If you swing for home runs you often end up striking out. But if you just put the ball in play—over and over again—good things tend to happen. When it comes to health, well-being, and peak performance, q uick fixes and heroic efforts are the common theme. They are exciting, enticing, and a whole lot easier to sell than slow and steady approaches to improvement, which can sound (and genuinely be) a bit boring. But here’s the thing: slow and steady is what actually works. According to 2017  data  collected by the University of Scranton, only 9 percent of people stick to their resolutions for a full year. Most experience a  stark decline : 27 percent of people fail their resolution after one week, 32 percent ...

By Karen Waksman     https://www.thebalancesmb.com/working-with-distributors-3502304 Finding the right wholesale distributor can help boost your product business in a big way! Distributors can get your products on the shelves of retailers as well as provide you with many other exciting opportunities and leads. Therefore, it is essential that you prepare your product for distribution success. If your product isn’t ready to go, then you put your business at risk of not generating the sales that you need to succeed. With that said, the following are some things to think about prior to getting started with wholesale distributors. Be Ready for Market Your first step should be to ensure that your product is actually ready for market! The product needs to be fully developed and functional (i.e., no prototypes) prior to contacting distributors. Additionally, you should know the price point of your product, how to package it, the best way to market it, and...

 https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7690-rapid-business-growth-tips.html There's no surefire formula for instant success, but you can boost your business's growth with these tips from startup founders. When you first launch your business, your main goal is to establish your brand and start growing. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen overnight. Growth is an ongoing process that requires hard work, patience and dedication. There’s no special step or secret way to surpass other businesses in the industry or achieve immediate success. There are, however, proven ways to reach growth milestones that can catapult a business to success. We asked small business leaders to share their tips for accelerating growth. 1. Hire the right people. Before you can even think about your company’s growth trajectory, you need to have a solid staff to help you achieve your goals. “ Hiring the absolute best people you can is a surefire way to ensure fast growth,” said Christian Lanng, CEO and...

https://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2022/06/10/being-creative-game-designer/ I loved playing computer games. In fact, that’s how I first learned to code: by making simple games. Though I no longer spend much time on games these days, I’m still interested in the field. That’s why I was excited when I found the memoir of Sid Meier . You might never hear of him, but he is a legendary game designer! His most famous creation is the Civilization series which started back in 1991. Today, decades later, the series is still going strong. Civilization is famous for its addictive quality. You can see it yourself on its Steam page : many reviewers there spent 1,000+ hours on the game! That’s  a lot  of playing time. Its addictiveness and the time it takes are the reasons why I only play Civilization Revolution these days. It’s a simplified version of the game that takes much less time to finish. In my opinion, the memoir is a good source to learn about creativity. Sid Meier is...

https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/emotional-intelligence-mit-patrick-winston-how-to-communicate-effectively-how-to-write.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en  A Respected MIT Professor Said Your Success Will Be Determined by 3 Things. Here's How to Get Better at Each of Them The quality of your ideas is important. Even more important: being able to communicate those ideas effectively. https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/emotional-intelligence-mit-patrick-winston-how-to-communicate-effectively-how-to-write.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en   Before he died, beloved MIT professor Patrick Winston regularly gave a fascinating and deeply compelling lecture to university students about the value of good communication. In his introduction, he drew attention to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which calls for court martial for any officer who sends a soldier into battle without a weapon. Winston says there ought to be a similar protection for students--and I might ...

Since we are navigating tricky waves in the stock markets , a safe bet is to invest in stocks that provide decent dividend yields and where you are in no hurry to sell out .   From an evolutionary perspective, it has been important for us to prioritize negative stimuli (threats such as predators) over positive stimuli (enjoying the warmth of a summer’s day). To counterbalance this tendency, we can adopt a bias towards the positive as we consume news. In practical terms, this means seeking positive news stories to balance out our experience of staying updated. Today I am proposing stocks from the petroleum companies in India. These companies refine petroleum pretty efficiently , and also sell lpg and other value added products.  IOC indulges in many national building activities too and focuses on CSR. They are also venturing aggresively  into the EV space.  These companies are subject to vagaries in the international crude prices and also the downslide of o...