Behavioral Economics, Psychology, Money management and more: 5 recent book reads and key insights

While we are grappling with this difficult pandemic situation, I decided to utilize this time to dabble into my old love for reading books and took a resolution to finish reading 52 books this year. I started this bold journey with reading/listening to these 5 books. The following blog shares my analysis of the key analysis and takeaways. While a lot of these books have been out there in the popular press for some time now, however if you haven’t read them then hopefully my coverage might pique your interest.

The Next Generation of Charity – Savor Empowered by BlockChain

Executive Summary To increase the efficiency and transparency of the material donations to fight against the Coronavirus in China, I suggest using blockchain technology to establish a new business model to eliminate the intermediate and allow peer to peer transactions. I name the project as Saver. The vision for Saver is to digitalize information andContinue reading “The Next Generation of Charity – Savor Empowered by BlockChain”

The fight of Peruvian fintech against cash economy

Informality in Peru represents 40%[1] of the economy with an approximate value of US$ 89 billion or US$ 7k per capita considering 2018 GDP values [2]. Even though the Peruvian government has made many efforts to fight informality and try to bring people to the formal economy, the policies haven’t work as expected since informalityContinue reading “The fight of Peruvian fintech against cash economy”

Putting the “Ai” in “RetAiL” with a String of Blockchain!

Ever since I was a child, I was fascinated by the sheer amount of joy retail purchases brought to the faces of my loved ones (including myself). Neither did I understand the endless intricacies that retailers endeavoured in order to get a product to shelf for sale/consumption, nor did I ever envision a career inContinue reading “Putting the “Ai” in “RetAiL” with a String of Blockchain!”

Cloud Kitchens: Disrupting the Millenia-Old Restaurant Industry

Here’s a riddle for you: On Friday, you order pasta rigatoni from Luigi’s Pasta. On Saturday, you order butter chicken from Sita’s Kitchen. And on Sunday, you order the impossibly scrumptious #8 combo – Big Ben’s Explosion with cheesy fries – from Big Ben’s Burgers. However, they all come from the same kitchen – what’sContinue reading “Cloud Kitchens: Disrupting the Millenia-Old Restaurant Industry”

CommonBond, Inc. – Profitability with Purpose

Anand Kumar, a young mathematics marvel from India, was once given an opportunity to study at one of the most prestigious schools of the world, University of Cambridge, after publishing a paper on number theory on the Mathematical Spectrum and Mathematical Gazette (1).  After receiving this prestigious offer, Anand went to multiple sources including theContinue reading “CommonBond, Inc. – Profitability with Purpose”

A New Kind of Education

Previously education could only be accessed in formal classrooms, learning was centralized and controlled the government or another governing body. However, the educational system is beginning to become decentralized, the widespread adoption of technology has given way to a new era of education, E-learning. E-learning is an architectural innovation to the education system and hasContinue reading “A New Kind of Education”

Unbundling Storage: Can Small Online Retailers Compete with Amazon?

Jenny’s Candle Shop, a fictional digital store, faces increased demand from its customers across the country who want their candles right away. Will a decentralized supply chain solution solve Jenny’s conundrum? A well-known component of any business, supply chains are meant to depict the flow of value from its source to its consumer. In theirContinue reading “Unbundling Storage: Can Small Online Retailers Compete with Amazon?”

Decentralization of Health Services: Community-Based Healthcare

Healthcare in Canada has been at a pivotal moment in recent years, with decentralization of services and digital transformation being key themes in these changes. The current healthcare system has been in existence is the mid-1980s, but now, it struggles to meet the demands of today’s population. Decentralization of healthcare services has been a focusContinue reading “Decentralization of Health Services: Community-Based Healthcare”

Re-imagining Residential Real Estate

The buying process within the residential real estate market can be long, tedious, opaque and costly. As such, real estate agents are often engaged to help navigate the complexity of the transaction. However, new technologies have emerged that can potentially disrupt the real estate industry, through the decentralization of the database that provides real estateContinue reading “Re-imagining Residential Real Estate”

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