note of caution

This section reflects my evolving views. We have become an increasingly intolerant society, which is unhealthy. Much of this division is fueled by social media, preying on human judgment through extreme personalization. The reality is, we all have friends and family who span the political spectrum – left, right, center, and everywhere in between. Most are genuinely good people. When you read these posts, start with a smile. Then, enjoy the reading. There’s no need to agree or disagree; that's not the intention. Reading here is just for fun!

Was Google’s Gemini AI a disaster because of liberal bias or a lack of engineering talent?

Google is either not leveraging its talented engineers to their fullest potential or that these key talents have departed, seeking opportunities to innovate elsewhere. Gemini thus inadvertently shines a spotlight on Google’s engineering challenges.

Is Donald Trump’s SPAC DWAC Undervalued or Overvalued?

Whether a SPAC is undervalued or overvalued is not easy to determine. As is the case with most SPACs, DWAC’s real value will be created or not created by it’s leadership team. DWAC might be substantially undervalued if the leadership is planning to grow the business either by in-house tech development or acquisitions and quickly consolidate businesses that do not have substantial differentiators.

Josh Hawley Will Carry Trumpism

I have been observing Senator Josh Hawley’s rise in politics for the past few years. When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, he had Republicans controlling the Senate, House, and Supreme Court. Yet, most Republican voters didn’t know that many of these Republicans neither supported nor voted for Trump. Trump quickly discovered this opposition within

Bipartisan Reform Is Needed For Outdated Section 230

Over two decades ago, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was created to enable the internet to “offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad avenues for intellectual activity.” Since then, technology has advanced, new powerful companies have emerged and many have already seen unintended

How Socialist Bernie Sanders And Billionaire Warren Buffett Can Reduce Wealth Inequality

A rage has been building in this country. Monuments are being ripped from podiums that represent an institutional view Americans can no longer relate to. It would be a mistake to assume this anger originates only from the recent protests followed by the killing of an unarmed black man. This dissatisfaction traces its roots back

Congress Should Act Now to Accelerate the Economic Recovery With A New “Main Street Capital Fund” to Provide Startup Entrepreneurs With Capital for New Small Businesses

Recently I submitted a proposal to White House and Senate to create an investment fund to provide earliest financing to “garage entrepreneurs”. An OpEd version of the proposal was published in Daily Caller. You can read it here. To Read the Full OpEd in PDF: Click Here Text Version: Congress Should Act Now to Accelerate

Daily Caller OpEd: We Need a US Backed VC Fund to Restart Main Street

A United States backed Venture Capital Fund can provide the most needed financing to “garage entrepreneurs” who are overlooked, underestimated and do not meet the typical “background qualifying” characteristics that most traditional investment firms seek in entrepreneurs. We are living in an unprecedented and challenging time which requires American entrepreneurs to get extra but modest

The US Government Can Establish a Seed Fund to Finance Early-Stage Entrepreneurs

The United States government should create an independent investment fund to finance the early-stage entrepreneurs filling the void of the “friends and family rounds”. Most entrepreneurs don’t have the startup capital to experiment with their business ideas. When the net worth of the family and friends is below zero and no one else willing to

Why the Impact of Chinese Coronavirus Will be Different than Previous Financial Turmoils

People are scared of the virus that is rapidly spreading from China to the rest of the world. Nervous traders in the United States have caused the stock market to plummet, and fears of a recession are looming. How worried should you be?

Capitalist Solution to Socialist Bernie Sander’s and Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Wealth Under-Taxation

Income Equality in United States

Communist Bernie Sanders seeking nomination from the Democrat Party for the 2020 presidential election has repeatedly complained about the wealth that “one percent of the one percent” people possess. In nearly all campaigns, he has demonized the “billionaire status” success some people have achieved despite many of them coming from very modest backgrounds such as

Plenty of convenience startups but very little innovation for everyday problems

Plenty of startups are trying to “solve problems” however, many are merely reducing inconveniences. The bigger problems we face remain unsolved. Walking on the streets of San Francisco or while sipping a cup of coffee at Peet’s, you would likely hear some startup conversation. Hundreds of events focused on startups happen in Silicon Valley every

UK Conservative Landslide Victory Suggests Trump Victory with High Margins

In continuing a global shift of voters from liberal to conservative, UK’s Conservative Party has taken over the parliament. Boris Johnson has won. The trend is consistent with other countries where conservatives are winning by higher margins. In 2019, large democracies such as United States, India, United Kingdom are ruled by populists. They are not

President Trump Announces His Second Run

President Donald Trump is announcing his re-election campaign today in the swing state of Florida at a stadium that holds only twenty thousand people. People have been camping on the street outside the venue in sun, rain and wind to see Trump since Sunday. Never before in history a politician attracted such enthusiastic crowd. This

Would Apple remain innovation leader under Tim Cook?

Apple is losing the innovation race. The most admired company in the world was built by visionary Steve Jobs who had the power of imagination. He could deliver products that very few could even imagine. His successor Tim Cook has been successful in making the iPhone screen size bigger since Jobs passed away in 2011.

The labor market must keep on tightening to increase wages and put all Americans at work

Deregulation, business friendly policies and focus on helping Americans have resulted in a tight labor market. If Trump’s immigration policies are implemented, no American will remain unemployed. Although there is no factual data on how many illegal immigrants are in the country, there are reports that suggest anywhere between 20 to 60 million. This has

Trump Wants to Curb Birthright Citizenship, Escalating Immigration Debate – WSJ

President Trump said he wants to unilaterally terminate the automatic right to citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizens, a suggestion that drew mixed reactions from fellow Republicans and that legal experts said would be unconstitutional. “It’s in the process. It’ll happen, with an executive order,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with

Due Process & Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh

The American legal system is developed on the standard of “Presumption of Innocence”. No one knows this better than Judge Kavanaugh – the man who sits on the bench of the second highest court of this nation. Political hacks are trying to eliminate that very Due Process in their anger over President Donald Trump’s nominee

Why you should delete your Facebook account

Facebook is in talks with large banks to get bank customers data including the transaction history and bank balance. If you think you know yourself better than the credit card companies know you, you are mistaken. Collecting and storing an individual’s banking records on the servers of social networks like Facebook is unthinkable. You must

Why tax should be collected on all online sales

Supreme Court ruled that online sales should be taxed. It’s still not implemented well. Online-only sellers continue to avoid collecting or paying sales tax whereas businesses with operations in-state must collect taxes. Let’s look at an example product:     If you buy from Walmart, this is what happens: 1) Walmart gets $106.67 2) Government

President Donald Trump’s God-like Status Around the World

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Donald Trump achieved God like status not only in United States but also around the world Hundreds of people in countries outside the United States who do not speak or understand English find Donald Trump comparable to God. The first time videos of Trump being worshiped as God appeared when he was a candidate among

Great Ruling by the Supreme Court on Sales Tax Collection by Internet Businesses

South Dakota versus Wayfair

Finally Supreme Court corrected itself. Online businesses should never have been exempted from collecting sales tax based on physical presence or nexus test. Many people shop online precisely to avoid taxes just as the advertisement by Wayfair Inc mentioned. Wayfair was selling tax avoidance as a benefit of shopping online. Amazon doesn’t collect sales tax

Watch how Swamp attempted to prevent Trump from becoming President and open investigation because he won

Watch the video to see how the deep Swamp attempted to prevent candidate Donald Trump from becoming President. When they were unsuccessful, the same people created a false narrative of Russia collusion and open an investigation for Trump’s campaign.  Very troubling time for American justice system. Remember when Donald Trump said “Drain the Swamp”? Perhaps

Some thoughts on why GOP is losing historical red districts like Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District

As I had mentioned in a post right after Steve Bannon was ousted by the liberal wing in the White House, Steve Bannon’s departure was indeed a symbolic weakening of “Trump Momentum”.  There are many reasons why a conservative democrat Conor Lamb won in the deep red district and republican Rick Saccone lost by a razor

Warren Buffet benefits from Donald Trump’s Tax Cut Law

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Warren Buffett has one man to thank for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s BRK.A  $29 billion windfall in 2017: President Donald Trump. The Omaha billionaire backed Mr. Trump’s opponent Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign. But new tax cuts the president signed into law last December provided Berkshire with the sizable one-time gain that helped inflate annual profits

It’s not just the tech scene, drugs and homeless epidemic make San Francisco very distinct

It’s not just the tech scene, abundant drugs and homeless population make San Francisco very distinct.  What’s interesting is that very less is written or talked about these issues despite the fact that every resident or visitor in San Francisco cannot escape the epidemic of drugs and homelessness. Traveling through the length and breadth of

Steve Bannon’s Departure a Symbolic Weakening of “Trump Momentum”

Steve Bannon may or may not be a popular person in Trump’s inner circle. His departure will still be seen as a major disappointment to Trump’s base. Trump is right that he might have probably won without Bannon since Bannon joined his campaign at a much later stage. Despite winning a conservative electorate, Trump seems to

Because of lack of vision, leadership, strategy and unwillingness to execute President Trump’s growth agenda, Democrats will continue to lose in future elections

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Donald Trump launched his election bid in July 2015. He campaigned for nearly eighteen months. Pundits around the world had never imagined he would win. There is only one reason behind this: Trump was more connected to the voters than the Pundits. Embarrassed by the defeat and their whole prediction on the election, Pundits continue

Why electing Donald Trump is critical for America

Nearly eighteen months after Donald Trump launched his campaign to restore the integrity and values of America, we have come to know a lot about the corruption and collusion between politicians and establishment media. When Trump said the system is rigged, he said without much proof. What later unfolded in a series of leaks, every

Donald Trump showing the biggest turnaround in history

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The Wounded Tiger is back. The next thirty days would leave the left and media scratching their heads. With the release of the tape last week, Democrats and Media had written off Trump’s campaign. What they lacked was the judgment that this is no political candidate and certainly not a predictable one. The post-debate turnaround

Khizr Khan got applause for the services of his son at the DNC but his speech has no relevance to Donald Trump’s campaign

Khizr Khan stole the show at the Democratic National Convention by vehemently attacking Donald Trump. His speech offered no value though. Donald Trump has never said to deport US Citizens or US Citizen Muslims Donald Trump had advocated to prevent certain foreign Muslims from entering in the United States. He has said that he would

VCs should learn how to find great companies

When the VC firms were starting a few decades ago, the investment team comprised some of the most successful entrepreneurs who had created thousands of jobs, benefited the world with their products/services, made money for themselves, and also made money for the people who had invested in them. They knew their business and industry very well.

The challenges of Indian Tech companies

Indian hotel owners are not much used to technology, honoring third-party agreements, or offering great customer service. If you walk into a hotel and negotiate a rate, you would most likely find a better deal than what a discounted travel website could offer. Business is still done in-person in India and it doesn’t seem to

Riding on The Trump Train to Make America Great Again

When I wrote this post back in 2014 shortly after the Indian elections, Trump didn’t occur in my mind.  I had said that we are noticing more and more people becoming conservatives. I drew a parallel between the United States and India as these two nations represent the largest democracies in the world. Little did

Effectiveness of Using Coupons for Your Business

Coupons are intended to attract traffic to a business during off-peak hours. If a customer walks in with a coupon, they are expected to order additional products thereby balancing the cost of foregone revenue from the coupon by generating additional revenue from non-coupon item purchases. As more customers order only what the coupon offers, the

Why your ads don’t perform at Pandora online radio?

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The supposedly smart guys at Pandora don’t know what “targeted ads” mean. If you are an advertiser and wondering why the heck your advertising dollar is not yielding any return, then you should pause and think (then perhaps cancel your agreement with Pandora). I live in New York and hear the ads related to massage

Very few mentors and incubators/accelerators provide any value

In the Startup world, every other guy these days wants to become an advisor or accelerator. If you don’t have anything to do in life or if you are unable to do anything, just become an incubator. You have not built an enterprise, but you want to help others build an enterprise. This is well

How to balance America’s budget?

Putting an end to Debt crisis and balancing the American budget. The Magic Principles (that perhaps everyone knows): Don’t spend the money that you don’t own. Don’t keep on issuing debt instruments to raise money and fund various initiatives that the American people don’t consider important. The voter appeasement policy has to stop. You cannot

Spotting Fake Job Postings for H1B or Labor Certification

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What’s the difference here? In 2014, do you expect to mail a resume to an employer? Of course not! This is how this process works. First, the employer will do a series of job postings. Usually in places where no one would bother to look for or in force to apply through a process that

Fraudulent H1-B visa applicants hurt United States labor market

With greatest schools, finest research oriented education system and rich talent around the country, many do not agree that United States lacks the “skilled” workers. The bigger question is: Is US failing to produce the skilled workers that US needs for its efficient economic system? If Yes, then another question arises: who else in the

Indian Yoga Guru: Baba Ramdev – The architect behind BJP’s and Narendra Modi’s rise to power

Bharat’s Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has finally managed to install Narendra Modi on the throne of Bharat.  Narendra Modi has been declared a winner in the election of 2014. All the predictions made by Baba Ramdev have come true and his Bheesma Pratigya — his determination to wipe out the Indian Congress Party and install