Stock market: Is the worst over?
	Time and again, in the past four years, the markets have corrected and soon bounced back, only to confirm that India's secular bull run continues. However, this time around, the market's fall seems to be a bit different, for the fact that the fall is quite steep in absolute terms. In a matter of seven trading sessions, the S&P CNX Nifty fell 21 per cent or 1,388.55 points (from 6,200 on January 11 to 4,899.30 on January 22). During the same period, the BSE Sensex lost 4,097.51 points or 19.67 per cent.... Read More
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	Market Maturity
	Users’ expectations of a product depend on the maturity of its market. Markets for software products go through some predictable stages, each with a different emphasis. By identifying what stage your product is in now, you can anticipate some of the pitfalls that lie ahead. Many years ago, we worked with one of the most unusable products I’ve ever seen. Everybody knew it — the developers, the users, and the company management — but nobody cared.... Read More
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	The cheapest way to save the Earth
	Gas-sipping hybrids and soy-based sofas may make you feel better about yourself, but in the end, conservation is really about consuming less. And that's the best way to save your money. By MP Dunleavey If I read one more ad touting Crate & Barrel's $1,899, eco-friendly sofa, with soy-based cushions, no less, I'm going to buy one and stir-fry it.... Read More
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