by Kabir Sehgal | Dec 25, 2019 | All, Books, Op-Ed
It’s that time of year again. When folks reflect on the year that was and contemplate the year that will be. Many make New Year’s resolutions as a self-improvement mechanism to live richer and more fulfilling lives: a Nielsen survey found that 37 percent of folks made...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 17, 2018 | All, Books, Music, Op-Ed
America needs a new policy toward Mexico. I’m not talking about the renegotiation of NAFTA. But something that helps restore the amity and goodwill among people on both sides of the US-Mexico border. I’m calling on citizens to adopt the “Fandango Doctrine,” in which...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 25, 2018 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Four years ago, when my Indian-American friend had a baby, I wanted to get her a children’s book about India that she could share with her newborn. Because she gave birth in spring, I searched online for books about Holi, the Indian springtime festival of...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Sep 15, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Earlier this year, we grew anxious and distressed with how immigrants were being targeted with inflammatory rhetoric and discriminatory policies. But, instead of taking to the streets to protest with anger, we got busy by composing several songs that culminated in the...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Aug 21, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Before you start a company, read a poem. Founding a company is a Herculean task in which you must envision possibilities, deal with ambiguities, disrupt conventional wisdom, and even question ambition. The poet, like the entrepreneur, must wrestle with all of these...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Aug 12, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies would dramatically diminish American entrepreneurship at a time when our country needs more people to start companies and organizations. Trump has taken a hazardous scalpel to America’s startup ecosystem by announcing that...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 10, 2015 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Many people get paid to talk about why stock prices go up and down. I was one of them. All too often, we are wrong. After the 2008 financial crisis, even Alan Greenspan said that we need to reassess how we forecast. But seven years after the crisis, little has...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 10, 2015 | All, Books, Op-Ed
I was a long way from Wall Street. In order to learn about the history of money, I went to the middle of nowhere. Walking through a grassy plain, next to rolling hills, under a majestic blue sky. There was a yurt in the distance with goats scattered nearby. I was in...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 9, 2015 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Space tourism is costly business. Already Virgin Galactic has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into creating its commercial space program. And a ticket to space comes at a hefty price. Of course, you will have to pay for a ticket in dollars or some other...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 4, 2015 | All, Books, Op-Ed
When I graduated from college, my Godfather offered some unconventional advice: “If you want to help people, work at an investment bank.” Andrew Young, my Godfather and former Atlanta mayor, further explained “Learn how to make money before you give...
