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Many a times I have visited some personal blogs after a long time and observed that the blogger himself had taken some hiatus from writing. He/She then had a customary ‘Yes, I was busy’, ‘I am sorry for being away for so long’, and other such post that announces his/her arrival back on the scene. Yes, this is my ‘getting back’ from a busy busy time back to writing this blog.

But apart from returning, I feel I need to say that the essence of this blog will also change. Earlier, this blog had NO essence whatsoever. I wrote about anything and everything that I found interesting or sharing. But going ahead I will be start focusing on certain things that will provide this blog a certain direction, in the hopes that it will attract certain types of visitors. I may not blog about almost everything – from finance to marketing to operations to god knows what. Now that I have graduated from b-school, I will deal with topics that I am currently involved in. It would center mostly around ‘Analytics’ and related fields.

Hope any returning readers or even new readers will behind the information helpful and join me in exploring this exciting area.

One of the intentions of this blog was to write about new concepts that I learn while pursuing my MBA. Now, understand that even though I may be writing about specific subjects/topics, I am not a master in them. I am a learner who hopes to build an applicable skill. The articles will be very basic but it will definitely help lay foundations for exploration. I will try to get my articles vetted by my professors and business contacts, as and where needed and possible.

So here is a list of items that I wish to learn and write about in the forthcoming few weeks:

• Conjoint Analysis
• Options Primer (repeat .. Primer)
• How to read a 10K document
• Strategic M&A behavior
• Experience Curve
• Interest Rate and its implications

I may continue to add and cross items from this list as the posts are made. Also note that there may be other random posts other than the ones listed above. If there is any item you wish to see here, please leave a comment.