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Retirement advice for Bill Gates

Retirement advice for Bill Gates

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2008

Bill Gates is entering his golden years. Here is some free advice for him, worth every penny.

Gates: Great to be an underdog

Gates: Great to be an underdog

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2008

In the wake of Microsoft's collapsed bid for Yahoo!, Bill Gates spoke with Forbes.com on a Sunday afternoon in an exclusive interview to talk about Google, the future of Microsoft and why he likes being the underdog.

South Korea, world's hardest-working nation

South Korea, world's hardest-working nation

Rediff.com   22 May 2008

In South Korea, the average employee works 2,357 hours per year--that's six-and-a-half hours for every single day of their life.

The coolest serialized video games

The coolest serialized video games

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2008

Need a quick videogame fix? How about just an episode at a time?

The coming death of Indian outsourcing

The coming death of Indian outsourcing

Rediff.com   3 Mar 2008

Advances in technology could render much of the Indian IT services industry obsolete.

The smartest unknown Indian entrepreneur

The smartest unknown Indian entrepreneur

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2008

This is th story of Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of AdventNet, the company behind newly launched productivity suite Zoho.

How to find a millionaire mate

How to find a millionaire mate

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2008

Seeking a wealthy mate? Consider looking online first before shelling out thousands on traditional matchmakers.

Assessing the Microsoft-Yahoo! deal

Assessing the Microsoft-Yahoo! deal

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2008

Nicholas Carr, a leading tech critic and former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, believes that whatever the ultimate outcome of the transaction, the eagerness of Microsoft to launch such a bid "tells us a lot about the changing shape of business on the Internet and how competition is likely to play out in the future."

Microsoft's cannibal sacrifice

Microsoft's cannibal sacrifice

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2008

In arguing for a $44.6 billion Yahoo! bid, Microsoft's chief executive says 'better that we cannibalize ourselves' as software and services shift online.

How to pop the big biz question

How to pop the big biz question

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2008

At some point you have to ask for the business. Be prepared for any answer.

Cellphones? They say a lot about you

Cellphones? They say a lot about you

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2008

Forget about black and silver. Your choice of mobile phone color signals something about you.

The richest people you've never heard of

The richest people you've never heard of

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2008

Mad money does not equal fame. These folks manage to skirt the public eye despite their billions.

How to market your new idea

How to market your new idea

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2008

Learn how to resolve the financial and emotional issues surrounding a scarce commodity.

What will the Tata Rs 1-lakh car be like

What will the Tata Rs 1-lakh car be like

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2007

Tata Motors says the budget car will get run 25 kilometers to a litre and match Maruti 800 in performance.

Google's got your number

Google's got your number

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2007

Got a home phone, a work phone and a cell phone? Google has a service tying them all together.

Making the virtual world real

Making the virtual world real

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2007

Israeli start-up launches camera that lets people control videogames with gestures.

Why Santa is a good and bad CEO

Why Santa is a good and bad CEO

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2007

Kriss Kringle may be either the world's most outmoded or the world's most efficient CEO. Here are five reasons why he deserves all the hype, and five why it might be time to examine a North Pole succession plan. You be the judge.

New Year's career resolutions you should make

New Year's career resolutions you should make

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2007

This can be the year you jump-start your search for employment happiness. Here's how.

Give like an Entrepreneur

Give like an Entrepreneur

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2007

For decades, only the largest givers made extensive use of networking, highly targeted giving and specialized volunteer efforts. Now, those three tools are in the hands of almost everyone with altruistic leanings, thanks to proliferating Web sites like Donorschoose.org and Network for Good.

The 15 richest fictional characters

The 15 richest fictional characters

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2007

The Forbes' annual ranking of fiction's very wealthiest.