"A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points." – Rory Sutherland
My Favourite Business Books of 2025: On what makes a leader, how to stop wasting energy on the wrong things, speaking well, the history of attention, understanding India’s economic planning, and more... I've had the good fortune of hosting Shiv on the Founder's Office podcast, and I'm bookmarking this list as a treasure to dive into this year.
https://foundingfuel.com/article/my-10-best-business-books-of-summer-2025/
The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025: Tresind Studio in Dubai (ranked number 27 in this year's awards) was named the best restaurant in the Middle East. The best restaurant in Asia is Gaggan in Bangkok, at number 6. The best restaurant in North America is Quintonil in Mexico City (number 3) The best restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri in Spain (number 2). Which of course means the best restaurant in South America, and therefore best restaurant in the world, is Maido in Peru.
https://www.cntraveller.com/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025
Why Does Iran Want to Eradicate Israel: When you take power, you want to focus people's attention so that they don’t question you. You want your supporters to be able to act passionately. Iranian leaders were adept at this. That list of Iranian government values, and their need to act decisively, explains why women’s rights were quickly degraded as soon as the new religious leaders took power... More importantly, the Iranian government is Shiah, and according to its religious doctrine, for a Messiah to come back, they need to get rid of Israel.
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This week, I sat down with Nikhil, the MD & CEO of Perfetti Van Melle, to discuss everything around:
- How candy companies get into the minds of the masses
- Differing Flavour and Taste preferences across the country
- Stories behind some of the most iconic Indian ads
- Innovating products for the Indian market
- Consumer Differences between Happy Dent, Mentos, Center Fresh and Alpenliebe
It's quite a masterclass on Sales through Brand Building for the Indian consumer.
Check out the 15th episode of Founder's Office with Sarthak Ahuja
As a Shia what you say about Iran having to get rid of Israel as per religious doctrine is wrong.
They are against Zionism
They took a stance against Israel because it attacked lebanese shias and palestine and the rest of the middle east are silent as US puppets.
Israel with US support and a nuclear nation never once allowed the IAEA to visit its nuclear facilities wheras Iran's nuclear facilities were open to the IAEA—they would come and inspect them.
As regards women's rights you are wrong again.
As a Islamic nation women are required to dress modestly and at times it is enforced strictly but they aren't as regressive otherwise they wouldn't have 70% of graduates in STEM fields
https://qz.com/1223067/iran-and-saudi-arabia-lead-when-it-comes-to-women-in-science