by Aseem Gupta | Oct 10, 2026 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Reading Time: 21 MinutesVenezuela sits on approximately 303 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, more than any other country in the world. In theory, that extraordinary natural wealth should have given the country the financial resources to build a prosperous,...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 7, 2026 | Mind, Psychology & Human Behavior
Reading Time: 27 MinutesWe have become very good at celebrating failure in theory. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to fail fast, students are told that mistakes are essential to learning, and motivational speakers remind us that nearly every successful person encountered...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 6, 2026 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 25 MinutesHousing is supposed to be one of life’s basic necessities, yet in some of the world’s wealthiest cities, earning a good salary is no longer enough to buy a home. Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne, London, and...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 4, 2026 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 35 MinutesCaptain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers is the tenth novel in Dav Pilkey’s wildly popular children’s superhero series. Published by Scholastic in January 2013, the book takes George Beard, Harold...
by Aseem Gupta | Sep 23, 2026 | Business, Industry & Innovation
Reading Time: 20 MinutesIn September 2000, the founders of a struggling California company traveled to Dallas with an unusual proposal. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph wanted Blockbuster, the world’s largest video-rental chain, to buy their fledgling business,...
