Linkfest: August 06, 2018

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What I am reading today

Take note of this corporate art form (Mint)
Three Principles to Bring the Best New Ideas to Life Philip Black (Drucker Society Europe)


Fintech Week – It Is Always About The Money (Trends... Find them, ride them and get off.)
Fiduciary Principles in Banking Law (Oxford Business Law Blog blog)
MPs: Whither public money productivity (IDFC)
Your personal finance score ….is 9/10 (Subramoney)
Another day, another Youtube competitor is born in India (FactorDaily)
5 Nightmares of Digital Marketing (afaqs!: Guest Articles)
The Meaning and Limits of Democracy under the Constitution: Perspective on NCT of Delhi v Union of India (Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy)
Can Sri Lanka capitalise out of its strategic location in the Indian Ocean region? (India at LSE)

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