Technical Courses(Data Science, Cloud Computing) on Youtube

1. Stanford University Online @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa5G_ESCn8Yd4vw5U-gIcg

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) OpenCourseWare @ https://www.youtube.com/c/mitocw

3. Berkeley Engineering @ https://www.youtube.com/user/BerkeleyEngineering

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) Distributed Systems @
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQP8WApzIQQ&list=PLrw6a1wE39_tb2fErI4-WkMbsvGQk9_UB

5. University of Waterloo Distributed Computer Systems @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KFPWkK0bI&list=PLawkBQ15NDEkDJ5IyLIJUTZ1rRM9YQq6N

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1lhuz6pZC0&list=PLUl4u3cNGP619EG1wp0kT-7rDE_Az5TNd

7. Stanford University Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Eh7RqggsU&list=PLoROMvodv4rO1NB9TD4iUZ3qghGEGtqNX

8. Stanford University Machine Learning by Andrew Ng @

    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGwO_UgTS7I&list=PLoROMvodv4rMiGQp3WXShtMGgzqpfVfbU

    2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLop4L2eGk&list=PLLssT5z_DsK-h9vYZkQkYNWcItqhlRJLN

9. LLM(Large Language Model) from scratch Playlist @ https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoROMvodv4rOY23Y0BoGoBGgQ1zmU_MT_

10. Stanford University Statistics and Data Science @
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpZalI7nT0Q&list=PLoROMvodv4rO5jY6RA1eFVcLVY2kJU_EL

11. Statistics for Data Science @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=innk6tpRCW0

12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) Introduction to Algorithms @
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtSuA80QTyo&list=PLUl4u3cNGP61Oq3tWYp6V_F-5jb5L2iHb

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) Introduction to Algorithms @

    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA-tUyM_y7s&list=PLUl4u3cNGP63EdVPNLG3ToM6LaEUuStEY

    2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtSuA80QTyo&list=PLUl4u3cNGP61Oq3tWYp6V_F-5jb5L2iHb

14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) Computer Systems Security @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqmQg-cszw4&list=PLUl4u3cNGP62K2DjQLRxDNRi0z2IRWnNh

15. Computer Systems Security @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqmQg-cszw4&list=PLUl4u3cNGP62K2DjQLRxDNRi0z2IRWnNh

Things You wish you knew when You were in 20s ..

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: Learn, Unlearn & Relearn

 

1. Enjoy the Life's journey - Success is a journey, not a destination. It's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. We all have goals and aspirations. You’re probably working toward something right now. Learn to love the journey and appreciate all the little failures and wins.

2. Learn to love change and mistakes - The only constant thing in life is CHANGE. Change is inevitable whether we like or not. It won’t always be easy, but change happens for a reason. Learn to be friends with it. Always remember to learn from your mistakes and keep growing. Do not take yourself too serious. and don’t doubt yourself so much!!

3. Say yes often - Sometimes stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying something new can be terrifying. But learn to say yes more. It’ll help you to open up, try new things and bring you new world of opportunities.

4. Focus - Don’t try to be a jack-of-all-trades. Focus on being really good at just a few things. Hard work is wasted when it’s channelized in too many directions.

 

5. Read a book a month - Reading opens your mind to new ideas and perspectives, help you express goals. Reading books benefits both your physical and mental health, and those benefits can last a lifetime. They begin in early childhood and continue through the senior years.

6. Stop worrying about what others think - Letting the opinions of your peers influence your decisions is one of the worst things you can do. You’ll realize later just how foolish it was. The only thing that is important is what you think and feel about yourself.

7. You don’t have much to lose as you think - Often times, fear of loss is what prevents us from pursuing our dreams. When you’re right out of college, you don’t have much to lose. Why not start doing things that you always wanted?

8. Meet as many new people as you can - It may not always be clear to you, but the people you meet can help you. Treat everyone like you’d like to be treated and be willing to make new friends. The world is smaller than you think. You’ll be amazed at who is connected to whom.

9. Leverage what you’ve got - Don't ever complain in life. Stevie Wonder can’t see, but he has an exceptional ear for music. He exploited that talent and his passion for music. Today he has 25 Grammy awards to show for it. Learn to work with what you’ve got instead of complaining about your situation.

10. Take big risks - Go after what you want. Jump out of an airplane. Start a business. You won’t always succeed, but you won’t always fail, either !!

 

ref:

    http://www.success.com/blog/21-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-21
    http://success.com/article/52-ways-to-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone
    http://www.success.com/article/7-parts-of-your-life-that-suffer-when-you-fail-to-change

Best Investment Books by Indian Authors

1. Finance Sense: Finance For Non-finance Executives - Dr. Prasanna Chandra

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Finance-Sense-4th-Non-finance-Executives/dp/0070704546

2. Value Investing and Behavioral Finance: Insights into Indian Stock Market Realities - Parag Parikh

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Value-Investing-Behavioral-Finance-Realities/dp/0070077630

3. Stocks to Riches: Insights on Investor Behaviour - Parag Parikh

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Parag-Parikh-Stocks-Riches-%E3%80%902018%E3%80%91/dp/B07JM7RZF8

4. The Dhandho Investor - Mohnish Pabrai

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Dhandho-Investor-Low-Risk-Method-Returns/dp/8126564636

5. Fundamental Analysis for Investors - Raghu Palat

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Fundamental-Analysis-Investors-Consistent-Long-term/dp/8170947952

6. Retire Rich at 40 Rs a Day - P V Subramanyam

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Retire-Rich-Day-New/dp/9387860310

7. 31 Stock Market Trading Tips - Ravi Patel

    @ https://www.amazon.com/31-Stock-Market-Trading-Tips/dp/B00GZMSDEC

Best Behavioral Finance(Economics) Books

1. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman 

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555 (USA)

     @ https://www.amazon.in/Thinking-Fast-Penguin-Press-Non-Fiction/dp/0141033576 (INDIA)

2. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics - Richard Thaler

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Misbehaving-Behavioral-Economics-Richard-Thaler/dp/039335279X (USA)

     @ https://www.amazon.in/Misbehaving-Behavioral-Economics-Richard-Thaler/dp/039335279X (INDIA)

3. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness - Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein 

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Final-Richard-H-Thaler/dp/014313700X (USA)

     @ https://www.amazon.in/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/B079VTJ3ZH (INDIA)

4. Irrational Exuberance - Robert Shiller

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Irrational-Exuberance-Revised-Expanded-Third/dp/0691173125 (USA)

      @ https://www.amazon.in/Irrational-Exuberance-Revised-Expanded-3e/dp/0691173125 (INDIA)

5. Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-1-Exp-Rev/dp/B0076YEIFQ (USA)

     @ https://www.amazon.in/Predictably-Irrational-Hidden-Forces-Decisions/dp/0007368542 (INDIA)

6. The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How Not to be Your Own Worst Enemy  - James Montier

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Behavioral-Investing/dp/8126557982 (USA)

     @ https://www.amazon.in/Little-Book-Behavioral-Investing-Profits/dp/0470686022 (INDIA)

7.  The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness - Morgan Housel

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681 (USA)

     @ https://www.amazon.in/Psychology-Money-Timeless-Lessons-Happiness/dp/B08D9VV926 (INDIA)

Top 10 Investment Books

1. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Publication-Foundation/dp/193787950X

2. Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyasaki

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680178

3. The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham 

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Classic-Value-Investing/dp/0060752610

4. Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger - Peter D. Kaufman

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Charles-Expanded/dp/1578645018

5. Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns - John C. Bogle

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Common-Sense-Investing/dp/1119404509

6. Beating the Street - Peter Lynch

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Street-Peter-Lynch/dp/0671891634 

7. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits - Phil Fisher

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Common-Stocks-Uncommon-Profits-Writings/dp/0471445509

8. A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street/dp/0393358380 

9. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Edwin Lefevre

    @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L3XC9FV

10. The Warren Buffet Portfolio - Robert Hagstorm

    @ https://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffett-Portfolio-Mastering-Investment/dp/0471392642

Own a Business ..

Some people say, "Give the customers what they want." But that's not my approach.  You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, "If I'd asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse!'" People don't know what they want until you show it to them. That's why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page - Steve Jobs

Do You Have What It Takes ?

Not everyone is cut out for the challenge of starting their own business. There are several personality traits that are common among successful Business People, including discipline, frugality, self-confidence, good communication skills, humility, honesty and integrity, pretty good record-keeping skills, motivation, good health, optimism and more ..

1. Planning - Mission & Vision
2. Execution - Art of getting things done
3. Marketing & Sales - target markets, pricing, new products
4. Finance & Accounting
5. Operations - Purchasing, Inventory control
6. Supervision - Hiring, Training, Performance

Create A Business Plan :

One of the major reasons new businesses fail is poor planning. If you are planning on starting up a business, you must have a business plan. This will serve as a road map to guide you, and communicate with your bank and/or investors what you're doing and why they should invest in you. It should include a mission statement, executive summary, product or service offerings, target market, marketing plan, industry and competitive analysis, pro-forma financials, resumes for the company's principals, your offering, and an appendix with any other pertinent information.

Build your Support System :

Starting your own business can be an isolating experience. You're working all hours of the day and night, often all on your own. It's all about 'finding the right people to help you with every step of your startup journey'. Finding the right people to surround yourself with can be a challenge. But there are a few way to build a support system. You can check out an incubator or accelerator, or you can find a mentor. You might also consider building a board of advisers, who can bring expertise in a wide variety of areas ..

1. Create mutually beneficial relationship in your network
2. Join local social clubs/associations
3. Create a small group of like minded entrepreneurs and be active
4. Host a dinner or happy hour each month and invite new people
5. Participate in conferences and panels

Find a Mentor :

A mentor is a person with more experience in business, or simply in life, who can help an entrepreneur hone her or his abilities and advise him or her on navigating new challenges. A mentor can be a boon to an entrepreneur in a broad range of scenarios, whether they provide pointers on business strategy, bolster your networking efforts or act as confidantes when your work-life balance gets out of whack. Too often, we think we have all the answers and are the only people who can really get things done. The reality is that another set of eyes can work wonders for how you operate both on and in your business. An outsider can also make sure you are getting the numbers you need both on the top line and the bottom 
line to survive.

Don't discount, Add value :

Whenever you discount, you are taking money directly out of your pocket and directly from your bottom-line profit. So don't do it. Instead, create added value propositions all the way up and down your product or service line. Focus on the benefits and quality of your product, not the price. Look for ways you can add value - it's all about 'perceived' value.Offer added value services to encourage customers to buy from you. These could be something like a free first service with each used car sold, or half-price scotch guarding on lounge suits etc. 

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so - Mahatma Gandhi

Sell to the Customer's needs, not yours - Earl G. Graves

ref:

US Small Business Administration Learning Center - https://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learning-center/search/training

Are You An Entrepreneur ? http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/08/traits-successful-entrepreneur.asp

50 Tips for Starting Your Own Company - http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235903

10 Tips for Strong Start - http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/204982

8 Tips for starting your own Business - http://www.investopedia.com/slide-show/tips-start-your-own-small-business/

4 Steps To Creating A Stellar Business Plan - http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/08/create-business-plan-how-to.asp

Find a Business Mentor - https://www.sba.gov/content/find-business-mentor

Effective Goal Setting ..

Setting goals is a matter of knowing what you want and properly allocating your resources - primarily time and money - to reach your desired ends. Create SMARTPLUS(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Rewarding, Timely ,Positive, Linked, Unbundled, Shifting) goals ..

Your Goal Statement Template:

1. Goal =>

    I will know I'have met this goal when:
    I will accomplish this goal by/within: