Author: Vikas Kasturi

I am a value investor, based out of Bengaluru, India. I use this website to write about my thoughts and ideas. You can reach me at vikasmkasturi@gmail.com.
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There is this old joke. A home owner had a leaky pipe in house and called the plumber to fix it. The plumber came, took a while to inspect and after doing so he fixed the leak. “How much”, asked the owner. “$ 100” said the plumber. “$100?!! But the fix was so small and […]

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Price, value and other things

Yesterday, I met some ex-colleagues who are also friends. Since I moved onto to do something very different – investing in stocks, there is some curiosity about what is it that I do, how am I faring and if the move has been worthwhile. You know, all the proxy questions to “how much do you […]

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Short feedback loops

Short feedback loops are powerful. They tell us what we did right and reward us for it and vice-versa, they tell us what we did wrong and punish us for it. Therefore by rewarding or punishing our behavior, short feedback loops alter our behavior.