Friday, May 21, 2021

OBQ 1596: Old bank in the Strand.

Though London's reputation as financial capital has been on the decline for a while there is one bank that will not shift its address from The Strand to elsewhere in Mainland Europe.

Identify the bank that is there for the last 300 years.


Answer:Couts Bank.



Wednesday, May 19, 2021

OBQ 1595: Still roaring.

From backlots of California to beautiful beaches in the tropics this company has been in the limelight for many decades regardless of financial jugglery of its owners.

Connect to a brand/company.

Answer: MGM studios

 

Saturday, May 15, 2021

OBQ 1594: Invite only.

 You all have been waiting for this invite...enough said! Identify the logo of the hot new app.

Answer:Clubhouse


Thursday, May 13, 2021

OBQ 1593: Unlikely savior.

Connect these images to a groundbreaking venture that intends to make us immortals!


Answer:Google's Calico


Monday, May 10, 2021

OBQ 1592: Cutting through the noise.

News and social media has been a crazy combinations where people have formed their own eco chambers to hear what they like, In time of Coronavirus there is one publication started almost 200 years ago by a doctor that is proving itself to be a great medicine against all the misinformation.

Identify the well revered publication and its founder.

Answer:Thomas Wakley the founder of Science Journal lancet.


Monday, May 3, 2021

OBQ 1591: Freeloaders.

Identify yet another business group and businessman that wants to get the best of the market rally and have planned their IPO.

Answer: Macrotech developers and the Lodhas.


Saturday, May 1, 2021

OBQ 1590: The world is going...

 More and more companies that have a digital life are turning to this software company to make them look pretty!

Identify the firm that is dominating this space.


Answer:Angular


Thursday, April 29, 2021

OBQ 1589: Nerd-com

Connect to a platform that is all the rage among a particular section of nerds.

Answer: Discord


Saturday, April 24, 2021

OBQ 1588: The Canadian-Indian.

We know a lot of US businessmen of repute that are of Indian origin. Here is a Canadian who is a true mogul in his domain, identify him.


Answer: Prem Watsa of Fairfax holdings.



Thursday, April 22, 2021

OBQ 1587: You got to be...

 Identify the player who has thrown its gauntlet to tech giants in one of the most contested tech domains.

Answer: Brave



Monday, April 19, 2021

OBQ 1586: The great Asian circus.

There is problem with just blindly following your neighbors especially if there is too much Asian tiger culture involved.

Identify the company/family that truly deserves to be labelled as "Crazy rich(and stupid) Asians".

Answer: Archegos capital



Saturday, April 17, 2021

OBQ 1585: Building the base.

Coin base has gone ballistic and the world cant have enough of bitcoins enthusiasts, there are people however working on less sexy but far more effective things that make financial inclusion and digital money reach farther.

Identify this entrepreneur who is doing this in India and beyond for last two decades+ and has built quite a huge base of customers and investors.


Answer: Amrish Rau of Pine labs



Wednesday, April 7, 2021

OBQ 1584: Geeks Inc.

This almost feels like history repeating itself, where the upstarts from two decades ago are now billionaire investors and they have found their alter egos in two nerds who will go on to revolutionize more than one industry.

Connect these four gentlemen to a company...unfortunately its not called  Geeks Inc.


Answer: Patrick and John Collison of Stripe






Monday, April 5, 2021

OBQ 1583: Answer to The Firm.

No, this is not about John Grisham's novel, this is about one of the biggest scandal that broke this year in which the protagonists have started an institution of their own to prove a point and counter "The firm" run by an undeservingly well known family.

Identify the new kid from its logo.


Answer: Archewell started by Prince Harry and Meagan Markle


Saturday, April 3, 2021

OBQ 1582: Brain and brawn.

Connect these images to a businessman who is the brain and brawn behind some of the biggest events of 21st century.


Answer: Robert Mercer