Richard Branson is one of the most recognizable people on earth. The British serial entrepreneur, adventure junkie and philanthropist has reinvented corporate promotion and marketing over the years. He is reinventing business models and supporting some of the world's biggest issues.  

IBM has been Wimbledon's technology partner since 1990 and each year there have been various debates about what makes a great tennis champion and what does not. So, for this years championship, the topic of IBM's debate was around what makes a champion great. For the past 27 years, IBM has measured of 53 million points at Wimbledon and has analysed data from many of the great matches of all time, from Roger and Nadal to McEnroe and Borg, as well as looking at historical match data going back as far as 1877. To answer this question, Jeremy Waite, Evangelist at IBM Watson, read almost 100 articles about “What Makes Great” and collated the 13 highlights from those articles, with advice from performance coaches, famous players and business leaders that think contribute to greatness. 

Smartphones have altered our everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition. The smartphone has become the signature artifact of our age. Less than a decade old, this protean object has become the universal, all-but-indispensable mediator of everyday life. Very few manufactured objects have ever been as ubiquitous as these glowing slabs of polycarbonate.

Millennials are poised to reshape the economy. Our unique experiences will change the ways we buy and sell, forcing companies to examine how they do business for decades to come. Goldman Sachs has created an interesting infographic that looks at some of the trends that will shape the new economy of Generation Y. 

Justine Musk, the first wife of Elon Musk, did not sugarcoat her response, when she shared her views on what it takes to become a billionaire. She says that one of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to ask the right questions. Such is not the right question.

Though we are almost two weeks into 2017, I guess it is not too late just yet to wish you all a happy, happy new year. May the upcoming one be full of smiles and joy, success and learnings, memories and experiences, but above all I hope that you all stay fit and healthy.