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Hybrids in an EV era
·Business & Strategy

Hybrids in an EV era

Propelled by the Toyota and Suzuki partnership, the resurgence of hybrids is a signal that the electric mobility revolution in India may take a lot longer than was assumed

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Behind Crotonville’s demise
·Leadership & Organisation

Behind Crotonville’s demise

It is tempting to dismiss corporate universities as a relic of a bygone era. The reality may well be a bit more nuanced

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Tales of transitions
·Leadership & Organisation

Tales of transitions

Many competent leaders from different domains aspire to join public life. But the transition is never an easy one

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Paytm: Emperor’s new clothes
·Business & Strategy

Paytm: Emperor’s new clothes

At the heart of the fintech major’s precarious slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy. But that’s just one part of the story.

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Indian cricket’s moment of truth
·Leadership & Organisation

Indian cricket’s moment of truth

BCCI faces a set of crucial decisions ahead that could set the pace for the future

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Why building corporate democracies still matter
·Leadership & Organisation

Why building corporate democracies still matter

In this age of AI, creating an employee-first culture may seem counter-intuitive. But not if you believe in the primacy of building human relationships at the workplace

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Behind ITC’s hotels demerger
·Business & Strategy

Behind ITC’s hotels demerger

Chairman and MD Sanjiv Puri is trying to kill three birds with one stone

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Noel Tata’s brahmastra
·Business & Strategy

Noel Tata’s brahmastra

His value lifestyle brand Zudio has caught the attention of the entire retail industry. It also signals a coming of age of retail in small town India

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Modern Times redux
·Economy, Policy & Society

Modern Times redux

Is the government’s Make in India programme creating a system where a large section of workers in manufacturing could find themselves trapped in low wage jobs with no future?

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

How (not) to build your personal brand
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

How (not) to build your personal brand

FF Life: The power of social media has lulled leaders into believing that a carefully curated digital identity is the sure-fire passport to success. They are entirely off-the-mark

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel