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Between a mercenary and a missionary
·Leadership & Organisation

Between a mercenary and a missionary

Two kinds of leaders exist: mercenaries and missionaries. Both can win battles. But when it comes to fighting a war, whom would you go with?

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Two questions that led to an innovative device to prevent blindness
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Two questions that led to an innovative device to prevent blindness

Who is my product for? What is my real goal? A relentless focus on these two questions allowed Forus Health to develop a low-cost, sturdy device to detect preventable blindness. This extract from Soum Paul’s book ‘Flight of the Unicorns’ tells the founders’ story

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Soum Paul

Soum Paul

Entrepreneur | Film-maker and writer

The Aadhaar Effect
·Economy, Policy & Society

The Aadhaar Effect

Multiple futures are possible. But we live now. Pointers to what may emerge lie in history and with people

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

A brief history of money, identity and Aadhaar
·Economy, Policy & Society

A brief history of money, identity and Aadhaar

Is the current debate in India around privacy misplaced? All evidence suggests it is about the evolution of money and the need for a uniform identity

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

What is the matter with men like NR Narayana Murthy?
·Leadership & Organisation

What is the matter with men like NR Narayana Murthy?

He was destined for greatness. But tragically, many like him stay wedded to their ideas. Somehow, they did not learn when it is time to let go

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

The inevitability of Roger Federer
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

The inevitability of Roger Federer

When the legend walks towards Centre Court at the finals of Wimbledon later today evening, whatever the outcome of the match be, his victory is a given

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

The importance of being anonymous
·Economy, Policy & Society

The importance of being anonymous

A minor subplot in the grand narrative of Aadhaar has raised important questions about privacy

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

Life is unfair. Deal with it
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Life is unfair. Deal with it

History repeats itself and biology insists humans reproduce (or innovate). Else, death is inevitable. It is in an entrepreneur’s interest to study both themes closely

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Battles in The Age of Engagement
·Business & Strategy

Battles in The Age of Engagement

The tech giants are rewriting the rules of how business empires are built. How deeply they can engage the millions on their network is the key to the kingdom. No business, including their own, is invulnerable. The concluding part in a two-part series

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor | Entrepreneur