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Venture Capitalists in their current avatar resemble an old boys club where an unspoken caste system exists. But is anyone looking at real value creation?

Navroz Mahudawala
Managing Director, Candle Partners
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Venture Capitalists in their current avatar resemble an old boys club where an unspoken caste system exists. But is anyone looking at real value creation?

Navroz Mahudawala
Managing Director, Candle Partners

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In his new book, Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus argues that social businesses can help solve poverty, unemployment and pollution. However, we need to work hard to make it happen

N S Ramnath
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There is no clinical evidence to prove this, but my brain fell in love with ideas and got close to that of a cocaine addict

Charles Assisi
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Test your hypothesis and consider a what-if scenario where the solution you have decided on, vanishes
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AI systems may be making important decisions that will fundamentally affect the lives of Indians. For AI to be truly transformative though, its ethical biases need to be rooted out

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By turning itself into an internet-based platform company, Haier is doing something that has no precedents anywhere in the world. Can it pull off this audacious plan?

CKGSB Knowledge
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can democratize access, amplify an artist’s, especially a woman’s, voice and choice, and promote allyship

Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Product Strategy & Monetization, Microsoft Azure, Seattle

The pandemic is leading to fundamental shifts in behaviours. What does that mean for platform businesses? Are there opportunities for incumbents to reimagine business models? And how can country-level platforms help countries gain an advantage in the global arena?
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Taking a bet opens up opportunities, but first ask yourself -what can I bet on, without betting the company?
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Doreen Wang, global head of BrandZ Millward Brown, on whether China can move beyond its cheap reputation

CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner

Entrepreneurial leaders like Medtronic Labs’ Omar Ishrak and Khan Academy’s Salman Khan are showing how low-cost, disruptive, local solutions can open up new opportunities in emerging markets

Indrajit Gupta
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Some reflections on leadership, thinking, what matters most now, gratitude, hope, renewal and more as I review 2020

R Sriram
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Alibaba is tightening the screws on fake goods being sold on its e-commerce platforms, but can it really stay a step ahead of counterfeiters?

CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner

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C S Swaminathan
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