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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

The race to build a ‘desi’ Super App
·Technology & the Future

The race to build a ‘desi’ Super App

Last week, the Tatas announced their plans to launch a Super App. A whole bunch of global tech giants like Google, WhatsApp and Amazon and a behemoth like Reliance Jio are preparing to jump into the fray in India. And cement their dominance of a trillion dollar digital economy

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor, Entrepreneur

Top Ten books of 2021
·Economy, Policy & Society

Top Ten books of 2021

This year’s list reflects and helps us decode a lot that has changed since the pandemic

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner, Advent International

Integrity versus high performance
·Leadership & Organisation

Integrity versus high performance

Should you replace an effective but dishonest guy with an honest but ineffective individual?

AU

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Lee Kuan Yew: A leadership style that got results
·Leadership & Organisation

Lee Kuan Yew: A leadership style that got results

Lee turned Singapore into a prosperous, developed nation in one generation. On his first death anniversary, a glimpse into his thoughts on leadership and governance

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Hunting with the hounds
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Hunting with the hounds

Rahul Sharma has built audacity into Micromax. He wants to take on the might of Xiaomi, Samsung and even Google, in the smartphone market

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Rohin Dharmakumar

Rohin Dharmakumar

CEO & Cofounder, The Ken

What they don't teach you at the IITs
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

What they don't teach you at the IITs

Entrepreneurs need to be able to understand humans, individually and as a collective. For them, a liberal arts education is necessary. Because the scientific method teaches you inquiry. But the humanities teach you to apply that inquiry to yourself

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Tanuj Bhojwani

Tanuj Bhojwani

Fellow, iSPIRT foundation

So you want to join a startup, eh?
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

So you want to join a startup, eh?

What makes you think you’re cut out for one? Do you have it in you? How will you measure yourself?

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor, Entrepreneur

Behind the global tech investing tsunami
·Business & Strategy

Behind the global tech investing tsunami

The gold rush in technology investing changed the way firms are valued and built. Those predicting its premature demise are likely to be proven wrong. If anything, the pace at which these firms will change the landscape around us is set to accelerate

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor, Entrepreneur

Stories from inside India’s corporate war rooms
·Leadership & Organisation

Stories from inside India’s corporate war rooms

Even as they grapple with the operational aspects of the crisis, many business leaders are bringing a beginner’s mind and experimenting. They are discovering slivers of opportunity and preparing for a post COVID-19 world

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The Narasimha Rao they don't want you to know of
·Leadership & Organisation

The Narasimha Rao they don't want you to know of

When the political mastermind of Indian economic reforms died, the apocryphal hand of the party he was part of, deserted him. Only a few were there. Those who knew what he really accomplished, like Dr. Manmohan Singh

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The Patanjali phenomenon
·Business & Strategy

The Patanjali phenomenon

How and why a low-key Ayurvedic brand is stealing a march on established FMCG firms

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

What is “phygital” and why you should care about it
·Business & Strategy

What is “phygital” and why you should care about it

People move seamlessly between the physical and the digital world. Shouldn’t your consumer experience too? A four-step model shows how to create a better experience

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Amrita Chowdhury

Amrita Chowdhury

Director, Gaia Smart Cities