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Entrepreneurs operate in an environment where consumers want the best a capitalist society can offer, but insist on protectionism of the kind only a socialist system confers
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We live in polarised times. It leaves no room for middle ground. Either you’re good or bad. There is no room for nuance or discourse. What a pity!
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
This Week: Higher purpose and transformative leadership, Chinese brands’ global strategy, Amazon’s Whole Foods deal and creating a fair workplace
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The world needs new explanations of how complex systems evolve to save itself from catastrophe. Theories of progress must put cooperation—at all levels—in the foreground, and look beyond national self-interest
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India, Member, Planning Commission
In this edited extract from his book ‘Half a Billion Rising’, Anirudha Dutta says, the coming decade will see more educated women entering the workforce and this will have far-reaching socio-economic implications. Men will have to respect and adapt to live with these changes.
Anirudha Dutta
Analyst, Financial services sector
It makes better business sense to serve a customer over the lifetime of the relationship rather than merely sell. A simple way to make that happen is by changing how you incentivise your salespersons
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This Week: Softbank’s $2.5 bn investment in Flipkart, Isro’s innovation-oriented culture, Aadhaar and a new model for data protection, and the leadership paradox
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The Digital Economy warrants a fundamentally new social contract, says Don Tapscott, a leading expert on the impact of technology on business and society.
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
The nature of truth; China’s battle for telecom dominance; publicity lessons from Gandhi; the nature of half-life
Founding Fuel
As China seeks to innovate and upgrade its economy, has it developed any region that can definitively be called the Chinese Silicon Valley?
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
How can one be sure of India's future trajectory? This extract from chapter 7 in Arun Maira's book, 'An Upstart in Government', explains three scenarios that sketch out what the condition of the country will be if the forces that affect it play out
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India, Member, Planning Commission
Ethics can be learnt, though it may be considered difficult to teach. What matters is the kind of experiences young managers are exposed to. B-schools and firms play a crucial role in shaping their thinking through such exposures
R Gopalakrishnan
Author and Corporate Advisor, CEO, The Mindworks | Executive-in-Residence, SPJIMR
Are people really your biggest asset?
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Shruti Gandhi, general partner and founding engineer at Array Ventures, talks about the power of people and relationships in building an entrepreneurial career from nothing, how to hustle when you know it’s the right time for you, and what it takes to be a constant learner
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The room for learning, growth and improvement exists when you are challenged by smart peers and colleagues
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