Discover the most-read stories across the Founding Fuel network over all time.
As the Adani group pushes through the doors at NDTV, owners Prannoy and Radhika Roy find themselves with their backs to the wall. What are their options?
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Books about a fearless industrialist, building a great culture, regret and fulfilment, building careers, world strategy, reinventing work, and becoming a strategist
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner, Advent International
The Indian market frenzy has cooled down. And it is the perfect time for the Chinese internet giants to make their big moves. As they go head-to-head with the Silicon Valley giants, it could change the Indian internet landscape forever. The concluding part of a special two part series
Haresh Chawla
Investor, Entrepreneur
Greed was always omnipresent. What worries me is that it has permeated places that I thought unassailable. Like the middle class which always placed a premium on Goddess Saraswati over all else.
Haresh Chawla
Investor, Entrepreneur
Books about the evolution of India's billionaires, understanding data, shared values, the economy, organisational culture, the risks and rewards of technology, and the rise of strongmen
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner, Advent International
Many young tech entrepreneurs prefer to wear arrogance on their sleeve. Much like Steve Jobs did at Apple. Except that they are picking up the wrong lesson to learn.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna's work on gene editing; the courage to stand up for what's right; which habits will stay, which will change; adaptive leadership; and giving your career a different direction
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner, Advent International
If the story is in their heads, it is hard to change
Author
Three great books on handling uncertainty
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner, Advent International
If the only reason to do the work is to enjoy its fruits, there would be no motivation for leaders to undertake missions that cannot be completed in their own lifetimes
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India, Member, Planning Commission
Tragedy helps us develop humility, teaches us how to handle growth and inspires us
Baba Prasad
President and CEO, Vivékin Group
The truth lies somewhere in between. There is merit in listening to a story from every perspective. Some lessons on leadership may just emerge
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
As the national lockdown gradually ends across China and the Far East, many professionals are starting to pick up the pieces of their lives and getting back to work. But it isn’t quite the same again.
Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional
It is impossible to achieve one’s leadership ambition or leverage diverse resources without pooling power. And power pooling cannot be achieved without negotiation—or power trading and trade-offs
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre
It’s the 25th anniversary of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) launching the first publicly available internet service in India. Charles Assisi recounts his early experience with the technology that killed distance and democratised knowledge
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
