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The cost of winning at all costs
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

The cost of winning at all costs

This Week: Scaling fast vs. having a viable economic model, Tim O’Reilly on Silicon Valley’s favourite growth strategy, and Twitter's travails

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Technology is politics
·Technology & the Future

Technology is politics

July 3, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Huawei, AltSchool, Sidewalk Labs, Chernobyl and mobile market

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Fintech Special Report Part 4: A fine balance
·Economy, Policy & Society

Fintech Special Report Part 4: A fine balance

Fintech must contend with inherent conflicts with what the regulators want. Fintech’s push for rapid scaling needs to balance with the regulators’ push for financial stability and consumer protection. Part 4 in this 4-part series

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

The balancing act
·Technology & the Future

The balancing act

July 9, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Nudge vs. boost, Superhuman fiasco, Monopoly’s origins, Amazon’s liability and problems with brain restoration

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Fintech Special Report Part 3: The limits of algos
·Technology & the Future

Fintech Special Report Part 3: The limits of algos

Fintechs bet on data and algos to know the credit-worthiness of the underserved. However, there's a gap in what the data can reveal because of consumer behaviour. Part 3 of a 4-part series

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Privacy in the time of Aadhaar
·Economy, Policy & Society

Privacy in the time of Aadhaar

This Week: Aadhaar and the midday meal scheme, privacy and data security, defining your personal brand, and more

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Who should move Facebook’s cheese?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Who should move Facebook’s cheese?

March 5, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Facebook, 5G, and Raghuram Rajan’s ‘The Third Pillar’

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

This week in disruptive tech - November 17, 2015
·Technology & the Future

This week in disruptive tech - November 17, 2015

A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: the future of food, terrorism, human interactions and work.

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Economy and Electorate: The Road to 2024
·Economy, Policy & Society

Economy and Electorate: The Road to 2024

A long view on what the next two years might signal for the Indian economy and politics—and how the electorate will be groomed for 2024

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Working From Home Daily #71 - 73
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

Working From Home Daily #71 - 73

June 4: Why tech alone is not enough; improve access points—like Zoom; how Anurag Kashyap made Black Friday; how to call out offenders

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The race for food security
·Economy, Policy & Society

The race for food security

Climate change is undoing the gains India made from the green revolution. In this extract from his book, Race for Tomorrow, Simon Mundy talks about how, in the struggle to respond, companies like Mahyco are experimenting with genetic engineering to create new super-crops

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