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Behind Rajat Gupta’s dogged attempt to save his reputation
·Leadership & Organisation

Behind Rajat Gupta’s dogged attempt to save his reputation

The former McKinsey chief’s tell-all book is an attempt to offer his side of a story that sent shockwaves around the world. But the book is unlikely to sway his detractors. In an interview, Gupta shares some of the lessons he learnt from the crisis—and a lot more

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Managing yourself, and the world
·Technology & the Future

Managing yourself, and the world

March 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Enhancing human performance, designing for the future, consent brokers

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

How will the Mindtree-L&T takeover battle pan out? Nine questions answered
·Business & Strategy

How will the Mindtree-L&T takeover battle pan out? Nine questions answered

The Mindtree founders want to retain their firm’s unique culture. And have chosen to strongly rebuff L&T’s takeover attempt. But as things stand, the odds seem stacked against the founders as they try to block the $18 billion megacorp from taking control. A prognosis of what could happen next

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

When we ask machines to do our work
·Technology & the Future

When we ask machines to do our work

March 19, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: AI’s impact on surgical skills, air crashes, electric vehicles and data for public good

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel at four
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Founding Fuel at four

This Week: The metrics of success, higher purpose, five greatest TED Talks, the art of negotiating, and more

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

How will you manage your life?
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

How will you manage your life?

All of us are taught how to manage our careers and finances. But how do we manage our relationships and measure our life?

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The bad thing about good things and the good thing about bad
·Technology & the Future

The bad thing about good things and the good thing about bad

March 13, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Facebook’s new vision; Elizabeth Warren’s new proposal and Reliance Jio; and the limits of the sharing economy

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Hindustan Unilever’s storm in a teacup
·Business & Strategy

Hindustan Unilever’s storm in a teacup

Why the Red Label Kumbh Mela ad backfired and the do’s and don’ts for brand custodians when designing their communication

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Piyul Mukherjee

Piyul Mukherjee

Co-Founder, Quipper Research Private Limited

Is feedback always useful?
·Leadership & Organisation

Is feedback always useful?

In this issue: The Aadhaar ordinance, why excellence is not the opposite of failure, and why leaders need to be ‘AI bilingual’

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

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

Courage, change, and new skills
·Leadership & Organisation

Courage, change, and new skills

This Week: Managing change at scale, the power of digital disorder, thinking methods that foster innovation, better meetings, turning ideas into reality, and autonomous vehicles and car insurance

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

Forging strong, compassionate leaders
·Leadership & Organisation

Forging strong, compassionate leaders

In their book, ‘Character Carved in Stone’, Pat Williams and Jim Denney talk about the values the United States Military Academy at West Point cultivates to make strong leaders

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Technology’s unintended consequences
·Technology & the Future

Technology’s unintended consequences

Feb 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Microsoft employees question how their work is used, why lab-grown meat may not be a panacea, and China's CRISPR twins may end up with unintended modifications

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel