Discover what's capturing attention across the Founding Fuel network this week.
Much is being reported and celebrated on the return of one of the original co-founders of Infosys to its helm as chairman. But is that what he may have wanted? Is it desirable? What kind of lessons emerge?
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
In her book ‘Who Me, Poor?’ Gayatri Jayaraman explores the aspirations and compulsions that fuel a culture of consumption and debt among India’s millennials. This extract examines the startup ethos in that context—an ethos that is about not paying attention to what went before
Gayatri Jayaraman
Editor and writer
Nandan Nilekani and his team presented their vision on democratising data. It won’t be an easy task
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
This Week: Leadership, corporate governance and the Infosys saga; Gorakhpur—a long road to recovery; and living in a tech-dominated world
Founding Fuel
The Infosys founder has always claimed the high moral ground on good governance. But by taking on the current board in a high-pitched boardroom battle, he may have violated his own tenets and weakened the institution
Rama Bijapurkar
Author, Co-Founder, NextPracticeRetail.com
We rarely get a live case study to engage with and test a proposition. The unfolding Infosys saga offers us a ready-made case to test my last week’s essay, ‘The leadership paradox’
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre
Much is being reported about an epidemic. Some say it is par for course in a country as large as India. But how would they cope if it drove them into madness? A first-person account
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
The public debate around the recent tragedy has been far too simplistic. The fact is that India hasn’t been able to root out vector-borne diseases for centuries. And simply blaming the government of the day won’t cut ice
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
For decades, China has been considered the biggest and most important emerging market in Asia. But now India is stepping into the spotlight, as opportunities for foreign companies grow
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
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
Founding Fuel
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
The Bengaluru-based lawyer who specialises in technology, says Big Data and machine learning have broken the decades old consent model, and there is a need for a new paradigm
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
Isro’s achievements in earth observation are one outcome of this culture of working without silos
N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO, itihaasa Research and Digital
Why some mid-career entrepreneurs succeed, Missionary vs Mercenary leaders, the magic of Usain Bolt—and the power of an honest apology
Founding Fuel
Two kinds of leaders exist: mercenaries and missionaries. Both can win battles. But when it comes to fighting a war, whom would you go with?
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
