Discover what's capturing attention across the Founding Fuel network this week.
Journalists need to be heard to be able to convey truths. But social media has dumbed down public discourse and made it difficult for reflective commentators to be heard
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India, Member, Planning Commission
Once upon a time, there was the Simputer. It was intended to be the first Indian handheld computing device and was built by some of the finest engineers. It now lies in an unmarked grave. But FreeCharge, built by a philosophy major is now the rage. Irony, anyone?
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The Simputer showed that India can design an innovative tech product. What holds it back? Its capability in hardware manufacturing and very little experience in marketing a new category of devices.
N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO, itihaasa Research and Digital
In this video, Kunal Shah, founder and chairman of FreeCharge, talks about the behavioural insights behind FreeCharge and how trust in people gets you the best outcomes
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From a distance, India looks pretty. But the ground it stands on is shaky. Policies framed in Lutyens’ Delhi are distanced from Indian realities. Entrepreneurship is the victim
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
It is paradoxical—past data becomes more valuable just when current data diverges dramatically from past trends
Nitin Srivastava
CEO, Toqfactor Technologies
Deliberate practice can make you a natural storyteller
Indranil Chakraborty
Founder, Storyworks
By integrating ideas from a host of new approaches like Design Thinking, continuous learning, coaching and facilitation, one can create distinctive and relevant learning opportunities
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Literary agents in India can be more than a bridge between authors and publishers. They can add value to both at different stages of book creation.
Kanishka Gupta
Founder and CEO, Writer's Side
People move seamlessly between the physical and the digital world. Shouldn’t your consumer experience too? A four-step model shows how to create a better experience
Amrita Chowdhury
Director, Gaia Smart Cities
Psychometrics, when used to create awareness and insights about a person’s orientations, is valuable for their development. However, when it is used for assessment it can make selection unreliable
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO, Leadership Centre
In this video, clean energy and transportation expert Tony Seba talks about how advancements in batteries, electric vehicles, self-driving cars and solar energy will change energy and transportation over the next 5 to 15 years
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The ball is in Cyrus Mistry’s court. But does he really have enough ammo to make Ratan Tata blink? If he does, it could force a truce and a possible mediation. Here are some possible scenarios
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
Tapping into unstructured data yields insights that may not be available otherwise
Nitin Srivastava
CEO, Toqfactor Technologies
Electric vehicles, self-driving cars and car sharing are reaching a tipping point. The role of the regulator now is to get out of the way—like it did in telecom in India—and let the market make it happen
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