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Indian cricket’s moment of truth
BCCI faces a set of crucial decisions ahead that could set the pace for the future
- Indrajit Gupta
- Nov 27, 2023 2:11p.m.
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Why building corporate democracies still matter
In this age of AI, creating an employee-first culture may seem counter-intuitive. But not if you believe in the primacy of building human relationships at the workplace
Thompson ad mortem. Who cares?
Why did WPP decide to snuff out the identities of three of its most storied agencies—Thompson, Y&R and Wunderman—to create a new entity VML, the world’s largest creative company? The clues lie in the stock markets—and the immense pressures acting on its CEO Mark Read
Masterclass
Masterclass: Making Sense of the Hamas-Israel War
What does the war mean for the world? A discussion with Sundeep Waslekar
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Behind ITC’s hotels demerger
Chairman and MD Sanjiv Puri is trying to kill three birds with one stone
China's economic shift: Politics trumps growth
Despite the slowdown in its economy, Xi Jinping has not intervened with a stimulus package. The reason is a big shift in his policy, which is focused on building self-reliance. And this China Dream calls for patience and collective sacrifice by the Chinese nation
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Noel Tata’s brahmastra
His value lifestyle brand Zudio has caught the attention of the entire retail industry. It also signals a coming of age of retail in small town India
Fintech Special Report
Fintech Special Report Part 1: Indian fintech at a crossroad
The outlook for fintech companies has shifted from unchecked optimism to uncertainty. The rose-tinted glasses are off and some of the well-funded companies are pivoting. Their future will depend on their ability to look beyond technology as the panacea. Part 1 of a 4-part series
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Fintech Special Report Part 2: From competition to collaboration
The ground reality has changed. Fintechs are realising that partnerships and ecosystem thinking are key to winning the market, not competing with the incumbents. Part 2 of a 4-part series
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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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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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Modern Times redux
Is the government’s Make in India programme creating a system where a large section of workers in manufacturing could find themselves trapped in low wage jobs with no future?
12 Deadly Sins That Bedevil Incumbents
Here’s a pattern that I’ve observed throughout my career: incumbents mostly lose; they somehow survive but don’t thrive. An incumbent growing faster than the market over a decade is more an exception, rather than the rule.
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How (not) to build your personal brand
FF Life: The power of social media has lulled leaders into believing that a carefully curated digital identity is the sure-fire passport to success. They are entirely off-the-mark
A personal brand is a must
It is the intersection of what you say about yourself and what others say about you
The Contrarian
Sridhar Vembu built Zoho by questioning the conventional wisdom. For the longest time, no one took much notice. But now people are curious about what makes him—and Zoho—tick
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Who do economists serve, really?
Mainstream economic theories do not fit reality. Two new books, ‘Measuring What Counts’ and ‘Good Economics for Hard Times’, provide a counterview: Instead of treating people as data, listen to them, and find answers to their real problems for inclusive, sustainable progress
Trendspotting 2021: Inside India’s Great Digital Reset
A new set of winners and losers are poised to emerge from the ashes of the pandemic. And a wall of foreign capital is pouring in to fund a slew of digital startups. A peek into what 2021 portends
Gigerenzer’s simple rules
Why simple rules of thumb often outperform complex models
