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My 10 Best Business Books of Summer 2026
·FF Life

My 10 Best Business Books of Summer 2026

The best books of the year so far—on disagreeing constructively, culture, strategic subtraction, genius, China's advantage, an India you think you know, creativity, establishment paralysis, imposter syndrome, and reimagining your career

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D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

·Business & Strategy

Why India’s Universities Struggle to Build Great Business Schools

A look at why standalone institutions continue to dominate postgraduate management in India, and what schools of management inside multidisciplinary universities must do if they hope to compete

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S. Ramakrishna (Rama) Velamuri

S. Ramakrishna (Rama) Velamuri

Strategic Growth & Innovation Expert | Visiting Professor

·Economy, Policy & Society

The Age of Connected Crises

From rail corridors and energy markets to missile inventories and military alliances, the world's major crises are becoming increasingly interconnected

VK
Vivek Y. Kelkar

Vivek Y. Kelkar

Researcher, Analyst & Columnist on Geo-economics, Geopolitics and Sustainability

·FF Life

The 20-Watt Brain vs. The Megawatt LLM: Why AI's Information Avalanche Is Failing Human Decision-Making

We make thousands of decisions every day using remarkably little conscious thought. In a conversation around his new book ‘Micro Stimuli’, Biju Dominic explains what that means for AI, communication, and the way we persuade ourselves and others.

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

FF Life

Curated weekend reads and thoughtful essays for leaders who think deeply.

My 10 Best Business Books of Summer 2026

My 10 Best Business Books of Summer 2026

The best books of the year so far—on disagreeing constructively, culture, strategic subtraction, genius, China's advantage, an India you think you know, creativity, establishment paralysis, imposter syndrome, and reimagining your career

DS
D Shivakumar

D Shivakumar

Operating Partner | Advent International

When Thinking Starts Making Noise

When Thinking Starts Making Noise

As speech-to-text tools become eerily good, they are changing not just how we write, but how we think, remember, and inhabit private space

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Beyond the noise is the signal.

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