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Understanding platform power—disruption or destruction?
·Business & Strategy

Understanding platform power—disruption or destruction?

Platforms. data, analytics are not going to go away. The good news for incumbents: they do have strengths they can play to. The bad news: They will need a different mindset and rethink customer experience

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Masters of the universe
·Business & Strategy

Masters of the universe

The online-offline battle isn’t over. Traditional retailers have been upping the game through creative promotions, spreading the sale period over a longer time period and embracing online

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Founding Fuel

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The difficulty of cross-selling
·Business & Strategy

The difficulty of cross-selling

How far can businesses push the power of platforms to sell new types of products? The past week offered some interesting pointers

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

Making sense of the New Capitalists
·Economy, Policy & Society

Making sense of the New Capitalists

Your smartphone is the gateway for platform businesses to drive their hooks deep into your psyche and pockets, edge out traditional businesses, and reset markets. In doing so, they are becoming monopolies, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. What is fair play in this new world?

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor | Entrepreneur

Play to your strengths
·Leadership & Organisation

Play to your strengths

Change requires the right mindset and organisational practices

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Bias in algorithms, patients' data and zombie capital
·Technology & the Future

Bias in algorithms, patients' data and zombie capital

November 17, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Apple Card and bias, Google and health data, and do VCs matter

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

The insider with an outside in view
·Leadership & Organisation

The insider with an outside in view

Should I continue as a full-time consultant to the chief transformation officer in my firm? Or am I better off moving to a part-time consulting role, take on other clients, and acquire a more diverse experience?

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C S Swaminathan

C S Swaminathan

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Conversations in a noisy place
·Economy, Policy & Society

Conversations in a noisy place

Public discourse has descended into the shallows. Where is the space left for citizens to engage in deeper deliberations about their future?

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Arun Maira

Arun Maira

Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission

The promise and perils of breakthroughs
·Technology & the Future

The promise and perils of breakthroughs

November 09, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Drones, quantum computing, and gene editing

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

Economies of scope: Singapore’s alternative approach to progress
·Economy, Policy & Society

Economies of scope: Singapore’s alternative approach to progress

In the relatively short time since it became independent in 1965, Singapore has made giant strides. The country illustrates well the power of local systems solutions, purpose-driven networks, and inducing all parts of the government and all stakeholders to work together

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Arun Maira

Arun Maira

Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission