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February 17, 2020: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology. In this issue: Swiggy’s partnerships, Tesla’s pricing and Silicon Valley’s fascination with Yuval Harari
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
They stop us from digging deeper. We fail to see the downsides. We miss interesting opportunities. The antidote is to consciously seek the opposite
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How to make both loonshots and franchises successful inside an organisation
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In this extract from the book 'Midnight's Machines', Arun Mohan Sukumar asks the question, was it ambition or naïveté, or both, that nudged scientists towards unviable projects like the solar cooker?
Arun Mohan Sukumar
Author, lawyer, and cyber security expert
Indian technology has evolved in the context of the country’s politics. A review of ‘Midnight’s Machines: A Political History of Technology in India’
N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO | itihaasa Research and Digital
To maintain speed, you need to take stock of your environment every now and then
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A personal data protection law is imminent. How should businesses prepare for the changing landscape? What problems are we likely to face along the road?
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There are teachers who teach in classrooms. Then are teachers who stay with you for life, after the class is done, and their lives are over
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Remembering the man, his ideas and body of work, through a professional association spanning 15 years
Neelima Mahajan
Editor in Chief of Think: Act Magazine, Roland Berger
Ethnography is a life skill that many business executives and entrepreneurial leaders need to learn. It keeps them grounded and in tune with the lives of real people they hope to serve
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How is the average Indian doing? A deep dive into the lives of four Surat residents shows a microcosm of the Indian story
Piyul Mukherjee
Co-Founder | Quipper Research Private Limited
Much of the optimism about technology has settled down to cautious optimism. There is a growing realisation that we need both techies and fuzzies. There is a renewed appreciation for systems thinking
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India’s experience with providing a digital identity to a billion-plus people through Aadhaar and with financial inclusion shows why it’s important to take the state, society and markets along. And how it’s tough to anticipate the unintended consequences
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
January 07, 2020: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Oyo’s pitfalls on the fast track, He Jiankui and gene editing, Facebook’s efforts to build an operating system, micro-mobility, and Digital India's tech gaps
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
There are a complex set of reasons why people leave organisations. Blaming it on your HR department is the easy way out. The smarter way is to understand the root causes and work as a leadership team to fix it
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO | Leadership Centre
