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Bias, fixing brains, and the difficulty of regulating tech
·Technology & the Future

Bias, fixing brains, and the difficulty of regulating tech

April 20, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Regulatory sandboxes; brain implants and genetic engineering; and AI bias

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

How entrepreneurs learn
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

How entrepreneurs learn

Large established firms have a tough task in embedding entrepreneurial thinking inside the firm. Because it means rewiring the way leaders think about the future

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

India doesn't have a jobs crisis, it has a wages crisis
·Economy, Policy & Society

India doesn't have a jobs crisis, it has a wages crisis

Is technology killing jobs? And can India use technology to create jobs? Teamlease’s Manish Sabharwal says, our problem is providing a living wage, not jobs. We need to worry about improving productivity through the application of land, labour, and capital—and not so much the impact of automation

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Exploring black holes, space, and mapping Earth
·Technology & the Future

Exploring black holes, space, and mapping Earth

April 14, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: the science behind the black hole photo; how Facebook is mapping Earth; private rocket science; data and privacy; the future of jobs; and EVs path to profitability

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

Death of the white shirt?
·Business & Strategy

Death of the white shirt?

The millennials’ love for selfies is driving a change in what sells in apparel stores—and the rise of Jawed Habib

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Are you a jackal or a giraffe?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Are you a jackal or a giraffe?

This Week: Marshall Rosenberg on nonviolent communication, Barack Obama on the lessons from his presidency, deep listening, Andreessen Horowitz, why private business corporations need reform, and more

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Private profit vs. public good: A case for repurposing capitalist enterprises
·Economy, Policy & Society

Private profit vs. public good: A case for repurposing capitalist enterprises

Private business corporations, the central tool of capitalism, need reform. We need to rethink the purpose of the corporation, the principle of limited liability, and the idea of who owns the enterprise

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Arun Maira

Arun Maira

Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission

The bias in technology
·Technology & the Future

The bias in technology

April 06, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Tech’s complicated relationship with government; robots, drones and anti-drones; and environmentally cool food

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

The fight to stay relevant
·Business & Strategy

The fight to stay relevant

This Week: Rajat Gupta interview, disruption, Tesla Model 3, humans vs robots

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Behind Rajat Gupta’s dogged attempt to save his reputation
·Leadership & Organisation

Behind Rajat Gupta’s dogged attempt to save his reputation

The former McKinsey chief’s tell-all book is an attempt to offer his side of a story that sent shockwaves around the world. But the book is unlikely to sway his detractors. In an interview, Gupta shares some of the lessons he learnt from the crisis—and a lot more

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Managing yourself, and the world
·Technology & the Future

Managing yourself, and the world

March 26, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Enhancing human performance, designing for the future, consent brokers

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

How will the Mindtree-L&T takeover battle pan out? Nine questions answered
·Business & Strategy

How will the Mindtree-L&T takeover battle pan out? Nine questions answered

The Mindtree founders want to retain their firm’s unique culture. And have chosen to strongly rebuff L&T’s takeover attempt. But as things stand, the odds seem stacked against the founders as they try to block the $18 billion megacorp from taking control. A prognosis of what could happen next

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel

Technology, nostalgia and the rise of radical nationalism
·Economy, Policy & Society

Technology, nostalgia and the rise of radical nationalism

In this podcast, Sundeep Waslekar, president of think tank Strategic Foresight, talks about a growing global phenomenon: the resurgence of the right. What it means and how it might shape our world

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