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If money be the only metric to measure the worth of a man, Ray Dalio is a hugely successful creature and his “Principles” are worth emulating. But the unexamined life is not worth living or emulating either
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Companies struggle to manage the present and also remain relevant in the future. There’s a way to fix that. And it starts with a new approach to learning
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
This Week: Deep listening, filter bubbles, news and views on Aadhaar, the science of curiosity, automation, and data security
Founding Fuel
What’s next for Aadhaar after the Supreme Court’s privacy verdict? Should we worry about the security of the Aadhaar ecosystem, even if we are confident about the security of its core database? Is Facebook becoming a data monopoly? And a digest of recent news on Aadhaar
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Behind your back, a fierce battle is being fought between actors of all kinds over who owns you. It will end soon. But a price will have to be paid. That includes our privacy
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
This Week: Aadhaar, privacy and data protection; listening to people not like us; and artificial intelligence vs humankind
Founding Fuel
In conversation with Prof Brad Nelson, who is known for his research in microrobotics, nanorobotics, and medical robotics. He was named in the 2005 “Scientific American 50” list recognising outstanding leaders in science and technology
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
A meeting between the state government and the people in Jaipur demonstrates how a little thought to the format of a meeting can make a significant difference
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
This Week: Aadhaar and democratising data, Nandan Nilekani and Infosys, the startup ethos, and the importance of a questioning mindset
Founding Fuel
Much is being reported and celebrated on the return of one of the original co-founders of Infosys to its helm as chairman. But is that what he may have wanted? Is it desirable? What kind of lessons emerge?
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
In her book ‘Who Me, Poor?’ Gayatri Jayaraman explores the aspirations and compulsions that fuel a culture of consumption and debt among India’s millennials. This extract examines the startup ethos in that context—an ethos that is about not paying attention to what went before
Gayatri Jayaraman
Editor and writer
Nandan Nilekani and his team presented their vision on democratising data. It won’t be an easy task
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
This Week: Leadership, corporate governance and the Infosys saga; Gorakhpur—a long road to recovery; and living in a tech-dominated world
Founding Fuel
The Infosys founder has always claimed the high moral ground on good governance. But by taking on the current board in a high-pitched boardroom battle, he may have violated his own tenets and weakened the institution
Rama Bijapurkar
Author, Co-Founder | NextPracticeRetail.com
We rarely get a live case study to engage with and test a proposition. The unfolding Infosys saga offers us a ready-made case to test my last week’s essay, ‘The leadership paradox’
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO | Leadership Centre
