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Much is being reported about an epidemic. Some say it is par for course in a country as large as India. But how would they cope if it drove them into madness? A first-person account
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
The public debate around the recent tragedy has been far too simplistic. The fact is that India hasn’t been able to root out vector-borne diseases for centuries. And simply blaming the government of the day won’t cut ice
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
For decades, China has been considered the biggest and most important emerging market in Asia. But now India is stepping into the spotlight, as opportunities for foreign companies grow
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
This Week: Softbank’s $2.5 bn investment in Flipkart, Isro’s innovation-oriented culture, Aadhaar and a new model for data protection, and the leadership paradox
Founding Fuel
It is impossible to achieve one’s leadership ambition or leverage diverse resources without pooling power. And power pooling cannot be achieved without negotiation—or power trading and trade-offs
K Ramkumar
Founder and CEO | Leadership Centre
The Bengaluru-based lawyer who specialises in technology, says Big Data and machine learning have broken the decades old consent model, and there is a need for a new paradigm
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Isro’s achievements in earth observation are one outcome of this culture of working without silos
N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO | itihaasa Research and Digital
Why some mid-career entrepreneurs succeed, Missionary vs Mercenary leaders, the magic of Usain Bolt—and the power of an honest apology
Founding Fuel
Two kinds of leaders exist: mercenaries and missionaries. Both can win battles. But when it comes to fighting a war, whom would you go with?
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
Who is my product for? What is my real goal? A relentless focus on these two questions allowed Forus Health to develop a low-cost, sturdy device to detect preventable blindness. This extract from Soum Paul’s book ‘Flight of the Unicorns’ tells the founders’ story
Soum Paul
Entrepreneur | Film-maker and writer
Multiple futures are possible. But we live now. Pointers to what may emerge lie in history and with people
Founding Fuel
The pro-privacy debate has become an anti-Aadhaar stance. Are we missing the forest for the trees?
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Is the current debate in India around privacy misplaced? All evidence suggests it is about the evolution of money and the need for a uniform identity
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
MINISO co-founder Ye Guofu takes us inside his emerging retail empire
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
He was destined for greatness. But tragically, many like him stay wedded to their ideas. Somehow, they did not learn when it is time to let go
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
