·Business & Strategy
Technology and the making of a new business empire
This Week: Building modern empires through economies of engagement, the importance of anonymity, and deliberate practice
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·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
The inevitability of Roger Federer
When the legend walks towards Centre Court at the finals of Wimbledon later today evening, whatever the outcome of the match be, his victory is a given
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
The importance of being anonymous
A minor subplot in the grand narrative of Aadhaar has raised important questions about privacy
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
Life is unfair. Deal with it
History repeats itself and biology insists humans reproduce (or innovate). Else, death is inevitable. It is in an entrepreneur’s interest to study both themes closely
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
Battles in The Age of Engagement
The tech giants are rewriting the rules of how business empires are built. How deeply they can engage the millions on their network is the key to the kingdom. No business, including their own, is invulnerable. The concluding part in a two-part series
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Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
·Economy, Policy & Society
Is there a structural limit to growth?
This Week: A systems approach to problem solving; tech businesses and funding for potential; customer data and privacy
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·Technology & the Future
We’re getting de-FANGed and Uber-ed
That artificial intelligence is here to stay and is intrusive is one thing. Question is, should Homo Sapiens regulate it to survive the onslaught?
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
Behind the global tech investing tsunami
The gold rush in technology investing changed the way firms are valued and built. Those predicting its premature demise are likely to be proven wrong. If anything, the pace at which these firms will change the landscape around us is set to accelerate
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Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
·Leadership & Organisation
Tune inwards, define your ‘why’
This Week: Higher purpose and transformative leadership, Chinese brands’ global strategy, Amazon’s Whole Foods deal and creating a fair workplace
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·Business & Strategy
The march of China’s ‘glocalised’ brands
Doreen Wang, global head of BrandZ Millward Brown, on whether China can move beyond its cheap reputation
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·Leadership & Organisation
How do we know that our life’s work is really done?
If the only reason to do the work is to enjoy its fruits, there would be no motivation for leaders to undertake missions that cannot be completed in their own lifetimes
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Leadership & Organisation
A rebirth of imagination and grand possibilities
This Week: Busyness is killing imagination and vision, India Vs Pakistan is not just cricket, debating without conflict, and humble inquiry
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·Economy, Policy & Society
India versus Pakistan is not cricket, but war
Pointers to why reside in political theory, evolutionary biology, the emergence of artificial intelligence and our failure to see it all
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
The Aadhaar debate: Is common ground possible?
Discussions on Aadhaar often descend into shouting matches. One way to make progress is to break it down into smaller bits to understand the nuances
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Get Smart: Making effective decisions
Think long term, plan for success based on real facts, and have clear goals, says Brian Tracy in his book ‘Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International