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In his book ‘Against All Odds’, Nokia’s former CEO Jorma Ollila chronicles how a troubled conglomerate engaged in rubber, cable, forestry, electronics and power generation businesses became a global mobile phone behemoth, but lost out to the iPhone
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
According to the famed business professor, innovation is about finding the “jobs to be done” in our lives
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
This Week: A framework for making tough calls, the Patanjali phenomenon, artificial intelligence, LEGO’s platform strategy, and more
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How do generals win a war? By pacing themselves right even as they use idiots and pigs to protect their soldiers
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
In his book ‘Managing in the Gray’, HBS ethics professor Joseph L Badaracco presents a framework to arrive at the best possible decisions in a hard situation
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
This Week: Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, reflection and dialogue, challenging stereotypes, and more
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This week: Technology and preparing for the future, customer obsession, working with constraints and more
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The popular belief is creative minds work best in unstructured, open-ended environments. But some research suggests that the opposite might be true
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
In this interview Nicholas Agar, author of ‘The Sceptical Optimist’, talks about why unquestioning enthusiasm and a blanket rejection of technological change are equally misguided
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
This Week: How incumbents innovate, Flipkart’s fightback, why Aadhaar matters—and more
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India’s subsidy system needs reform, but the lack of information from the ground undermines the state’s ability to design right policies. Aadhaar promises that information and transparency
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
With its recent deal, Flipkart now has not just a bigger war chest in place, but also a new set of allies that give it the heft to challenge Amazon once again. Make no mistake: it has significant implications for the future of the Indian e-commerce market
Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
After years of reliance on search ad revenue, it’s time for Baidu to reconsider its business model and diversify
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
In their book ‘The Founder’s Mentality’, Chris Zook and James Allen, partners in Bain & Company, talk about what leaders can do for sustainable and profitable growth
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
This Week: UPI and fintech—a historical perspective, business storytelling, monetizing innovation, essentialism and more
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