Discover what's capturing attention across the Founding Fuel network this week.
By turning itself into an internet-based platform company, Haier is doing something that has no precedents anywhere in the world. Can it pull off this audacious plan?
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: artificial intelligence, robotics, cryptocurrency, wearables and future of work.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
My daughter is better suited to taking over my business than my son. How do I manage the process?
Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Put your storytelling skills to work to be a super salesperson
Indranil Chakraborty
Founder | Storyworks
Banks are sitting on a powder keg. Their business models are likely to be blown to bits if they choose to wait out for the digital disruption to gather steam.
Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
What the Volkswagen saga is telling us is this: We may get away with cheating for some time because of our good reputation. But we will get caught and the repercussions can be terrible
Baba Prasad
President and CEO | Vivékin Group
A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: 3D Printers, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars, Cyber Security and Internet of Things.
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Seeing things as they are, without letting our biases distort things, is key to taking the right actions, says Elizabeth Thornton in her book, 'The Objective Leader'
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Companies are abandoning the age-old tradition of the annual performance review. What can possibly replace it?
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
For e-commerce poster boys Flipkart and Snapdeal, their valuations sound unsustainable; IPO looks neither feasible nor sensible; and the Chinese may be the only ones with money and intent to invest further
Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
Contemporary wisdom has it that any lie is offensive. But is it? As Krishna argues so lucidly in the Mahabharata, reasons exist to lie
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
There's increasing tension within Indian society and a growing sense of unfairness. Those with resources - capital, education or political connections - become very wealthy, while others wait for 'ache din'
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
White goods maker Haier is trying out ideas from manufacturing and internet technologies to egg production. Result: Efficiency at China's egg farms has improved tremendously
Neelima Mahajan
Editor in Chief of Think: Act Magazine, Roland Berger
In his book 'Are You Fully Charged?' Tom Rath says, pursue meaningfulness, not money to find joy in work and life
D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Indulge. Find purpose and your True North. Become an entrepreneur. And fall in love with life all over again
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
