
The hotel industry’s big battle with Airbnb
Airbnb may have changed the game with its online home stay listing model. But the hotel industry isn’t waiting in the sidelines. It is fighting back

Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
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Airbnb may have changed the game with its online home stay listing model. But the hotel industry isn’t waiting in the sidelines. It is fighting back

Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

No single entity can solve COVID-19. So, a diverse group of individuals and institutions came together to launch telemedicine app Swasth. But can it develop into a public utility, providing quality healthcare to citizens? An interview with Nachiket Mor, who’s on the governing council of Swasth

N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

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Entrepreneurs oftentimes stand at the crossroads. What road do you choose then? The one that leads to valuations? Or that to a life well lived?

Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Why are consumers not buying your brand? Understanding end-users and empathy for them is much more effective in problem-solving than relying merely on gut or tonnes of data
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The Growth Factor Weekly: The path-dependent nature of all systems; being opportunistic and strategic; will private banks, NBFCs rise to the MSME challenge?

N S Ramnath
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How Starbucks engages all five senses to create a memorable experience and turn customers into brand advocates
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That line from the Dire Straits classic Money for Nothing says it well: people facing the uncertainty caused by a pandemic, are turning to familiar, comfort brands. Here’s a view on the phenomena from a millennial in New York, and perspective from his dad in Mumbai

Harsh Mall
Marketing Strategy & GTM, Walmart

All discovery, invention, innovation are outcomes of curiosity, of asking all manner of questions.
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Like in sport, in business too a coach can hold the space and engage a star player to sort out his game when going through a rough patch

Kavi Arasu
Leadership and Talent Development Professional

A new era of shopping is taking shape in India, as retailers—like Kishore Biyani with his Retail 3.0 strategy—look to blur the lines between their physical stores and online shopping. A glimpse into how this will change the way modern retailers operate

Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Food delivery services like Baidu Waimai have found an opportunity in helping people try out new restaurants and restaurants expand their customer base
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McKinsey's Erik Roth says any company can have one-off wins, but the real challenge is how do you do it on a continual basis?

Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Business strategist Rajesh Srivastava analyses some of the news that dominated headlines in February 2016: Alphabet vs. Apple, Amazon’s push in India and the entry of godmen in business

Rajesh Srivastava
Corporate Veteran, Thought Leader, Educator & Bestselling Author

The ability to rise to the occasion, have a vision, be decisive, and think about now

Dr. Rajat Chauhan
Founder, Back2Fitness