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An ecosystem of style over substance?
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

An ecosystem of style over substance?

Venture Capitalists in their current avatar resemble an old boys club where an unspoken caste system exists. But is anyone looking at real value creation?

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Navroz Mahudawala

Navroz Mahudawala

Managing Director, Candle Partners

How to get customers to own your brand
·Business & Strategy

How to get customers to own your brand

Companies as diverse as Airbnb and PepsiCo India are involving proactive consumers to gain competitive advantage

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Muhammad Yunus and the two visions of Adam Smith
·Economy, Policy & Society

Muhammad Yunus and the two visions of Adam Smith

In his new book, Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus argues that social businesses can help solve poverty, unemployment and pollution. However, we need to work hard to make it happen

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Know what not to do as well
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Know what not to do as well

Test your hypothesis and consider a what-if scenario where the solution you have decided on, vanishes

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Not AI alone but AI + ethics
·Artificial Intelligence

Not AI alone but AI + ethics

AI systems may be making important decisions that will fundamentally affect the lives of Indians. For AI to be truly transformative though, its ethical biases need to be rooted out

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N Dayasindhu

N Dayasindhu

Co-founder and CEO, itihaasa Research and Digital

Haier is disrupting itself - before someone else does
·Business & Strategy

Haier is disrupting itself - before someone else does

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?

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CKGSB  Knowledge

CKGSB Knowledge

Knowledge Partner

Could NFTs redefine equal opportunity in a digital art world?
·Technology & the Future

Could NFTs redefine equal opportunity in a digital art world?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can democratize access, amplify an artist’s, especially a woman’s, voice and choice, and promote allyship

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Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya

Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya

Product Strategy & Monetization, Microsoft Azure, Seattle

Platforms in a Post-COVID World: Masterclass with Sangeet Paul Choudary
·Business & Strategy

Platforms in a Post-COVID World: Masterclass with Sangeet Paul Choudary

The pandemic is leading to fundamental shifts in behaviours. What does that mean for platform businesses? Are there opportunities for incumbents to reimagine business models? And how can country-level platforms help countries gain an advantage in the global arena?

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How to innovate for India
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

How to innovate for India

Entrepreneurial leaders like Medtronic Labs’ Omar Ishrak and Khan Academy’s Salman Khan are showing how low-cost, disruptive, local solutions can open up new opportunities in emerging markets

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Indrajit Gupta

Indrajit Gupta

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Be positive. Be kind. Be helpful.
·Leadership & Organisation

Be positive. Be kind. Be helpful.

Some reflections on leadership, thinking, what matters most now, gratitude, hope, renewal and more as I review 2020

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R Sriram

R Sriram

Co-Founder, Next Practice Retail

Alibaba’s massive IP protection challenge
·Business & Strategy

Alibaba’s massive IP protection challenge

Alibaba is tightening the screws on fake goods being sold on its e-commerce platforms, but can it really stay a step ahead of counterfeiters?

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CKGSB  Knowledge

CKGSB Knowledge

Knowledge Partner

How to choose the right electric scooter: A buying guide
·Technology & the Future

How to choose the right electric scooter: A buying guide

November 20, 2021 | FF Daily #528: Advice on what to consider from a user who has researched the options and has used an electric scooter for a couple of years now

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C S Swaminathan

C S Swaminathan

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel