·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The root of human ingenuity
This Week: Behind the Wunderman-JWT global merger, Facebook’s moral dilemma, the changing nature of work, digital inclusion, creative imagination and more
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The moral crisis at Facebook
Is it because of its business model, its culture, or something deeper?
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
Senator, we sell bads
Facebook is undergoing a moral crisis. Is it because of its business model, its culture, or something deeper?
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
The new ‘mad men’ in town
The global merger of JWT and Wunderman is a signal of how a new combination of techies and fuzzies might dominate the world of innovation and marketing
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
Reverse gear for fintech, identity vs identification, design for innovation
A step back to paper-based KYC, why Aadhaar won’t identify the dead, a learning from Wikitribune for those who are building collaborative networks, and how a diverse team can help rule out bias in algorithms
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·Economy, Policy & Society
A brief history of the immediate future
This Week: The mind of the Indian politician, the future of privacy, technology and jobs, the rise of populism, corporate governance, and more
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·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
How a startup grows up to be an enterprise
This Week: The story behind Binny Bansal’s exit, India's startup culture, why the digital elite adore Yuval Harari, and the punctured myth of Sheryl Sandberg
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·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
Flippin’ over backwards
Less than six months after their momentous deal with Walmart, both co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are out of Flipkart. It is a sad commentary on the hubris and the immaturity that’s gripped India’s high-flying tech entrepreneurs
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The best of 2018
Walmart vs Amazon, how large firms and start-ups can partner for innovation, societal platforms, startups and the ease of doing business, dreamers vs entrepreneurs, the trouble with B-Schools, grand challenges, and the purpose of enterprise
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·Business & Strategy
Large firms and startups can partner to drive innovation
What are the models of engagement and the challenges of such a partnership in India? A panel discussion with Qualcomm India’s Larry Paulson, Kellogg School of Management’s Prof Mohanbir Sawhney, True North’s Haresh Chawla, Anunta Tech’s Ananda Mukerji, and SPJIMR dean Dr Ranjan Banerjee
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·Economy, Policy & Society
Beyond Business: Using platform thinking to drive societal change
How do you drive a very large-scale societal transformation? In this video, EkStep Foundation’s Sanjay Purohit and 1Bridge founder Madan Padaki talk about how Societal Platforms, or open digital co-creation networks, can drive innovation in sectors like education
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·Economy, Policy & Society
The Aadhaar news roundup
The impact of Section 57 ruling on fintech, virtual Aadhaar, heroes versus trends, identity as an enabler in Africa, why doctors hate computers, and more
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·Leadership & Organisation
Yet another #metoo story and why it stinks
Anjuli Pandit’s life turned upside down after she levelled sexual harassment allegations against her boss Rakesh Sarna, then CEO of Indian Hotels. Why did the system fail to provide justice? Clearly, the Tata group has an opportunity to learn from this case
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·Leadership & Organisation
#metoo: Searching for a silver lining
Three years after her sexual harassment allegations against then Indian Hotels CEO Rakesh Sarna, Anjuli Pandit has made her horror story public, signalling a complete breakdown of internal processes to prevent sexual harassment. Yet, Pandit shows the new Tata management a way to make amends
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
·Leadership & Organisation
Make your firm people-centric
#metoo and a safe workplace, Paul Allen vs Bill Gates, AI and human judgement, interview with India Post's Ashok Pal Singh, and more
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