Discover what's capturing attention across the Founding Fuel network this week.
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
Through these two anecdotes from his book ‘Sell: The Art, the Science, the Witchcraft’ Subroto Bagchi illustrates how the best in the business overcome mistrust and find new doors if one is closed
Subroto Bagchi
Author, entrepreneur and philanthropist
The art of selling, driving systemic change through open-source knowledge, bitcoins and the limits of AI
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Apparently, bitcoins are worth investing in. But is it an ideology or a bubble? What lens do we look at it from? And would you bet your money on either?
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
EkStep Foundation is the technical partner of a new global philanthropic initiative Co-Impact. What exactly is it bringing to the table?
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
While artificial intelligence is a force for good, there are times it ought to be deliberately dissed. Else, we run the risk of losing our humanity
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
From the Antarctic to the Moon, and Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Ernest Shackleton to Muhammad Yunus, there is much to catch up on
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Notes on being anti-fragile from the middle of nowhere, a former Catholic priest and a private equity investor
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
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
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor, Founding Fuel
The sharing economy exploded in China this year, with companies for bikes, umbrellas, toys and more all taking part in the hype. But with the concept reaching fever pitch, sharing could be in for a reality check
CKGSB Knowledge
Knowledge Partner
This Week: Jairam Ramesh, Arun Maira and Sanjay Jain on Aadhaar; field notes from Bangalore Literature Festival; and more
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A panel discussion with Arun Maira, former Planning Commission member, Jairam Ramesh, former union minister and Sanjay Jain, former technology executive at UIDAI
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Pointers to contemporary politics, different kinds of critics, media narratives and why writing is a bad idea from a literature festival
Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel
In his keynote speech at the 19th Polestar Awards function, an annual award for excellence in journalism, Azim Premji draws on his vast experience in education and philanthropy to talk about what needs to be done to improve public education in India
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The stories we wrote, the awards we won and the events we participated in this week
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