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Two questions that led to an innovative device to prevent blindness
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Two questions that led to an innovative device to prevent blindness

Who is my product for? What is my real goal? A relentless focus on these two questions allowed Forus Health to develop a low-cost, sturdy device to detect preventable blindness. This extract from Soum Paul’s book ‘Flight of the Unicorns’ tells the founders’ story

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Soum Paul

Soum Paul

Entrepreneur, Film-maker and writer

The Aadhaar Effect
·Economy, Policy & Society

The Aadhaar Effect

Multiple futures are possible. But we live now. Pointers to what may emerge lie in history and with people

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Founding Fuel

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A brief history of money, identity and Aadhaar
·Economy, Policy & Society

A brief history of money, identity and Aadhaar

Is the current debate in India around privacy misplaced? All evidence suggests it is about the evolution of money and the need for a uniform identity

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

What is the matter with men like NR Narayana Murthy?
·Leadership & Organisation

What is the matter with men like NR Narayana Murthy?

He was destined for greatness. But tragically, many like him stay wedded to their ideas. Somehow, they did not learn when it is time to let go

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The inevitability of Roger Federer
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery

The inevitability of Roger Federer

When the legend walks towards Centre Court at the finals of Wimbledon later today evening, whatever the outcome of the match be, his victory is a given

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

The importance of being anonymous
·Economy, Policy & Society

The importance of being anonymous

A minor subplot in the grand narrative of Aadhaar has raised important questions about privacy

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N S Ramnath

N S Ramnath

Senior Editor, Founding Fuel

Life is unfair. Deal with it
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Life is unfair. Deal with it

History repeats itself and biology insists humans reproduce (or innovate). Else, death is inevitable. It is in an entrepreneur’s interest to study both themes closely

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Battles in The Age of Engagement
·Business & Strategy

Battles in The Age of Engagement

The tech giants are rewriting the rules of how business empires are built. How deeply they can engage the millions on their network is the key to the kingdom. No business, including their own, is invulnerable. The concluding part in a two-part series

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor, Entrepreneur

Is there a structural limit to growth?
·Economy, Policy & Society

Is there a structural limit to growth?

This Week: A systems approach to problem solving; tech businesses and funding for potential; customer data and privacy

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Founding Fuel

Founding Fuel

We’re getting de-FANGed and Uber-ed
·Technology & the Future

We’re getting de-FANGed and Uber-ed

That artificial intelligence is here to stay and is intrusive is one thing. Question is, should Homo Sapiens regulate it to survive the onslaught?

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Charles Assisi

Charles Assisi

Co-founder and Director, Founding Fuel

Behind the global tech investing tsunami
·Business & Strategy

Behind the global tech investing tsunami

The gold rush in technology investing changed the way firms are valued and built. Those predicting its premature demise are likely to be proven wrong. If anything, the pace at which these firms will change the landscape around us is set to accelerate

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Haresh Chawla

Haresh Chawla

Investor, Entrepreneur

Tune inwards, define your ‘why’
·Leadership & Organisation

Tune inwards, define your ‘why’

This Week: Higher purpose and transformative leadership, Chinese brands’ global strategy, Amazon’s Whole Foods deal and creating a fair workplace

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