·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The best stories of 2024
Scintillating, insightful conversations and incisive articles on business, entrepreneurship and geopolitical trends
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·Economy, Policy & Society
The global trends to watch in 2025
Insights from The Economist’s report ‘The World Ahead 2025’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Leadership & Organisation
Leaders vs. bosses: What does it take to become a leader?
Fireside chat: Ajay Piramal, Nitin Paranjpe and Dr Anil Khandelwal, in conversation with Indrajit Gupta
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·Leadership & Organisation
Founding Fuel Live | The Best Business Books of 2024
A Founding Fuel Live conversation between D Shivakumar and Ramesh Srinivasan, co-author, ‘The Journey of Leadership’
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·Economy, Policy & Society
The existential dilemmas facing cultural festivals
Can a festival survive and thrive without corporate sponsorship? Yes — and here’s how Bangalore literature festival found freedom through community funding
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
My top ten business books of 2024
The best books of the year on how the past informs the future, tackling tough situations, and technology
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Business & Strategy
Tech Titans and Billion Dollar Bets
SoftBank insider Alok Sama talks about the mind of the investment company’s iconic founder Masayoshi Son, how venture capital operates, the tech bros, India’s true potential, and more
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·Leadership & Organisation
Practice making mistakes
An extract from ‘The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out’ by Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink and Ramesh Srinivasan
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·Economy, Policy & Society
What happens to our data after we die?
What part of our digital history is worth preserving? And who should have access and control over our social media accounts, passwords and other data?
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
How mega founders unlock startup success - Part 2
Where do outliers come from? In Part 2 of their conversation Rahul Chandra, author and MD of Arkham Ventures and Third Eyesight’s founder and CEO Devangshu Dutta discuss the startup ecosystem, the power of storytelling, and building for Middle India
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·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
How mega founders unlock startup success - Part 1
Good delusions, irrational goals, marathon mindset. In Part 1 of their conversation, Rahul Chandra, author and MD of Arkham Ventures and Third Eyesight’s founder and CEO Devangshu Dutta discuss what sets outlier entrepreneurs apart
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·Technology & the Future
AMA on EVs with Hormazd Sorabjee and Pranav S: 22 Takeaways
Whom is an EV best for? What is the viable life of an EV? Do they have resale value? These and more questions answered
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·Economy, Policy & Society
The new business theme: Love the product, hate the producer
Insights from economist John Kay’s new book ‘The Corporation in the 21st Century’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Business & Strategy
Just Do It, Again
Iconic brands have a strong core. Any attempt to transform the core, driven by big consumer and lifestyle changes, can be particularly tricky, as global sportswear brand Nike discovered recently
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Harsh Vardhan
Strategy Consultant
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The biggest non-Excelable part of the startup success puzzle
An extract from Rahul Chandra’s book, ‘Tightrope to the Moon: How Mega Founders Win the Startup War’
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Rahul Chandra
Managing Director | Arkam Ventures