·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
The global trends to watch in 2020
Insights from The Economist’s report ‘The World in 2020’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
Books
Visual stories and presentations. Explore our curated books on business, leadership, and innovation in an engaging format.
·High Performance Individuals and Teams
Becoming indistractable
Nir Eyal wrote the definitive book on how to design tech products that will get people hooked. His latest book ‘Indistractable’ has advice on how to avoid digital distractions and hold our own in this war for our attention. Some insights from the book
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Leadership Coaching and Mentoring
Bosses need to be coaches in the new workplace
Insights from Jim Clifton and Jim Harter’s book ‘It’s the Manager’. The book is based on the largest global study by Gallup on the future of work
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Leadership Coaching and Mentoring
‘The power of coaching is to offer a different perspective’
Google’s Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle share what they learnt from their mentor, legendary coach Bill Campbell, in their book ‘Trillion Dollar Coach’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Platforms & Data Economy
Robo-taxis, privacy committees and wearables to augment intelligence
May 04, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Tesla’s robo-taxi networks, Facebook’s privacy positions, Microsoft’s Blockchain partnership, wearables, carbon sucking plants and more
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Platforms & Data Economy
The future of food, social media platforms and facial recognition
April 27, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Sri Lanka’s social media ban, Beyond Meat IPO, facial recognition, employee activism, robot rights and more
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science
Bias, fixing brains, and the difficulty of regulating tech
April 20, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Regulatory sandboxes; brain implants and genetic engineering; and AI bias
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science
Exploring black holes, space, and mapping Earth
April 14, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: the science behind the black hole photo; how Facebook is mapping Earth; private rocket science; data and privacy; the future of jobs; and EVs path to profitability
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science
The bias in technology
April 06, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Tech’s complicated relationship with government; robots, drones and anti-drones; and environmentally cool food
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Leadership Practice and Development
Forging strong, compassionate leaders
In their book, ‘Character Carved in Stone’, Pat Williams and Jim Denney talk about the values the United States Military Academy at West Point cultivates to make strong leaders
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Regulation & Institutions
The curious case of Section 57
Is there any scope for businesses to use Aadhaar authentication for ease of business and to provide innovative services? The Supreme Court ruling on the Aadhaar Act has left more questions than answers
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·People and Organisation
Talent drives strategy in the digital era. Is HR ready?
Today business strategy means sensing new opportunities, and people are the key to creating value. So how do you approach human capital in this new era? Corporate guru Ram Charan, McKinsey’s Dominic Barton and Korn Ferry’s Dennis Carey explore in their book ‘Talent Wins’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Venture Ecosystem
Agile start-ups, large firms and a jugalbandi for innovation
When the agility of start-ups is combined with the scale of a corporation, great things can happen. Snapshots from the SJPIMR Business – Academia Conclave 2018, hosted by SPJIMR in partnership with Founding Fuel
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·Strategic Affairs & Geopolitics
The trends to watch in 2018
Insights into the forces that will shape the world, from The Economist report, ‘The World in 2018’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International
·Deep Tech & Frontier Science
Disruptive tech: There’s hope for the future. But fear too
We are facing an avalanche of disruptive technologies. But adapting to change will not be easy. Sometimes it will even seem traumatic. Some insights from Vivek Wadhwa with Alex Salkever's book ‘The Driver in the Driverless Car’
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D Shivakumar
Operating Partner | Advent International