·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
Innovation, sports and the art of focus
What had our attention this week: UPI and ICICI Bank vs PhonePe, reverse innovation, Australian Open Finals and high performance
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·Business & Strategy
Innovating for a 6 billion-strong market
A clutch of global tech companies are demonstrating how designing products specifically for India can help crack the India market—and make innovative products for the world
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N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO | itihaasa Research and Digital
·Business & Strategy
The ICICI Bank-PhonePe stand-off, UPI and the great unbundling
Traditional banks have embraced UPI and have the added advantage of an existing customer base. So, why are they worried about startups? In one word, unbundling.
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Economy, Policy & Society
The silent media and a restrained generation
A lot many things got our attention this week. From astute observations on an eyeballs-focused media, to why the millennials are not too very different and changes at Tata House
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·Leadership & Organisation
The challenges before N Chandra
The leadership transition at the Tata group is being keenly watched by all. But much would depend on how the Tata Sons board decides to set the rules of the game
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Understanding India’s millennials
We need a more nuanced understanding of this generation. If we look beyond the middle class, urban youth, their aspirations and motivations differ greatly
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Rishikesha T Krishnan
Former Director, IIMB | Professor of Strategy
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
Design radical breakthroughs through grand challenges
Prize-based public competitions are emerging as a smart way to encourage social innovation and technological development in a way that benefits mankind. An exclusive extract from the book 'Crooked Minds: Creating An Innovative Society' shows us how
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Kiran Karnik
Former President, NASSCOM
·Economy, Policy & Society
How the media has let down democracy
Journalists need to be heard to be able to convey truths. But social media has dumbed down public discourse and made it difficult for reflective commentators to be heard
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Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
The long journey from Simputer to FreeCharge
Once upon a time, there was the Simputer. It was intended to be the first Indian handheld computing device and was built by some of the finest engineers. It now lies in an unmarked grave. But FreeCharge, built by a philosophy major is now the rage. Irony, anyone?
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·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
What lessons does the Simputer hold for Make in India?
The Simputer showed that India can design an innovative tech product. What holds it back? Its capability in hardware manufacturing and very little experience in marketing a new category of devices.
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N Dayasindhu
Co-founder and CEO | itihaasa Research and Digital
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation
Kunal Shah: ‘Understanding humans is core to great businesses’
In this video, Kunal Shah, founder and chairman of FreeCharge, talks about the behavioural insights behind FreeCharge and how trust in people gets you the best outcomes
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Rajesh Srivastava
Corporate Veteran, Thought Leader | Educator & Bestselling Author
·Economy, Policy & Society
The ground beneath India’s feet
From a distance, India looks pretty. But the ground it stands on is shaky. Policies framed in Lutyens’ Delhi are distanced from Indian realities. Entrepreneurship is the victim
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Business & Strategy
Predictive analytics in the era of demonetisation
It is paradoxical—past data becomes more valuable just when current data diverges dramatically from past trends
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Nitin Srivastava
CEO | Toqfactor Technologies
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
Only perfect practice makes perfect
Deliberate practice can make you a natural storyteller
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Indranil Chakraborty
Founder | Storyworks
·Work, Careers & Personal Mastery
A new learning cheatsheet
By integrating ideas from a host of new approaches like Design Thinking, continuous learning, coaching and facilitation, one can create distinctive and relevant learning opportunities
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Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel