
The Contrarian
Sridhar Vembu built Zoho by questioning the conventional wisdom. For the longest time, no one took much notice. But now people are curious about what makes him—and Zoho—tick
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
Discover what's capturing attention across the Founding Fuel network this week.

Sridhar Vembu built Zoho by questioning the conventional wisdom. For the longest time, no one took much notice. But now people are curious about what makes him—and Zoho—tick
N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel

These three stories illustrate the power of keeping options open, cultivating a learner's mindset, and putting up your hand to go a little out of your comfort zone. Extracted from Radhika Gupta’s book, ‘Limitless: The Power of Unlocking Your True Potential’
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You can reset your assumptions and beliefs. And when you do, you change your reality. An excerpt from Ravi Venkatesan’s book ‘What the Heck Do I Do with My Life?’
Ravi Venkatesan
Unicef's Special Representative for Young People | Founder, Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship

May 12, 2022: The importance of Rahul Gandhi; Moral injuries and soul care; Don’t drink and work
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May 11, 2022: The resource crunch; Musical diplomacy; Creativity unleashed
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May 10, 2022: Recession risks; How protectionism can lead to higher prices; Literally speaking
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May 9, 2022: The danger of a single story; The trouble with Congress; Quality vs. price
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May 6, 2022: Life in Shanghai; The journey of reusable plastic; A literal mess
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May 5, 2022: Timeless wisdom; Should we take a booster dose?; Happiness
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May 4, 2022: The debate over Hindi; The West vs The Rest; The heat wave
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May 2, 2022: One nation, one language; The face of success; Environmental theology
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April 29, 2022: Mission Gati Shakti: A status report; Are teams outdated?; Indian relatives
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Whose rights is the law designed to protect? And what are the values on which institutions are founded? There’s a contest between what sort of economy and what sort of democracy India will be in 2047, a 100 years after its independence on August 15 1947 when Jawaharlal Nehru declared that India had a tryst with destiny
Arun Maira
Former Chairman, BCG India | Member, Planning Commission

Arun Maira, Ravi Venkatesan and Naushad Forbes discuss why the shape of economics, governance and business must change to fulfil our tryst with destiny
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Why the Hindi film industry is struggling to emerge out of its pandemic-induced coma
Indrajit Gupta
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel