Make your firm people-centric
#metoo and a safe workplace, Paul Allen vs Bill Gates, AI and human judgement, interview with India Post's Ashok Pal Singh, and more
Founding Fuel
Founding Fuel aims to create the new playbook of entrepreneurship. Think of us as a hub for entrepreneurs- the go-to place for ideas, insights, practices and wisdom essential to build the enterprise of tomorrow. It is co-founded by veteran journalists Indrajit Gupta and Charles Assisi, along with CS Swaminathan, the former president of Pearson's online learning venture.
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A post-Aadhaar world
The best stories on the promise and the challenges of disruptive technologies, on enabling innovation, and leadership in a complex world
How large firms and startups are partnering to drive the innovation agenda
What are the models of engagement and the challenges of such a partnership in India? A panel discussion with Qualcomm India’s Larry Paulson, Kellogg School of Management’s Prof Mohanbir Sawhney, True North’s Haresh Chawla, Anunta Tech’s Ananda Mukerji, and SPJIMR dean Dr Ranjan Banerjee
Transforming the soul of the enterprise
Large organisations can infuse the energy and agility that startups bring. Future Group, Nestle and Star TV are good examples of how a large firm can be constantly innovative. At the same time, there is a new breed of startups like TeamIndus that have an audacious goal and seek exponential growth
Smart people don’t work for you
The management thinker Prof. Mohanbir Sawhney on why it is important that large businesses partner with startups. And Dean Ranjan Banerjee of SPJMIR on thought leadership that can emerge when industry and academia engage
What is essential is invisible
The nature of truth; China’s battle for telecom dominance; publicity lessons from Gandhi; the nature of half-life
Data, platforms and the money machine
This week: Big Data, privacy, and personalised medicine; why HR needs gig talent; and the Air India divestment
Technology and the new influencers
This Week: Airbnb vs the hospitality industry, developing a unique perspective, and why Big Tech needs to be disrupted
Come together, right now
We can create better policies when different voices are given room. And solve complex challenges when people and institutions work together to make use of their unique capabilities
Extinction and The Founder Principle
To survive as a species, it is important that diversity be preserved. But all discourse is such that it is insular. Some thoughts embedded to infuse diversity