Diwali cleaning for the mind
There is much good work, experiences and knowledge that exist in the world, ready to be tapped into and adapted to the firm’s context and prepare the firm for the future
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.
My contributions
962 articles written
How Zuckerberg dealt with a leak
How Facebook’s top leadership is dealing with the deeper issues of declining trust, why liberal studies matter, and building purpose-driven networks
When the solution you imitate doesn’t match ground realities
Merely copying an idea will not solve a problem. Like product innovators, policy innovators too have to keep the users and their environment in mind
Walk a mile in the user’s shoes
For ground-breaking innovation, keep the user at the centre, and get a good cultural understanding of the actual place where your product will be used
The consumers technology is leaving behind
In another two decades, India will have a sizeable population of older consumers. Yet, tech innovation ignores them
The necessity of curators
As the noise gets louder, curators double down on their efforts to focus on the essentials
The walls of innovation
It requires sustained effort to move innovation from a poster on the wall to conversation and action in the hall
For a platform, how much control is too much control?
Commercial platforms that grew on the internet—from Facebook to Twitter, Airbnb to Oyo, Uber to Ola, Swiggy to Zomato—are struggling to find a balance
How to battle a demand slowdown
In a slowdown, consumers become more choosy. Are auto majors doing enough to develop and launch next generation cars that today’s consumers find desirable?
An inquiry into Agility
Implementing agile principles isn’t easy. It needs leaders who feel secure letting go of power and trusting the team to discover where may answers lie