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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
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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
August 4, 2021: Dealing with hybrid work; How to fix kids’ addiction to smartphones; The Senility Prayer
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Insights from Martin Reeves and Bob Goodson’s new book, ‘Like’
August 5, 2021: How to build a global company out of India; The glass ceiling cracks; A sliding door problem
Sridhar Vembu and Sharad Sharma talk about creating resilient, uniquely Indian companies; questioning buzzwords and received wisdom; investing in deep tech; and more
August 6, 2021: What’s changing in Indian sports; How to prepare for disasters: Lessons from Japan; Support vs. applause
May 13, 2022: The road to India@100; The consequences of sanctions against Russia; Fair pay
May 16, 2022: Indian VCs’ IIT bias; Rajapaksas’ manœuvres; Heatwave - an infographic
May 17, 2022: You as business and proprietor; To get rich, own an unsexy business; What a heat wave does