Startup Leaders Envision A Fairer & Sustainable Future For App Stores At Phonepe’s Indus Appstore Launch Event
At the launch of PhonePe's Indus Appstore, a compelling panel discussion delved into the critical issue of sustainable business models for app stores.
March 04, 2024
The Highway Man
A visionary when it comes to recognising the role of highways in the growth of a country’s economy, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has been instrumental in the rapid expansion of the road network in the country. He is confident that it will be on par with that of the US by the next year
Abdul Haleem Sherif - December 01, 2023
The Peril of Prioritising Start-Up Expansion over Positive Cash Flow
While initial growth and user acquisition are essential, they must be balanced with a clear vision for achieving positive cash flow
Bhagwan Chowdhry - October 31, 2023
Kinship & Business: The Saga of Indian Family Businesses
The family that stays together grows together. After featuring the success of 17 centennial companies of India in the previous issue as part of the 17th anniversary celebration of Outlook Business, we now follow the growth trail of five family-run business groups in the country, each founded by visionary individuals and nurtured by subsequent generations into successful conglomerates. They have weathered many a storm in their several-decades-long journeys and managed to stick together, each finding its own strategy for growth.
August 28, 2023
Giving Back To Society Is What Keeps Hamdard Relevant: Hamid Ahmed
Hamdard, meaning a companion in pain, made a humble beginning in 1906 as a small affordable Unani clinic. Less than half a century later, it was converted into a trust, with a pledge to use profits for charitable purposes. Hamid Ahmed, who is the great-grandson of founder Hakeem Abdul Majeed, and CEO and trustee of Hamdard Laboratories India (Food Division), elaborates on the company’s expansion plans, strategies and hopes for newly launched and upcoming products
Rajat Mishra - July 28, 2023
Who Cares for Workers Inside Dark Indian Factories?
Small and medium manufacturing establishments offer little physical or social security to their teeming workforce. They rarely followed the welfare provisions of old laws. With new labour codes in place, there is a mismatch between the government’s ambition to make India a manufacturing hub and the material condition of its workers
Rajat Mishra - May 30, 2023
Get Rid Of The E, S & G Of The ESG: Aswath Damodaran
Aswath Damodaran is a fierce critic of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) concept. The corporate finance and valuation guru at the Stern School of Business at New York University believes that he “can stir the pot” on this issue. In an email interview with Rajiv Tikoo, Damodaran questions the basis of the ESG concept and its “hindsight revisionism” in the context of the Adani episode and the Ukraine war
Rajiv Tikoo - March 28, 2023
The Fastest Growing Brand - Redefining Personal Care
Providing personal care with an understanding of the patient and family members’ ecosystem defines Kauvery Hospital. In an intense and passionate conversation Dr. Manivannan Selvaraj, Founder and Managing Director of Kauvery Hospital, explains the hospital’s basis, vision, and mission. He tells M.Rajendran, the plans and hopes of his and the staff for the organization.
M. Govinda Rao - June 10, 2022
A Competitive Platform For Future Managers
Amrita School of Business is providing a platform for youth to build a new India. The faculty, the MBA Programme, and its long-term vision set a few benchmarks that will define how managers are created or trained in the country and globally—both in the government and private sector. In a freewheeling chat with Outlook Magazine, Dr Kishore Gopalakrishna Pillai explains the efforts and the results taken by the Amrita School of Business.
December 28, 2021
Serial Healthcare Entrepreneur Driven By Vision Of Providing Affordable, Accessible & Quality Healthcare
Over last three decades Dr GSK Velu has been true to his vision to make world class healthcare services and technologies affordable and accessible to developed, developing and underdeveloped sections of the society through organic and inorganic business models.
December 17, 2021