VINITA BHATIA

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    Nandan Nilekani: Philanthropic Pioneer

    The Infosys co-founder and UIDAI founding chairperson cuts an inspiring figure, not merely for his towering professional achievements but also his consistent philanthropic endeavours 

    December 01, 2023
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    The Unicorn Out For Delivery

    Within two years of launch, Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra’s quick commerce platform Zepto became the first unicorn of 2023. Its 20-something founders also debuted in the 2022 IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 

    December 01, 2023
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    Bring The Large Language Model To Data Not Vice Versa

    Enterprises should not consider embracing GenAI or LLM just because it is the coolest and the most hyped technology, but because it solves a business problem and creates opportunities 

    December 01, 2023
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    Shah Rukh Khan: The Baazigar Behind Bollywood’s Resurrection

    After lacklustre years, the overwhelming success of Pathaan and Jawan this year has given hope to other Bollywood movies waiting in the aisles of benefitting from a rub-off effect of King Khan’s Midas touch

    December 01, 2023
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    A Tale of 5 Cities

    The lure of reigning start-up hubs, like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCT, Chennai and Gurgaon, remains strong even as several Tier II and III cities vie for a larger share in the growth pie. A conducive environment, built by availability of wider talent pool, infrastructure incubators, mentors, investors, etc., lures new and aspiring founders to these cities  

    November 01, 2023
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    Rise of the Next Rung

    Cities like Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Noida+Greater Noida are attracting entrepreneurs and investors looking for alternatives to the top five cities 

    November 01, 2023
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    Arjun Mohan: Edtech Suddenly Became Everyone’s Favourite Whipping Child

    Arjun Mohan, India CEO of edtech company Byju’s, explains how the edtech sector, one of the best performers during Covid-19 pandemic, fell out of favour with customers and investors and ended up in losses

    November 01, 2023
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    Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023: FinTech Top 5

    The top five growth-stage start-ups in the fintech sector

    November 01, 2023
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    When the Business Hotel Rises With a Difference

    Uniqueness, be it in terms of service offerings, additional amenities or environment sensitivity, is helping major business hotels stand apart in the crowd 

    October 01, 2023
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    Byju On The Corporate Guillotine

    Will educator-turned-entrepreneur Byju Raveendran be sidelined in—or even ousted from—his eponymous edtech as the newly constituted board advisory council struggles to bring the company back on to the profitability path? 

    September 01, 2023
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    Fintech Game Is In The Data Cloud

    With customer acquisition and retention as prime drivers, fintech players want data patterns on fingertips. They are embracing data cloud to make a concerted move towards data-informed efficiency and product innovation

    September 01, 2023
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    Peak XV Without Sequoia’s Heft

    Raising fresh funds from LPs will be challenging for Sequoia India and SEA, now Peak XV Partners, unless it presents strong returns to the $2.85 billion fund it raised last year. This will be tough amidst a funding winter coupled with a brand spinoff that underplays Sequoia’s well-entrenched global heritage 

    July 01, 2023
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    What Microsoft Stands to Gain from Start-Ups

    Through Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, the tech major offers early-stage start-ups access to tech tools, mentorship programmes and handshaking opportunities with an eye on their and its future

    July 01, 2023
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    Till Debt Do Us Apart: The Crisis at Byju's

    Running out of capital runway, Byju’s has turned to venture debt financing to keep the lights on at the edtech. Will this working capital infusion help it become profitable or will it get caught in a debt spiral?

    June 01, 2023