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markets 5 / Feature
Ola on Full Charge for Its IPO Ride
The electric two-wheeler manufacturer is betting big on its proposed IPO, with nearly half the shares on offer for sale coming from founder Bhavish Aggarwal’s account. While its position as a market leader is a huge confidence booster, Aggarwal’s past failures, unfavourable reports around regulation violations and battery mishaps might dent its prospects

February 01, 2024
the big story 1 / Lead Story
Facing GenAI: Can Indian IT Companies Evolve To Turn a Global Monster Into an Ally?
The Indian IT industry is boldly confronting the generative AI challenge, arming its workforce with cutting-edge training and delving into clients’ needs. Yet, in the ever-competitive realm of emerging technologies, even as it stands resolute and fully committed to mastering the intricacies of the AI landscape, some firms may find themselves at risk of falling behind

January 01, 2024
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Young Altruists
The philanthropic activities and goals of Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, brothers and co-founders of online brokerage firm Zerodha, placed them among the top 10 individual givers in the country last year. This year, Nikhil topped up his commitment by pledging to give away half of his wealth

December 01, 2023
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
enterprise 3 / Feature
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
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
the big story 1 / Lead Story
Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023: FinTech Top 5
The top five growth-stage start-ups in the fintech sector

November 01, 2023
the big story 1 / Lead Story
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
strategy 4 / Feature
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
strategy 4 / Feature
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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