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Acres and acres of digital space is now being dedicated to analysing what soured a sector that threw up 42 billion-dollar businesses last year
July 01, 2022
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Outlook Business Magazine - July 01, 2022
Acres and acres of digital space is now being dedicated to analysing what soured a sector that threw up 42 billion-dollar businesses last year
Global events have led to a funding slowdown, but will India be an outlier? Are cautious investors still eyeing India as a sweet spot? The answers lie in how Indian start-ups restrategise for the months ahead
Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha, talks about why founders must first understand the business and market they are getting into, refrain from joining the rat race of growth, focus on profitability and stay away from overdependence on VCs
The life of a start-up founder looks glamorous from the outside. But as you unwrap the layers of their business journey, you come across the constant stress, fight, hustle and loneliness that engulf the young entrepreneur. What really is it like to lead the life of a lonely founder?
Once an investor favourite, the edtech space has suddenly become the unwanted child left to fend for itself. Is it the end of India’s edtech boom?
Ronnie Screwvala, chairman, upGrad, talks about the real problem areas in the sector, why the sector suddenly seems to be going downhill and how upGrad has been able to keep itself grounded
Realising the need for digital lending, legacy banks are collaborating with fintech companies, which are considered more nimble and less averse to risk-taking. But can it benefit fintechs, which seem to have hit the wall in the form of a seemingly less-than-credible business model?
Before India can eradicate poverty, it needs to count the poor. But, its data collection machine is old, gives inconsistent results and sometimes disagrees with the government
The jobs situation in the country is grim. If the Modi government needed a reminder, India’s youth has given it in the form of Agniveer-related protests. Modi’s advisors want him to emulate the much-criticised MGNREGA scheme in urban areas along with universal basic income, an idea that Rahul Gandhi proposed in 2019. Can a job guarantee scheme hit the bull’s eye in towns and cities?
While climate technologies are in place to help India achieve its 2030 decarbonisation targets, the country needs to invest in innovation and create green infrastructure to stay ahead
The increasing power of the pink economy, or rainbow capitalism, is driving even the most conservative of brands to showcase their support for the LGBTQ community either through campaigns or products. But, is it enough?
A sound environment, social and governance performance of public sector undertakings is not only necessary for business reasons but also for India to achieve its national climate targets
The discontinuation of Microsoft’s iconic browser Internet Explorer was imminent, but it was long dead to the ones it had served for decades
From loving makki di roti and sarso da saag to breaking his leg playing cricket, actor and entrepreneur Sood is as desi as it gets
In his latest book, After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul, author Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter covering Apple, spoke with over 200 former and current Apple employees, its suppliers, competitors, government officials and more to find how the company has fared after Jobs’ death
Acres and acres of digital space is now being dedicated to analysing what soured a sector that threw up 42 billion-dollar businesses last year
Global events have led to a funding slowdown, but will India be an outlier? Are cautious investors still eyeing India as a sweet spot? The answers lie in how Indian start-ups restrategise for the months ahead
Nithin Kamath, founder and CEO of Zerodha, talks about why founders must first understand the business and market they are getting into, refrain from joining the rat race of growth, focus on profitability and stay away from overdependence on VCs
The life of a start-up founder looks glamorous from the outside. But as you unwrap the layers of their business journey, you come across the constant stress, fight, hustle and loneliness that engulf the young entrepreneur. What really is it like to lead the life of a lonely founder?
Once an investor favourite, the edtech space has suddenly become the unwanted child left to fend for itself. Is it the end of India’s edtech boom?
Ronnie Screwvala, chairman, upGrad, talks about the real problem areas in the sector, why the sector suddenly seems to be going downhill and how upGrad has been able to keep itself grounded
Realising the need for digital lending, legacy banks are collaborating with fintech companies, which are considered more nimble and less averse to risk-taking. But can it benefit fintechs, which seem to have hit the wall in the form of a seemingly less-than-credible business model?
Before India can eradicate poverty, it needs to count the poor. But, its data collection machine is old, gives inconsistent results and sometimes disagrees with the government
The jobs situation in the country is grim. If the Modi government needed a reminder, India’s youth has given it in the form of Agniveer-related protests. Modi’s advisors want him to emulate the much-criticised MGNREGA scheme in urban areas along with universal basic income, an idea that Rahul Gandhi proposed in 2019. Can a job guarantee scheme hit the bull’s eye in towns and cities?
While climate technologies are in place to help India achieve its 2030 decarbonisation targets, the country needs to invest in innovation and create green infrastructure to stay ahead
The increasing power of the pink economy, or rainbow capitalism, is driving even the most conservative of brands to showcase their support for the LGBTQ community either through campaigns or products. But, is it enough?
A sound environment, social and governance performance of public sector undertakings is not only necessary for business reasons but also for India to achieve its national climate targets
The discontinuation of Microsoft’s iconic browser Internet Explorer was imminent, but it was long dead to the ones it had served for decades
From loving makki di roti and sarso da saag to breaking his leg playing cricket, actor and entrepreneur Sood is as desi as it gets
In his latest book, After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul, author Tripp Mickle, a New York Times reporter covering Apple, spoke with over 200 former and current Apple employees, its suppliers, competitors, government officials and more to find how the company has fared after Jobs’ death