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
Vinita Bhatia - 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
Revving Into A Saasy Future
Carmakers stare at a tussle between their SaaS-based subscription business model for additional revenue and a reluctant customer. Who will win this round?
August 27, 2022
E-Mobility Races Ahead As Investment In Cleantech Booms
Investments in India’s cleantech space have been on the rise, helped by a favourable policy push and flow of international funds. However, with electric mobility taking the lion’s share of the pie, is the space shrinking for the other subsegments?
Shruti Sonal - October 01, 2021
Leaving a sour taste
With carryforward stock of over 10 million tonne, the sugar industry is in dire need of export subsidy
November 20, 2020
Its IPO was overhyped but is it time to relook at SBI Cards?
Listing amidst a pandemic hurt its market cap, but analysts feel the SBI subsidiary could bounce back in FY22
Anishaa Kumar - July 02, 2020
Talwalkars’ ‘crash diet’
One of the earliest fitness companies in India is struggling with a ‘debt-flab’ accumulated over the past few years. What sent things on a nosedive?
Shruti Venkatesh - January 21, 2020
Northern lights
It’s a thankless job, say truckers who cover the bhiwadi-panipat-kala amb route. But the camaraderie at hubs and solitude of the highways keep them coming back
Himanshu Kakkar - May 13, 2020
Soul Food
The subsistence crop of yesteryears, ragi has been revived through breakfast cereals, snacks and health drinks
Anwesha Mitra - September 06, 2019
The Populism Chimera
Politics will drive markets in the first half, but will the narrative be supportive in the second?
Gautam Chhaochharia - March 28, 2019