Morality Tale
From poster boys of heady success in the start-up valley, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Ashneer Grover and Byju Raveendran are the pinup boys of what disproportionate ambition could do to otherwise seemingly good men
Suchetana Ray - February 29, 2024
Awareness, Guidance Key to Retirement Planning: V. Vaidyanathan
IDFC First Bank has seen remarkable success in 2023, riding on impressive financial performance, with deposits growing at 40% thanks to customer-friendly banking initiatives and tools. In an exclusive interview, V. Vaidyanathan, managing director and chief executive officer of IDFC First Bank, speaks about the importance of retirement planning early in life, the emotions of those concerned and the tools for retirement planning which can provide financial security and peace of mind
Suchetana Ray - February 29, 2024
Wipro's No to Narayana Murthy: A Rejection That Changed Indian IT Sector’s Face
Before he set up what was to become one of Indian IT sector’s biggest success stories, Narayana Murthy was rejected by Wipro chairman Azim Premji. The Infosys chairman later found out that Premji considered this one of his gravest errors of judgement. In her latest book An Uncommon Love Story, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores little known facets of Murthy’s life and the influential role his wife Sudha played in it
February 01, 2024
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
Vinita Bhatia - December 01, 2023
The Man Who Scripted India’s Win Over Hunger
Having left the pursuit of medical studies to be an agriculturist, M.S. Swaminathan is credited with the success of the Green Revolution in India that dealt with the country’s food scarcity, turning it from a ‘begging bowl’ into a ‘bread basket’
Naina Gautam - December 01, 2023
Fuelling India’s Flight In Space
The success of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 mission has strengthened India’s position among nations leading in space capabilities. Besides, its frugal spending too made international headlines
Nandini Keshari - December 01, 2023
Behind Every Successful Start-Up, There Is a Diligent Mentor: Ananth Narayanan
There is a need for a structured approach to mentorship; not all mentor-mentee relationships are equally fruitful
Ananth Narayanan - October 31, 2023
Organic User Growth the Slow and Steady Approach to Success: Anshoo Sharma
A non-scalable model can let you improve the product, because in the early days, what you are trying to do is to test what is working and what is not
Anshoo Sharma - October 31, 2023
Best of the Best
What are the ingredients that go into the perfect brew for a successful start-up? How well-placed are our states and cities to support entrepreneurs? The Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023 provides a holistic view of the start-up ecosystem in the country. A lowdown on what to expect in this issue:
October 31, 2023
Logic of the Ranking Framework
There are several factors that drive an entity to, or hold it back from, success. The Outlook Start-Up Outperformers 2023 rankings deep-dive into the factors that impact the success of a start-up, and by extension the growth of cities and states as start-up destinations
Rahul Bharadwaj - October 31, 2023