First Principles
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'We are greedy for growth, not profit': Manu Jain
From being ridiculed for its 'eccentric' India debut as an online-only smartphone brand to selling 100 million mobile phones in five years, Jain has also steered Xiaomi to pole positions in smart TVs, wearables and power banks
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'Xiaomi India has outdone our expectations': Lei Jun
Xiaomi's chairman and founder, dubbed China's Steve Jobs, says building a local leadership team in the region has helped the company succeed
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Xiaomi is living its wildest dream
In five years, Xiaomi has become India's no 1 smartphone company and morphed into a 'smart' consumer electronics and durables maker
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I have always taken risks: Virat Kohli
Excerpts from an exclusive interaction with Kohli, who explains One8's rapid growth
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Virat Kohli and the Power of One8
Virat Kohli has built a Rs 100 crore-plus celebrity brand in quick time. Can he emulate his new-found success as India's most successful Test cricket captain in entrepreneurship?
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'Our phones have a longer life-cycle for Indian users': OnePlus Founder & CEO Pete Lau
While OnePlus intends to grow its recently inaugurated Hyderabad facility into its biggest R&D centre globally, Lau talks about ensuring a 'burdenless' product for users and the brand's focus on quality
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Pressing the EV accelerator
The government is making a fervent push for electric mobility and the two-wheeler industry is on its toes to meet the growing demand
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Why we need to fixate on clean energy
Kanika Chawla, director of Centre for Energy Finance at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, says the shift makes for good economics
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'I have no filters': Anurag Kashyap
The prefix 'freewheeling' before an interview to describe an uninhibited chat is perhaps one of the most overused, but a conversation with Anurag Kashyap does perfect justice to the word. Excerpts from a two-hour interview at the maverick filmmaker's residence in suburban Mumbai
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No-holds-barred Anurag Kashyap: AK47, Reloaded
As Anurag Kashyap turns 47 next month, he will still provoke—as a filmmaker and writer, but no longer on Twitter
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A commentator must never have an agenda: Sanjay Manjrekar
The former India cricketer on language holding the key to good commentary and why more non-cricketers must find a place in the box