From 'Asish Mohapatra's incredible journey with OfBusiness,' to 'Disney+Hotstar's tall ambition' and 'Sunil Chhetri's leadership mantra,' here are the top reads of the week from Forbes India
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Every week, catch up on the best long form stories from Forbes India. Often peppered with our binge-worthy podcasts, videos or infographics too.
1) From incredulous to incredible
Experience as a venture capitalist is no guarantee of success for an investor turned entrepreneur. In 2016, former Matrix Partners VC Asish Mohapatra's funding pitch got rejected 73 times. Mohapatra kept answering four big questions from potential investors until he found someone who believed in his answers. After five years, his B2B ecommerce venture OfBusiness has become the latest unicorn on the block. Read More
2) Bull run
Disney+Hotstar has been dominating the Indian subscriber base with its sports offerings. But it made a late entry to the original content arena with new stories—Special Ops, Criminal Justice, and Aarya. Happy with their growth so far, the streaming service now has the ambition to be on all the 600 million-plus smartphones in the country. Read More