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1) Disrupting the order
The founders of NoBroker, a proptech company that directly connects property owners with property seekers, realised they were disrupting the order when in 2015, angry property brokers barged into their office in Bengaluru and destroyed it. The experience was scary but weirdly reassuring. Seven years later, Saurabh Garg and Amit Agarwal"s venture has become India"s first unicorn in proptech. Here"s how they started and where they plan to go. Read more

2) Giving is cool
Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha and India"s youngest billionaire, has launched the Young India Philanthropic Pledge (YIPP). The initiative follows the Kamath brothers" pledge to donate a quarter of their personal wealth to philanthropy. Under YIPP, signatories, all under 45 years of age, will pledge 25 percent of their wealth with a minimum spend of Rs 1 crore per year. As Nikhil Kamath says, "Competing with each other about who has more in the bank is becoming less cool today". Read more

3) Frankly, Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation"s chairperson and a celebrated author, goes down memory lane to tell us stories about her childhood. Stories of the time when she beat men at their own game. Stories of her travel and how she found Bollywood to be the real ambassador for India. Stories that will inspire you. Stories that will make you smile. Watch here



4) Building a health monitor for Earth
Pixxel, a space startup, is looking to launch a constellation of satellites in low-earth orbits that will take hyperspectral images of the planet and make that data available to bring about change in agriculture, curb pollution, and other important requirements to better the health of this blue orb. Awais Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of Pixxel, talks about this constellation, their soon-to-be-launched satellite Anand, and Pixxel"s ambition to get into deep space exploration. Listen here

First Published: Dec 11, 2021, 09:16

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