Big Bet
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How ColdEx Logistics is climbing up the food chain
Gaurav Jain is transforming ColdEx, his cold storage transport company, into an integrated logistics provider that can help quick service restaurants set up shop in, well, quick time. Its experience with Burger King is a perfect example of that
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How Twitter changed its mind on India
In 2013, the microblogging site was tepid about the India opportunity. Things have changed. Today, the country is Twitter's fastest-growing market
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Podcast: Twitter's Rise in India
Two years after it set up shop here, the social media giant has bought into the local opportunity. Reason: India is its fastest-growing market globally
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Burger King eyes a big slice of the Indian market
A late entrant in the crowded marketplace, Burger King, the international burger chain, has adapted its offering to suit Indian taste buds. But will that be enough?
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A hit with investors, Dr Lal PathLabs opts to go the IPO way
Private equity players may be clamouring for a stake in Dr Lal PathLabs, but the diagnostics firm has the luxury of not biting
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Poised for exceptional growth, Amazon devises aggressive marketing strategy
Just over a year since its launch, Amazon India has reached the $1 billion sales target, but so have its chief competitors. Big-ticket communication plans and constantly evolving customer strategy is keeping the ecommerce behemoth battle-ready
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Can Biocon Join The $1-billion Club By 2018?
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wants the biotech company to break into the $1-billion club by 2018. But with stiff competition, restrictions on drug trials and political uncertainty in the Middle East, it will not be an easy target to achieve
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Clothes-hopping: E-Tailers Jump on the Brandwagon
Will 'private labels' help online fashion brands hit the sweet spot?
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A Second Chance for Ratul Puri at Hindustan Powerprojects
With the initial success of his energy generation company, Hindustan Powerprojects, the 42-year-old entrepreneur hopes the world will forget his not-so-stellar stint at Moser Baer
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Just Dial: New World, New Game for VSS Mani
Just Dial promoter VSS Mani's vision is far more ambitious than the voice search service his company has become synonymous with. Not only does he want to become an ecommerce player, he also wants to build a global 'local search' e-engine and is willing to take the risks attached to such goals
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Podcast: Just Dial's E-gamble
VSS Mani's information search business is making a logical- and yet risky- leap into ecommerce. But with a difference, he emphasises (Podcast produced in association with theindicast.com)