Leadership
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How generative AI is changing Infosys from within
AI is automating some tasks, changing skill mixes for existing roles, and creating a new generation of specialists, says CTO Mohammed Rafee Tarafdar
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'Sabyasachi was clear he wanted to play in beauty and wanted to start with 10 lipstick shades'
Rohan Vaziralli, general manager at ELCA Cosmetics Private Limited, on the new Estée Lauder-Sabyasachi collaboration, India's luxury market and more
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Pham Nhat Vuong's electric ambitions for VinFast
Vietnam's richest person, Pham Nhat Vuong, is investing over $10 billion to turn his EV maker VinFast into a global brand—while facing major challenges in its US market entry
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Now-Gen givers are steering philanthropy into a new era marked by innovation: Neera Nundy
The entrepreneurial startup cohort is creating wealth and reimagining philanthropy by investing in diverse sectors as well as establishing centres of excellence, writes the partner and co-founder of Dasra
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Thriving volunteer activity can become a major organisational strength: Subroto Bagchi
Businesses can build stronger reputational capital and have happier employees by allowing them to engage with and help communities, writes the co-founder of Mindtree
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Ashok Soota: Thinking big and taking path less travelled, even with philanthropy
Ashok Soota was among the early philanthropists in India to support disability rights and inclusion. The executive chairman of Happiest Minds Technologies now wants to define his legacy with a charitable trust dedicated to medical research
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Madan Padaki: Finding intersection to do good, feel good and make good money
By skilling youth for the internet age, Madan Padaki is raising the income levels and aspirations of thousands of young women and men
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Rizwan and Rekha Koita: Using technology to enhance philanthropy outcomes
The Koita Foundation uses technology to enhance outcomes in the healthcare space as well as help non-profits scale up
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Girish Mathrubootham's fresh goals: A Messi from Madras
Girish Mathrubootham, founder of global SaaS company Freshworks, has pumped in Rs100 crore of personal funds to set up a world-class football academy. And that's just the start
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ACT Grants: Using the VC model for philanthropy
A philanthropy collective set up by venture capitalists (VCs) who came together with tech entrepreneurs and social impact leaders during the pandemic in 2020, has continued and institutionalised its giving, not just of money but also time, effort, and resources
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I regret not doing philanthropy earlier: Kris Gopalakrishnan
Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan on why he chose to focus his philanthropic giving on brain research despite the chance that it may not yield the desired solutions, and the virtues of slow, patient capital