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Life After IPOs: What newly listed companies can learn from TCS
When TCS first listed on the bourses, it had to learn transparency and dealing with the media. It was a while before it caught up to quarterly expectations of the markets, and India's newly listed companies can learn a thing or two from it
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Showstoppers 2023 edition recognises the celebs and the celebrated
From Alia Bhatt to Tabu; Hardik Pandya to Surya Kumar Yadav; R Vaishali to Jerlin Anika...spot the pattern. They are household celebrities, followed by the lesser-talked-about but equally accomplished in films, over-the-top (OTT) series and sports. Common to all is they're outperformers. Showstoppers. Winners, in their own rights
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Click refresh: 22 key events for 2022
From economy, currency and policy tremors to great achievements in sports—a lot went down in 2022. Our year-ender issue sheds light on the key events of the year and what's to come next
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India's Self-Made Women 2022: Masters of their destiny
Forbes India's W-Power does consider conventional parameters of measuring success—wealth and valuation, power and position, and value-creation and performance—however, at the heart of the list is the self-made essence of these women. They're not dynasts or inheritors, but individuals who have imagined their own ideas, their own paths, their own destinies
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India's 100 richest: Should billionaires be celebrated?
The annual Forbes list of 100 richest Indians—researched and compiled by Asia Wealth Editor and India Editor of Forbes Asia Naazneen Karmali—is a recognition of their exploits in creating an economic surplus (which benefits both consumers and producers) through brands, products and services they have created to fill a crucial market gap
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Busts will come and busts will go, but startups matter in a thriving economy
Till a year ago, startups were raising dollops of capital, hiring, growing giddily and earning plaudits for their ambition and risk-taking. Today they are hitting the headlines for slightly different reasons
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Warmth on offer only for sustainable business models in funding winter
At $21.3 billion, 2022 has seen a drop in funding numbers for growth-stage startups by almost half. VC community's challenge now is to look for viable candidates that have a strong base of earnings and margins
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2022 Luxury Special: Inside the lifestyles of the 10 percent
The current issue is an unabashed compendium of avenues for the rich and super-rich to splurge their ample dosh. Cruise along with us as we take you on a tour inside the world of private jets, yachts, exclusive art collections, and more
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Can Indian football bounce back like hockey?
Of course, it can, but the hockey revival wasn't born in a day—it's taken years of sweat, toil and perseverance by backers like the Odisha government to bring Indian hockey back into the elite league once again by focusing on the grassroots
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From Meghalaya to Gujarat, India's regional brands are stronger than ever
From the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya to Jalandhar in Punjab, from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, to Rajkot, Gujarat, these brands have a rustic feel to them but when it comes to performance, they can hold a candle to any Indian or multinational conglomerate
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From vanity to sanity: India's unicorns need a path to profits
The nature of venture capital is such that bets are made largely based on future success. That explains why the bulk of VC money can be tracked to startups sailing in a sea of red