Asian Paints has decorated India’s walls and ceilings for decades. Its secret? A loyal rural base, smart use of technology and a fixation on customer service
Twelve Indian companies make the list, up from 11 last year
Your big payoff may not come from a scientific breakthrough. It may come from a cup of coffee
Companies suffer when the boss comes up with all the new ideas. Shrewd leaders build organisations that think for themselves
How an entrepreneur, a research genius and an industry legend built this century’s most inventive new drug company. Together they just might change medicine
How a self-described “deviant” philosopher turned Palantir into a terrorist-tracking, all-seeing, multibillion-dollar data-mining machine
A new player, a nascent industry and an astute promoter make this an exciting journey to track
China continues to dominate the roster, while Indian firms fall off
Lee Soo-Man built his SM Entertainment into a music powerhouse. Swept along by the Korean Wave, it’s conquered much of Asia
Despite the economic slowdown, the finance company has managed to attract investor interest
David Teo introduced Singapore to a new way of buying coffee. Later his son suggested a food ingredients business. The combo is making Super Group a food-and-beverage force