Podcast
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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups
A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India
Startups
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How Sibabrata Das and Atomberg's smart appliances are standing up to goliaths
With a rocky childhood, wobbly upbringing, and dodgy formative years of entrepreneurship, Sibabrata Das- has learned to find order in chaos. The result is a heady fan following for Atomberg
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How Vishal Jindal is building disruptive Biryani By Kilo into a favoured national brand
This Agra native is ambitiously trying to write a multinational biryani story. Can Vishal Jindal get the ingredients right with Biryani By Kilo?
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Shailesh Kumar's shoe-string upbringing and the curious case of CABT Logistics
After two flop ventures in cabs and ecommerce, Shailesh Kumar joined Flipkart as a delivery boy in 2017. Six years later, the village boy from Smastipur, Bihar has built a Rs150-crore logistics company
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Tushar Mittal: Journey from an enterprising boy to an insatiable entrepreneur
A village boy from Rajasthan fights formidable odds and manages to turn the tables on adversity with his bootstrapped venture Studiokon Ventures (SKV). Can Tushar Mittal now get a seat at the table with his VC-backed Officebanao?
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How Mohit Dubey's hustle and adaptation moves Bharat with Chalo
Influenced by the constraints of growing up in a small town and disciplined by a regimented way of life in a boarding school, Mohit Dubey learnt to relate to the plight of millions. In Chalo, he has built a bus tracking and ticketing platform for Bharat and India
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How Wakefit has become product of Chaitanya Ramalingegowda's trust in consumers
Brought up on ample lessons in trust and empathy, the entrepreneurial journey of Chaitanya Ramalingegowda has inadvertently been shaped by his childhood experiences. And what keeps him awake is ensuring a perfect-night sleep for Wakefit users
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Untapped potential: Why building for Bharat works for ixigo
The roller-coaster ride of Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar came on the right track when they started criss-crossing Bharat on trains and buses. A decade later, they are driving ixigo towards the IPO station
Column
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Toasting the humble beginnings, grit and a burning desire to excel of small-town founders
The latest issue of Forbes India takes the small-town to startup saga forward, into the digital age, by shining a light on a clutch of new-age entrepreneurs with origins in Indian villages and towns
