UpFront
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How Chargebee became a unicorn in the subscription billing business
For a startup that spent its first four years figuring out a growth path, it took clarity, customer focus, and a leap of faith to make it big in the global market
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Beyond the Boardroom: When CP Gurnani rode over 500 km on a Rs 300 cycle
Tech Mahindra's MD & CEO opens up about his childhood, his parents and grandparents, his love for road trips, and a lot more in the season finale of Forbes India Beyond the Boardroom
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'Dog biting dog': China's online fight could further empower Beijing
Beijing made it abundantly clear late last year that it was serious about curbing the power of a handful of companies that dominate online life in China
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We know where the Sheikh's horse is. But where is his daughter?
In 2018, Sheikha Latifa, the daughter of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, fled Dubai in a yacht but was turned over to Emirati security officers by Indian commandos who had raided the boat and seized her
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Management (Why smart people make bad decisions), Society (Two worlds in which we live), Technology (A brief history of Bitcoin), Capitalism (Playing boardgames right), Strategy (The illusion of certainty), and Investing (The retirement fund time bomb).
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Why the youth's May 1 date with a vaccine may prove to be a damp squib
States have struck deals with companies to procure doses but with no clarity on supply chain and delivery, inoculations likely to be delayed by at least a week to 10 days
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Rural demand was keeping FMCG sector optimistic. Will the trend hold up in the second wave?
As Covid-19 spreads, the next wave is likely to hit smaller towns and rural areas harder; FMCG companies will have to contend with supply disruptions and demand reduction
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'A perfect positive storm': Bonkers dollars for big tech
The combined yearly revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook is about $1.2 trillion, more than 25 percent higher than the figure just as the pandemic started to bite in 2020
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Mass vaccination, India's Covid-19 escape route, poses a giant challenge
India is the world's leading producer of vaccines, but over the past week has also been the global leader in Covid-19 deaths, and it is not at all clear that the country can vaccinate itself out of the crisis
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India adds 2 million-plus new cases in seven days
The surge, the second Covid-19 wave, has broken down the country's healthcare system once again—this time more acutely—with hospital beds, oxygen, medicines, and even wood for funeral pyres and space in crematoriums running out. India accounts for 38 percent of the new cases in the last week
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How Apple's new data privacy feature will give more control to users
Apple's iOS 14.5 software update now forces developers to give users a choice to opt out of tracking their online activities, to limit their data being sold to third parties for targeted advertising.