UpFront
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Zomato's Blinkit has a great durable competitive advantage over Flipkart: Sanjeev Bikhchandani and Deepinder Goyal
The food tech platform's investor-founder duo believes the company's quick commerce business is well-positioned to beat competition and drive massive growth for Zomato in the next decade
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How Mokobara shed its baggage
A mechanical engineer from Raipur and a designer from Renukoot are trying to disrupt the staid travel and luggage industry with their bold and flamboyant design play. Can Mokobara change the rules of the game with its radical fashion statement?
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The global race for AI chips intensifies. Where does India stand?
The escalating tensions between the US and China have prompted a relay for tech dominance. Meanwhile, India targets significant breakthroughs in chip production before the end of this "techade"
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Is study abroad turning burden from boon?
The desire to pursue higher education in the US or Canada is appealing because of better professional growth and higher-paying jobs. But with the recent economic conditions, students are struggling—they are forced to either opt for unpaid internships, pay cuts or return to India
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CarDekho: An IPO drive from Jaipur
From starting CarDekho in Jaipur in 2008 to entering global markets and building multiple brands to making a transition to a 'House of Founders', Amit and Anurag Jain have crafted their long journey in a calibrated way. The brothers are now busy preparing for their next milepost: IPO
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Has India resisted timely financial sector reforms? Rajrishi Singhal weighs in
In his book 'Slip, Stitch and Stumble', senior journalist Rajrishi Singhal takes a broad-scope look into the evolution of financial sector reforms in India. From Manmohan Singh's landmark July 1991 Union Budget speech to the current complicated relationship between fintech companies and regulations, the book takes stock of the various events, stakeholders and motivations that propelled financial sector reforms in India at different stages, as well as the roadblocks along the way
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In election season, lessons marketers can learn from politicians, and vice-versa
As the politics heats up and politicians get about their campaign, it's a good time to look at the learnings, writes Lloyd Mathias
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Summer of 2024: Sizzling temperature, heat wave to hit food prices, water, polls too
Summer and monsoon remain critical in India, already combating food-price led inflation. Rice and wheat, the two main staples, are staring at an uncertainty as IMD's forecast isn't encouraging
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Why Dolf van den Brink, the Heineken CEO, refuses to be guided by mere profit
The top boss of the world's second-biggest brewer by sales, who was on his maiden visit to India after taking over as the CEO in 2020, reckons the strength of a true leader lies in giving, and not in taking
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How Vistara, India's best airline, flew into turbulent air?
With disgruntled pilots staying away from work, flight cancellations and delays are plaguing the airline, even as its merger with Air India looms ahead
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From fads and trends blah-blah to hard working marketing
A great brand never killed a business but a bad business destroyed many iconic brands, writes Shubhranshu Singh in this week's Simply Speaking column for Storyboard18
