UpFront
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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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Our top reads of the week
From Subroto Bagchi and NS Parthasarathy's big philanthropy bet to Audi RS 5 review, here are our top reads of the week
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Why Mindtree co-founders Subroto Bagchi and NS Parthasarathy are betting big on health care philanthropy
Their Rs425 crore donation to the Indian Institute of Science—the largest private contribution received by the institute to date—has earned the duo and their spouses a pride of place among the top five philanthropists in the country. And they are just getting started
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Jimmy Soni on Elon Musk, Twitter as a stepping stone for everything app X, the PayPal Mafia and more
Jimmy Soni spent more than six years of his life documenting the origin story of PayPal and the rise to power of its founders, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Max Levchin and Reid Hoffman. Soni's book, The Founders, chronicles how the payments platform shaped modern consumer internet. In today's episode, Soni discusses Musk's Twitter takeover and his vision for X, the everything app, Peter Thiel's emergence as a right-wing power player, and how PayPal has created a template of entrepreneurship for a generation of young startup entrepreneurs
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Rupee on slippery slope may hit margins of companies
A depreciating rupee, combined with slowing demand and growth in developed economies, could hit the revenues of export-oriented sectors such as IT, pharma and auto components
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Our top reads of the week
From the luxurious trend of jet-setting to the launch of the first Starbucks Reserve store in India, here are our top reads of the week
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Air India has some serious ambitions for a turnaround in five years. Will its plan work?
By setting clear milestones focused on growing its network and fleet, and aggressively hiring talent, the airline plans to increase its market share to at least 30 percent in the domestic market while significantly growing the international routes
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Brain Matters: The one psychology principle every marketing strategist needs to know
Every business is fundamentally in the business of changing behaviour. Understanding behavioural truths of consumers is the first step to success
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Ecommerce is at a nascent stage and I welcome new players entering the sector: Amazon's Manish Tiwary
The global ecommerce juggernaut's VP and country manager for India, Manish Tiwary, on how Amazon plans to unlock growth
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Who is Rishi Sunak? Everything you need to know about UK's new PM
42-year-old Rishi Sunak has been appointed United Kingdom's new prime minister, making him the country's first non-white PM. Here's everything you need to know about him—wife, family, education, finance career, political career
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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