Leadership
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The world that tech startups delivered to us is not what we were promised: Benjamin Shestakofsky
The US-based academician and author talks about exploring in his new book the innards of the startup ecosystem, the phenomenon of the genius founder, and the brewing tech lash
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HyFun Foods: Meet the Indian company making fries for Burger King, KFC
The first generation builds and the second generation adds, the subsequent generation needs to diversify to multiply--Building on this principle, take a look at how the third gen of Karamchandanis built India's largest frozen potato products company
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Adapt, diversify and grow: How the Kacham family business survived six generations
Takkaiah and Company started in 1890 with bulk trading in commodities, spices and dry fruits. Through six generations it has gone from trading and a pure B2B play, to a distinct and differentiated B2C strategy that is finally playing out for the family
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Five questions to Nakul Aggarwal on BrowserStack's latest acquisition
BrowserStack, an Indian SaaS company that is among the leaders in providing app and browser testing products, recently acquired Bird Eats Bug, a Berlin-based bug detecting and reporting platform
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Murlikant Petkar: Meet India's first ever Paralympic gold medallist
Murlikant Petkar had an Olympic dream far before he became a paraplegic during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. A two-year coma, and even a bullet lodged in his spine didn't stop him from becoming India's first Paralympic gold medallist
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How the Rs 1,000-crore Paramount Cables is rewiring its strategy
Once tripped by its high-voltage global ambitions and unforeseen hostile macro headwinds, Paramount Cables has found its mojo in the American market. The third-gen is geared up to take it into the future
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How Rajinder Gupta's never-say-die attitude fortified Trident
From fertiliser to yarn, cotton, full-stack textile, chemicals, paper, the group has evolved, notched global milestones, and is raring to go into the future. Now, the next-gen is in charge with the same values and conviction
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Conflict is important, but a leader must know how to manage it: John Buchanan
Australia's World Cup-winning coach on dealing with criticism from within the team and outside, and creating the right environment for a star-studded team to excel
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How the Katkar family built Quick Heal into India's largest consumer antivirus brand
Over the last three decades, the Katkar family battled formidable odds to build the company. Now, the next-gen is busy loading enterprising plans for the company
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How Tata Motors and Mahindra are leading India's SUV rush
Both Tata Motors and Mahindra started only a month apart, have gone on to become one of the world's best-known automobile companies, and now they are giving a much-needed push to the country's auto sector
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How Wipro is fighting to regain its mojo
Wipro, whose founder is as renowned for his philanthropy as for building a global IT business, is fighting for its spot among the top IT services companies out of India