Take One: Big story of the day
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Inside Mike Cannon-Brookes's world of Atlassian and the future of work
The Australian company offers software products that make it easier for teams across business functions to collaborate on 'a single pane of glass'. Covid-19 has made it even more relevant, and India is its fastest-growing talent hub
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FY23 growth: Finding a way amid uncertainties
High frequency economic indicators for India all point to a positive bounce-back for FY22. But there are several moving parts and uncertainties which could still impact normalisation of growth in FY23
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Responsible AI: Putting humans at the centre of artificial intelligence
Organisations need to adopt basic principles for responsible artificial intelligence to gain competitive advantage; they must also design systems that can effectively deal with biases
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The Indian Algorithmic Services: When AI gets to decide who gets welfare
Certain kinds of technologies, colloquially and collectively labelled as artificial intelligence, are gradually replacing bureaucratic agency in making important executive decisions and government functions that have social consequences
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From incredulous to incredible: How OfBusiness turned into a profitable unicorn
In 2016, Asish Mohapatra's funding pitch got rejected 73 times. Five years later, his B2B commerce platform OfBusiness is valued over $1 billion
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AI and human ethics: On a collision course
AI systems can give rise to issues related to discrimination, personal freedoms, and accountability, but there can be ways to correct them
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Over 600 million Indians have a smartphone. Star India wants Disney+ Hotstar to be on every one of them
Streaming service Disney+ Hotstar has been growing fast, and now the media house traditionally known for producing soap operas is adding to its repertoire to provide original content besides addressing sports and regional audiences
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Loaded, and reloaded: How BlackBuck turned into a trucking unicorn
The B2B trucking platform built muscle, shed fat and focussed on SMEs to scale rapidly. It leveraged technology and offered solutions that addressed the typical pain points for both truckers and shippers
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Betting on beauty: What's driving sudden investor interest in the business
The beauty and personal care space saw $264 million in funding in the seven months to July 2021 compared to $106 million in all of 2020. While the returns are higher, awareness among investors about the attractive category is increasing too
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Meet Anita Kishore: The firm hand behind Byju's global acquisitions
The maths teacher has been driving acquisitions, managing investor relations and framing strategies for Byju's
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ASHA workers: The underpaid, overworked, and often forgotten foot soldiers of India
While doctors and nurses have been lauded during the pandemic, ASHA workers, who have been battling Covid-19 in rural India, are neglected. Will the overworked and underpaid health activists get the acknowledgment and respect they deserve?