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Forbes India
One-Woman Show
Judy Faulkner, the billionaire founder of Epic Systems, pioneered—then dominated—electronic medical records. She’s been the industry’s leading actor for decades, but now the pandemic is fuelling a digital health care race that may finally cost her the spotlight
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May 07, 2021
Forbes India
The Friendly Assassin
David Vélez set out to kill off the fat fees and lousy service of Brazil’s big banks. The operation succeeded beyond his wildest dreams: Today, his no-fee Nubank is the most valuable digital bank in the world, with 35 million customers—and he’s gunning for more
10 min |
May 07, 2021
Forbes India
FUNNY GUY
Multi-hyphenate comedian Danish Sait has broken out of his regional playground during the lockdown months and expanded his footprint nationally. And he’s only getting started
9 min |
May 07, 2021
Forbes India
A Higher Calling
Billionaire Beau Wrigley is building his cannabis company, Parallel, to be bigger than his family’s chewing gum business—and he’s not banking on getting consumers stoned
7 min |
May 07, 2021
Forbes India
Liberal Arts: A Road Less Travelled
Colleges offering these courses in India have begun to gain ground, but for them to truly shine on the global map, they must be cognisant of the country’s culture and challenges
7 min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
Changing How Small-Town India Shops
CityMall founders Angad Kikla and Naisheel Verdhan are building a network of micro-entrepreneurs through their app in smaller cities
10 min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
‘The Middle Class Buys Dreams. The Businessman Sells Unrealistic Ones'
Anand Kumar starts the interview by setting the context. “Let’s get the math right,” says the mathematician.
4 min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
The Home School of Thought
Concerns over a monotonous, formal education system coupled with edtech’s innovative approaches bolster the homeschooling proposition. But is India ready for it?
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April 23, 2021
Forbes India
The Big Small Question
As Byju’s and Unacademy grow at breakneck speed, what will it take for smaller edtech players to survive?
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April 23, 2021
Forbes India
Beating Bharat's Edtech Blues
On the other side of the billion-dollar edtech boom are children who have been unable to access the most basic forms of online education, and people who have been trying to bridge the digital divide
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April 23, 2021
Forbes India
Handa's New Funda: From Academy to Unacademy
How IITian Ravi Handa scaled up his seven-year-old online venture for MBA preparation, and eventually sold it to an edtech major
5 min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
Six (and more) Degrees of Fakery
How inaction against the rash of fake universities across the country may be incentivising the mushrooming of more such institutions
6 min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
Meet The Headmasters
Sequoia Capital has bet big on edtech, with over a dozen investments, including in industry giants Byju’s and Unacademy
10+ min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
A Billion-Dollar Dream For Freshworks
Girish Mathrubootham is taking a cue from the rapid growth of Silicon Valley software startups to reach scale and velocity
10+ min |
April 23, 2021
Forbes India
The Hottest Party In Investment Town
SPACs, the current rage on Nasdaq, offer a quicker way for new-age Indian companies to list in the US markets, tap fresh investors, and raise capital
9 min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Razorpay's ‘Full Stack' Ambition
The fintech unicorn has gone beyond payments into neo banking and facilitating loans and insurance. The dream is to become the only financial platform a business will ever need
10+ min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Who Moved My Gold
The yellow metal, also a hedge for stock market volatility, reacts more to real interest rates and not nominal interest rates
4 min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
V for VILLAGE
CITY SLICKER NESTLÉ IS AGGRESSIVELY FANNING ACROSS RURAL INDIA IN SEARCH OF ITS NEXT LEG OF GROWTH. NIRVANA FOR THE MAGGI MAKER, FOR SURE, WON’T BE A TWO-MINUTE GIG
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April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Women Investing In Equity Markets - LADIES OF THE TICKER
Despite challenges of culture and access to capital, female participation in trading and investing is increasing, though cautiously
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April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Poised for Take Off
Harpreet A De Singh, the first woman pilot hired by Air India, is entrusted with the responsibility of turning around the fortunes of its subsidiary Alliance Air as its first woman CEO
10+ min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
The IPO Routes for India's Internet Unicorns
Will sebi’s new recommendations make public listings easier for india’s internet-based startups?
10 min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Perfect Match
As IPL gets bigger in scale and viewership, marketing tie-ups with the tournament are fetching greater visibility and returns for brands across sectors
10 min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
‘WE ARE NOT AN EMPTY CALORIE COMPANY'
There is more to Suresh Narayanan than just being chairman and managing director of Nestlé India. He is a timekeeper. After joining the world’s largest food company in 1999 as executive vice president for sales in India, he was elevated to managing director in August 2015 when the Swiss multinational found itself in crisis management mode in India. Narayanan didn’t have the luxury of time to save the blockbuster product of Nestlé India, Maggi noodles, which regulators banned for allegedly excess lead content. Every second was used judiciously to restore the brand’s credibility and trust. “It was an existential crisis,” he recalls. Apart from firefighting on a war footing, Narayanan looked at the silver lining. “In every crisis, there is an opportunity.”
5 min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Electric Ambitions
Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola Electric is setting up a two-wheeler manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu to herald an EV revolution that is likely to make it a frontrunner in the segment
10+ min |
April 9, 2021
Forbes India
Rising Inflation Could Hurt Economic Recovery
If inflation proves to be sticky, rising costs of capital for the government, companies and individuals could also restrict infrastructure spending and slow down private sector capex cycle
4 min |
March 26, 2021
Forbes India
Vaccine Rollout: Why India Needs The Private Sector
Besides bringing in more inoculators, the private sector can be instrumental in reducing hesitancy and help speed up the current laggard pace of vaccinations
9 min |
March 26, 2021
Forbes India
Speaking The Same Language
The recent success of The Great Indian Kitchen on Neestream puts the spotlight on single-language OTT platforms that cater to a niche, but growing audience base. Can they take on the streaming giants in India?
9 min |
March 26, 2021
Forbes India
Betting On Bitcoins
Startups believe India can become a thriving hub for crypto innovation and have started a campaign to lobby the government to reconsider its proposed ban on cryptocurrencies
8 min |
March 26, 2021
Forbes India
PUTTING EMPLOYEES FIRST
As Covid-19 brought with it fears of salary cuts and job losses, companies went out of their way to assuage them and look after the well-being of their staffers. As part of the Forbes India-Kincentric Best Employers 2020 package, we look at 15 companies that led from the front to safeguard the physical and mental health of their teams during the pandemic
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March 26, 2021
Forbes India
The Vaccine Warrior
As Bharat Biotech's Covaxin shows an interim efficacy of 81 percent, Forbes India traces the career of its founder Krishna Ella—a farmer’s son—whose entrepreneurial journey has seen a successful track record of developing vaccines in India for the world
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