High-wire act of conviction
Financial Express Chandigarh
|December 27, 2025
A BUSINESS LEADER WHO GOT LOTS OF BOUQUETS ALONG WITH MANY BRICKBATS
In 2025, Sridhar Vembu made headlines for two very different reasons.
One burnished his reputation as a rare Indian tech founder who builds patiently, locally and at scale. The other exposed the risks of a public persona that strays too far beyond the boundaries of evidence and expertise. Taken together, the year reads like a case study in how conviction can be both a founder's greatest asset and his most fragile liability.
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