Founders using the scientific approach in our experiment were more likely to make one or two major strategic shifts, and less likely to never pivot or pivot endlessly. Image: Shutterstock In the competitive world of business, entrepreneurs have long sought novel formulas such as the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Start-Up Method in their … Read more
Author and Content Creator Deeba Rajpal Image: Madhu Kapparath Deeba Rajpal’s social media posts will make you want to have cake. Lots of it. Her Instagram page displays a variety of desserts that she bakes, from cheesecakes and tarts to puddings and trifles. The challenge of creating an exquisite visual representation of a dish … Read more
Mohan Savarkar, chief product officer, Tata Motors Image: Anirudha Karmakar for Forbes India Expressways in India have speed limits of 120 kmph for passenger vehicles. Highways have speed limits of 100 kmph. Car speedometers show that the vehicle can be driven at maximum speeds of between 180 kmph and 220 kmph (depending on the … Read more
Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director Kiran Rao Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director Kiran Rao Image: Justin Tallis / AFP© Despite Bollywood’s popularity worldwide, the mammoth Hindi-language film industry has made barely a dent in the Academy Awards, with just 10 Indian Oscar wins since 1957. Kiran Rao is hoping to change that … Read more
(left) Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India and Karan Johar After weeks of speculation, Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has sold 50 percent stake, but not to the reported bidders. While market watchers expected entertainment giants such as Saregama and Jio Cinema to be among the top contenders, in a surprise move, Johar has partnered instead … Read more
(L to R) Rajan Anandan and Shailendra Singh Managing directors of Peak XV Partners at Bangalore. Image: Selvaprakash Lakshmanan for Forbes India Peak XV Partners today revealed what it said is the most diverse cohort yet of its Surge programme, which seeks to help selected early-stage startups scale up rapidly. The Singapore-to-Bengaluru venture capital (VC) firm, … Read more
A finfluencer and entrepreneur Sharan Hegde One can assume that Sharan Hegde, a finfluencer-turned entrepreneur, has a certain amount of cockiness, creating a financial education firm—The 1% Club, with annual revenues of ₹61 crore and backed by investors—at 29. Hegde sits casually, dressed in black jeans, long-sleeve beige T-shirt, accessorised by a cuboid men’s locket. … Read more
Rahul Bharti, executive director, corporate affairs, Maruti Suzuki India Image: Madhu Kapparath In September, when Ford Motor Company announced its intention to reopen its Chennai plant—it had stopped operations in 2021—primarily for exports, the development grabbed headlines. Although the American automaker has not revealed details of its plans, there have been news reports … Read more
National Investigation Agency (NIA) agents scoured the scene for crucial evidence as army, CRPF, and police units spread out across the hills surrounding the construction area to track down the perpetrators and their accomplices involved in one of the deadliest attacks. Special Operation Group (SOG) of J&K police personnel during a search operation on Srinagar-Ladakh … Read more
The Met Office also said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas, Purulia and Bankura districts on October 24 and 25. The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified and is likely to turn into a severe cyclonic storm by October 23 and reach … Read more