The Covid-19 pandemic is not the first infection in the past two decades to spur disruption—the SARS outbreak in China in 2002 spurred its internet economy and saw Jack Ma grabbing the opportunity with both hands. Now, coronavirus may have provided a once-in-a-lifetime launchpad for Indian companies
That the Covid-19 infection has triggered unprecedented digital transformation, pivots in business models, and unforeseen opportunities for tech startups has been a theme Forbes India has been on top of for the past one and a half years. The pandemic may be a once-in-a-century phenomenon, but this isn’t the first infection in the past two decades to spur such disruption.
(This story appears in the 05 November, 2021 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)