UpFront
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Busts will come and busts will go, but startups matter in a thriving economy
Till a year ago, startups were raising dollops of capital, hiring, growing giddily and earning plaudits for their ambition and risk-taking. Today they are hitting the headlines for slightly different reasons
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Laws of the Jungle: For this VC firm, it's about growing slow, lying low and building to last
Jungle Ventures is fuelling dreams of founders who harbour pan-Asia aspirations and are not content with a dominant India play. Will its gambit pay off?
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Bookstrapping: War of Lanka by Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi's latest book has a bit of everything. It's a re-imagination of an epic with several management lessons, says our reviewer. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars
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How do you talk about sex in a country where talking about sex is taboo? We ask Reckitt's Dilen Gandhi
In conversation with Dilen Gandhi, regional marketing director, South Asia- Health & Nutrition, Reckitt (maker of Durex)
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Investors are willing to pay high valuations for India: BNP Paribas' Manishi Raychaudhuri
There are fundamental reasons why other markets have suffered but India has not, says Manishi Raychaudhuri of BNP Paribas in an interview
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Our top reads of the week
From Stellaris Venture Partners' contrarian bets to Sabyasachi Mukherjee's business philosophies, here are our most popular stories of the week
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Slack's India plans: Data residency, virtual boards and digital headquarters
In one of its largest markets globally, collaboration platform firm looks at expansion, brings in new features suited to a post-Covid world
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Life after Layoffs: How employees can get back on their feet, and what companies can do
Amid a spate of layoffs, including overnight or unceremonious firings at IT companies and startups, experts weigh in on the rights employees can exercise, how they can fight back or pick up the pieces
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Finance, insurance, and telecom companies are top data breach offenders: report
6 in 10 citizens reported personal data breaches by their loan service providers, others blame insurance providers or banks. Here's a look at citizens' perception of how their data is being compromised
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AirAsia India: Why did the pioneer of global low-cost aviation not live up to its potential in India?
With the Tatas buying out the remaining equity stake in the brand, the end of the runway seems near. But the airline has for long had a turbulent flight in India
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Can Paytm's lending business help shore up its share price?
Over the last 18 months Paytm has silently built out its loan distribution business. Yet the stock tanked 10 percent on the expiry of the lock-in period for pre-IPO investors earlier this week. What will it take to prop up the stock which is down 75 percent from its year-ago listing price?