COVER STORY
The Road Ahead for Ather Energy – the Face of Intelligent Electric 2 Wheelers in India
Ravneet Phokela, Chief Business Officer, Ather Energy
Ather Energy began in 2013 as an idea being nurtured by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain at the IIT Madras Incubation Centre. Since then there has been no looking back for Ather Energy. “We have evolved from a small startup to the maker of one of the highest-selling EV manufacturers in the country and the journey for us has been incredibly satisfying,” says Ravneet Phokela, Chief Business Officer, Ather...
CXO IN FOCUS
Building More than Just Homes
Yukti Nagpal, Director, Gulshan
The Youth Icon of an emerging new Gulshan, Yukti Nagpal announces the arrival of a new breed of real estate stalwart. She is an iron-willed leader who knocks the ball out of the park when it comes to fulfilling...
INSPIRING IDEAS
An Animal-Lover Bitten by the Entrepreneurship Bug
Yash Sheth, Founder, Let It Wag
Going about his routine day, Yash Sheth one day heard a loud howl of a dog in pain. Curious, he looked outside his window and found an injured dog lying on the road. “I called my friend, and we...
The Struggle and Success of 5Paisa.com – The Stockbroker Firm that Simplified Online Trading in India
Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO, 5Paisa.com
The stock markets across the world are experiencing frequent crashes due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the crash and recovery are not new for stock markets. “For the last two months, stock markets have been very volatile but have...
ACadru: A Learning Platform That Does Not Have Any Direct Competitors
Kamini Vidisha, Co-Founder, ACadru
Kamini Vidisha drank the most expensive coffee in her life during the first event that she organized as a part of launching her third startup, ACadru. It was in 2017. To socialize the philosophy ACadru, Kamini had organized a...
Empowering the Underprivileged with Education, Shelter, Food, Medical Support and Many More
Amandeep Singh, Co-founder, The National Organisation for Social Empowerment
The last two decades have witnessed a veritable mushrooming of NGOs in India. What, however, is not adequately appreciated is that the conversion of voluntarism into favouring a developmental intervention has changed, turning an organic part of civil society...
IN MY VIEW
How Start-Ups’ Can Eventually Overcome and Bounce Back in Their Businesses Amidst COVID-19
Sumeet Srivastava, Co-Founder & CEO, Spocto
Sumeet has over 21+ years of experience in several world geographies and multiple business segments. In his last senior leadership role as the CIO Asia for a Fortune 100 agriculture conglomerate, Sumeet was responsible for driving the company’s global...
EXPERTS' OPINION
Significance of Ethical Entrepreneurship in the Post-COVID Economy
Agnelorajesh Athaide, Social and Serial Entrepreneur, Chairman of St. Angelo’s VNCT Ventures
As a self-made entrepreneur with an inspiring story of passion, self-motivation, and a will power to succeed, Agnelorajesh is a formidable global entrepreneur and a powerful orator on economics and entrepreneurship, which he speaks on based on the experiences...
What are the Key Trends that are Driving the Packaging Industry?
Gaurav Jalan, Founder, Packman Packaging
A brilliant academic, a good graphic designer and a graduate from India’s top management institute IMT Ghaziabad, Gaurav Jalan Jalan is a visionary businessman and an eminent spokesperson on matters related to the Indian Packaging industry. He has witnessed...
7.5 Billion People Wait for COVID Vaccine! What Is Happening? When Will It Come?
Dr Hari Krishna Maram - Digital Brand Ambassador & Chairman Vision Digital India - Pharmacist & Ex Novartis
Dr. Maram’s work in the field of Management and Management Education spans over 25 years. He has an illustrious career in education and has served as the Governing Council Member at AIMA (All India Management Association), Vice President at...
What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Risk Management?
Hersh Shah, CEO, GLECO - Institute of Risk Management (UK) - India Affiliate
Hersh Shah, a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University (HR College of Commerce & Economics), is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and an alumnus of IIM – Bangalore. He is a Technical Specialist elected...
How to Keep Negative Thoughts at Bay
Dr. Rahul Kalia, Medical Director, International SOS, India
Dr. Rahul Kalia has 17 years of diverse experience in pre-hospital and corporate healthcare. He graduated with MBBS from Mumbai University. He has undertaken a pre-hospital emergency management course from Singapore and obtained diplomas in Hospital & healthcare management...
The Four-Wheel Drive for Getting Your Data Strategy Right!
Anthony Devassy, Principal Industry Consultant, SAS India
Anthony Devassy has 17 years of experience in the areas of Data Governance, Business intelligence, and Analytics and is currently the Principal Industry Consultant at SAS India. He specialises in conducting Data Management & Analytics Maturity assessments and providing...
5 Simple Tips to Ensure Safety of Your Digital Information
Rovin Cutinho, Chief Product Officer, Canvs
As Chief Product Officer at Canvs, Rovin Cutinho’s principal focus is to ensure Canvs continues to be the leading creativity platform for creative designers in India. As one of the key individuals responsible for driving Canvs from one successful...
How Today’s Challenges Can Create a Foundation for a Better Tomorrow for Entrepreneurs
Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Co-Founder and Managing Director, 9Unicorns
Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma is a seasoned veteran in the startup sector and a serial investor. He is a seasoned veteran in the startup sector and a serial Investor. He is a globally acclaimed angel Investor, speaker and previously...
Ed-Tech Companies Need to Leverage Effective PR for Sustained Growth
Anindita Gupta, Co-Founder, Scenic Communication
With 14 years of professional experience in Public Relations & Marketing, Anindita comes with a deep understanding of the dynamic media and communication landscape in India. Through her successful stint with reputed PR agencies like Genesis Burson & Marsteller,...
LEADER'S INSIGHTS
How to Get the Supply Chain Up and Running: Important Measures Every Business Needs to Introduce Now
Kushal Nahata, CEO and Co-founder, FarEye
COVID-19 has hit at the core of global value chain hub regions. “This pandemic is a reality we must live with for a long time now. Businesses need to introduce drastic measures to get their supply chain up...
A Temporary Situation Will Not Get Cash out of System
Rustom Irani, MD & CEO of Cash Business Unit, Hitachi Payment Services
Despite the advice from Government and media to use contactless transactions during the COVID time, many banks have higher levels of ATM usage as customers withdraw cash more than usual rate. “With low ATM penetration in the country, how...
‘TAP, CLICK, SCAN’ Will be the New Buzzwords in Indian Payment Space
Navtej Singh, CEO of Digital Business, Hitachi Payment Services
Digital payments ecosystem in India needs to evolve rapidly to help shape the post-COVID era. “Innovations such as Soft POS that enables merchants to accept payments via their smartphones, SMS link-based payments, digital onboarding of merchants, and servicing the...
The Evolving Role of DevOps in Today’s Industry
Kavita Vishwanath, General Manager, JFrog
DevOps is a philosophy that combines development with operations and demands a toolchain of technologies that is linked to increasing the change in collaboration. The organisation across the globe have started using DevOps in their business, and the graph...
How can Entrepreneurs Overcome the Ongoing COVID-19 Outbreak?
Hetal Sonpal, Startup Advisor and Mentor
Advisor of ImpactGuru a Mumbai-based crowdfunding platform, and various other startups, Hetal Sonpal has been associated with leading Global MNCs namely, Intel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Wipro. He had held senior roles in Strategic Alliances, Sales, Strategy and Marketing, achieved...
Gaining Popularity of Telemedicine in India and A Few Important Tips for Diabetic Patients in this Lockdown
Dr. Pramod Tripathi, Founder, Freedom From Diabetes
In India, providing in-person healthcare is challenging, particularly given the vast geographical distances and limited resources. Today, in this time of social distancing, Telemedicine can play an important role in cases where there is no need for the patient...
How to Build a Brand Using Social Media During Lockdown?
Dr. Ranjit Nair, CEO, Germin8
Before the lockdown, social media usage was on average 150 minutes per day. However, in the first week of lockdown, the figures jumped to 280 minutes per day, says Hammerkopf Consumer Survey. So, what brands can do on social...
It is Time to Look Beyond Chalk and Talk Pedagogy
Achin Bhattacharyya, Founder & CEO, Notebook
Education Technology, in the beginning, intimidated many educators. However, in trying times like COVID-19, most teachers are happy with the tools available to them. “In a country as large and diverse as ours, the only way to raise the...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
On a Recovery Mission
Sarath Shyam
Business leaders across the world are going through unprecedented challenges as they continue to struggle with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For most of them, the priorities are now different from what they had before the pre-COVID time....