Forbes India - November 6, 2020

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Ajay Singh’s never-say-die attitude has helped SpiceJet stay afloat despite heavy tailwinds in the past year, particularly after the outbreak of the coronavirus. At a time when industry experts point out that the airline is facing financial problems and its overall situation is not good, the 54-year-old chairman and managing director is looking to leverage existing revenue streams and build them into money-making verticals. Our cover story is on his grand plans to de-risk the business and expand SpiceJet into a formidable air transport player. That apart, this issue also has the Forbes 400 package, a list of America’s richest who have seen their wealth soar despite the pandemic.

Drones Waft In A World Of Virtual Deal-Making

Why VC and PE transactions are taking longer to conclude and have got more complicated and intriguing in Covid times

7 mins

Safe Mode Off

The rules are yet to be framed, but experts say the Code on social security in its current form creates more challenges than clarity surrounding the employment of gig and unorganised workers

8 mins

Coffee, Tea… And More

Known as a beverage maker, the recently rechristened Tata Consumer Products now aims to go the whole hog

7 mins

ROUTE RECALCULATION

Beleaguered with financial problems, SpiceJet is looking to leverage existing revenue streams and build them into money-making verticals

10+ mins

Taxing, Yet Rewarding

How ClearTax is transforming from an income tax filing platform to a full-stack fintech player

6 mins

The Anti-Facebook

Amid a herd of grow-at-all-cost unicorns, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz’s second act is a carefully constructed tortoise. As the global workplace has suddenly gone virtual, Asana, the team-management software he has spent 12 years cultivating, is poised to win the race

7 mins

Reed Hastings Rewrites The Hollywood Script

Netflix had already upended Hollywood when the pandemic hit. but by making use of a highly unusual management style, its billionaire founder has positioned his juggernaut to prosper like few companies in the world right now

10+ mins

Biotech's Barnum And His Covid Cures

Billionaire Patrick SoonShiong’s radical cancer treatments made him one of the wealthiest physicians on earth. Now the master of medical marketing believes his drug therapies could defeat the “crisis of our time”—and there are plenty of reasons to think he’ll deliver more Hippocrates than hype

10+ mins

The Rise and Rise of Tyler Perry

From “poor as hell” to billionaire: How Tyler Perry built an entertainment empire and changed show business forever

10+ mins

‘SUCCESS DOESN'T TEACH YOU MUCH, FAILURE DOES'

Former cricket captain Ravi Shastri on turning entrepreneur at 58 with personal grooming brand 23 Yards, his approach as Team India coach, and learnings from the game and his stellar career

10+ mins

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