Diagnosing Demand

With its scalable model, tie-ups and funding, iGenetic Diagnostics hopes to make high-end molecular diagnostic technology affordable in India

'Products That Don't Use AI Or Machine Learning Will Die A Natural Death'

Manish Singhal says products that mine data intelligently will become market leaders and so, he’s investing in startups with a focus on AI, machine learning and IoT through his fund pi Ventures

Pizza Unchained

The success of Domino’s, Papa John’s and the rest of Big Pizza has devastated mom-and-pop pie shops. Now Slice is helping the little guys unite, get online—and fight back.

Hyperlocal Goes Wide

Startups take the horizontal route, delivering everything from food and groceries to medicines and stationery. After a catastrophic start, hyperlocals are back in vogue with Swiggy and Dunzo locked in a fierce battle.

The Campaign Makers

Political strategy and consulting firms have mushroomed across the country over the last decade. As India gears up for elections, they are already on the road, using data to drive campaigns that can help swing polls.

Ground Control

From aerospace parts to toys may seem like an unrelated diversification, but for Aravind Melligeri, there’s a method and little madness.

Time To Wade In

In the absence of further bad news, selling fatigue may be the reason stocks begin to move up.

You Can't Take Cricket Out of Me

Former BCCI president N Srinivasan on CSK’s two-year ban in IPL, perception of him being authoritarian and his chances of making a comeback.

An Equal Music

The fight for equality has exploded in social conversations over the past decade.

Bachchan's Big Bet

Abhishek Bachchan’s innate passion for sports has transformed the Bollywood actor into an entrepreneur.

Indian Ecommerce 2.0: Bringing The Bazaars Home

The ecommerce market in the country is growing not only in size but also in the diversity of sellers and buyers. The year ahead will unveil many new dimensions of the next phase of India’s ecommerce journey.

The Year Of The Last Action Hero

Why we don’t need poster boys and rock stars but quiet performers.

Tata Motors 2.0

How Guenter Butschek’s transformational strategy is working almost three years after he slipped into the hot seat at India’s largest automaker.

Pumped Up

The testimonials are touching, but the scientific proof is wanting. How did a little medical products company get to be worth $14 billion?

Running On Empty

Half a decade of slowing demand, regulatory changes and tight financing have taken the real estate sector—and those lending to it—to the brink of a shakeout.

The Call Centre Grows Up

India’s BPOs, which once performed mundane backoffice chores, are now undertaking sophisticated analytics tasks and keeping the industry’s revenue metre ticking. Case in point: WNS Holdings

Private Sector Money Must For India's Infrastructure Needs

According to Crisil, ₹50 lakh crore is needed for projects till 2022

Match Point

Murugavel Janakiraman’s Matrimony.com, launched with an initial focus on the Tamil community, is now a market leader in online matchmaking

'To Me Conventional Wisdom Is The Ultimate Enemy'

Never make a bet you can’t afford to lose is the philosophy that has kept billionaire investor Sam Zell in business over the last five decades.

The Internet's Local Flavour

Virendra Gupta wants his news aggregator platform Dailyhunt to continue with its focus on vernacular content in the pursuit of digital ad revenues—the elusive holy grail for online content providers

My Kuala Lumpur

If you are fond of golf, this city is for you

Why Is Junk Food So Tempting?

Processed food, rich in sugar, salt and fat, fails to send the right signal to our brains, and makes us overeat.

'I Was Young And It Was Immature Behaviour'

Rahul Yadav, who co-founded Housing.com before an unceremonious exit, discusses the takeaways and his new journey

High Ground

For some mining companies’ revenues, the trade war is looking like a phony war

Backroom Politics

Ahead of the poll battle next month, social media cells are on a strategising overdrive to micro-manage party messages at the grassroots, strengthen offline campaigns, and serve as hubs for data processing and coordination.

Yatra's Corporate Flight

How India’s second biggest online travel aggregator’s upgrade—from economy to business class—made it a lucrative acquisition target.

In The Global Big League

Reliance’s scale in telecom and retail propel Mukesh Ambani to 13th place in the global billionaire sweepstakes.

IT Pays To Pipe Dream

How, from a distributor of a remedy for constipation, Sandeep Engineer emerged as one of India’s mint-new billionaires.

Batteries Not Included

Can subsidies alone power India’s push to electric vehicles?

New-Age Tycoon

Billionaire debutant Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Info Edge has built himself a fortune, and a reputation to match.