Amid increasing scrutiny of the edtech sector, Ronnie Screwvala, Chairperson and Co-founder of upGrad, raised a crucial question: “How can the context of learning [and] skilling not be relevant?” He…
People believe that impact and making money shouldn't be clubbed together, but it's crucial to first understand how to accelerate both effectively, according to Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder of upGrad and…
When you ask a supremely successful person to share their mantra for success, they tend to keep it simple. Because as the saying goes: the doers don't talk, they just…
Day 2 of TechSparks 2024 saw a dynamic exchange of ideas, as the visionaries, investors, and founders who are shaping the future of India's startup ecosystem gathered under one roof…
Over the past few weeks, the startup ecosystem has been debating whether companies should be run in "founder mode" or "manager mode" when scaling. In founder mode, a founder remains…
At TechSparks 2024, entrepreneur and investor Ronnie Screwvala suggested entrepreneurs build in the ‘boring’ sectors. “Serious businesses—solar energy and all those who work in the environmental space—are being built for the…
Serial entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala cautioned that venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms significantly raise their expectations once a company aggressively raises funding, subtly criticising startups that chase large-scale…
Food delivery giant Zomato's Co-founder and Chief People Officer Akriti Chopra has resigned with immediate effect, the company announced in an exchange filing. She had been working at Zomato since November…
Entrepreneurs should prioritise technologies that are beneficial for the environment from day one, said Pratyush Kumar Panda, Sectoral Expert in ESG and Founder of the Basudev Panda Foundation.He emphasised that…
Raj Mohan, Founder and Director of the Sustainable Green Initiative, has learned a thing or two in his journey of planting five crore trees across India—chief among them being that…