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Green Steel

After his partner dropped dead in his hotel room, globe-trotting financier David Stickler found himself at the helm of a steel mill startup in rural Arkansas. Now he runs the best little high-tech, highly leveraged steelmaker in the nation.

Failure To Launch

Chris Roberts has spent seven years and raised nearly $300 million—most of it from average gamers—building Star Citizen. It’s on pace to be the most expensive video game ever made and—outside of cryptocurrency— the world’s largest crowdfunded project. It’s still not ready. It may never be.

The Stirring Pot

With the rise—and fall—of gimmickry and imitation in modern Indian cuisine, chefs are digging deeper into India’s hinterland to innovate and survive diner fatigue.

What We Built Is Sustainable, Not Glamorous

Stuart Crighton of Cleartrip talks about staying focussed on consumers and products in the highly competitive sector of online travel aggregators.

Putting Data to Work

Atlan is helping governments and companies manage and analyse data to achieve better and faster results.

Pressing The EV Accelerator

The government is making a fervent push for electric mobility and the two-wheeler industry is on its toes to meet the growing demand.

Deep Discounting Is Not A Great Thing For Anybody

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal reckons the #Logout campaign won’t determine the future of food tech or the restaurant industry in India. Edited excerpts from an interview.

Past Tense, Present Perfect, Future Ready

Over the last five years, Hero MotoCorp and its chief Pawan Munjal have put the Honda split behind them and built R&D capabilities to consolidate the company’s position as a two-wheeler behemoth.

A Peek Into What's Keeping Anurag Kashyap Busy!

As Anurag Kashyap turns 47 next month, he will still provoke—as a filmmaker and writer, but no longer on Twitter.

Growing Good

On the back of a vertically integrated supply chain, and world-class R&D and manufacturing facilities, the firm is on its way to becoming a global leader in nutraceutical ingredients.

How IIM's Struggle To Attract Quality Students And Faculty Effecting The Brand?

The new IIMs have come a long way since they first took flight a decade ago, but still struggle to attract quality students and faculty. How does this impact the brand?

Anurag Kashyap: 'I Don't Have Any Filters'

The prefix ‘freewheeling’ before an interview to describe an uninhibited chat is perhaps one of the most overused, but a conversation with Anurag Kashyap does perfect justice to the word. excerpts from a no-holds-barred two-hour interview at the maverick filmmaker’s residence in suburban Mumbai.

Shreegopal Kabra - Rewiring The Future

Innovative products, cheeky marketing and strong macro levers are helping the company emerge as a formidable player in the wire and cable market.

TPG Capital Asia Is Sealing The Deal

TPG Capital Asia has deployed nearly $2 billion in India and scripted the turnaround of companies.

The Yin & Yang of Lupin

Putting their diverse management styles to work, Vinita and Nilesh Gupta are dreaming big billions for the pharma major.

GST: The Good Bad And Uncertain

Implementation of GST will affect various sectors differently. Grant Thornton offers a quick look at how some of them will fare if the proposed bill is passed in Parliament

When Business Begins at Home

Once considered a long shot, Naaptol, the home-shopping company, has managed to scale rapidly by understanding its customers better.

Syrian Refugees Speak of the Homes and Lives They Left Behind

Though now safely ensconced in Berlin’s bright lights and Christmas carols, Syrian refugees speak wistfully of their homes and lives left behind, possibly forever.

The New Hedge Fund King

Amid a sea of dismal performances, a surfer dude with Einstein smarts is redefining the terms of quant trading.

A Responsible Budget With An Eye On The Future

By putting the rural sector and fiscal consolidation first, the finance minister has presented a responsible budget with an eye on the future.

Conflicting Views Can Build Strong Businesses

Families must respect divergent opinions and give autonomy to next generation leaders so that they can Function without Fear.

The Robo-Powered Internet

Kik Messenger is a huge hit with teens - and a sudden threat to Facebook in the race to create the world’s mobile operating system. The company’s 28-year-old founder thinks his bots give him the edge.

Car: Audi S5 Sportback

Every shortlisted candidate has an equal chance of getting the job unless the interviewee botches up. If you avoid these mistakes, you can definitely hit the bulls eye.

Single In A New Country? Log In Or Sign Up

Social media has stepped in to fill the chasms created by isolation when singletons shift to alien lands

Business-To-Business: Fortune Favours The Bold

Online retail platforms like Snapdeal and Flipkart may be grabbing eyeballs, but its their business-to-business counterparts that are seeing profits

Pain and Gain

John Kapoor made his billions by letting his drug companies push legal and ethical limits— which was fine when he was peddling blood-pressure pills, but not once he started selling one of the strongest narcotics in the world.

Taking The Road Less Clicked

As millennials equate travel with Instagram, luxury hotels are dishing up never-heard-of edgy and experimental services

The Price Of The Presidency

Donald Trump’s White House tenure—and his polarising politics—has actually dented his net worth. But it’s not for a lack of trying to cash in.

Tracking The Modi-meter

Fixing its balance sheet was the BJP-led government’s biggest hit, and the inability to get faster GDP growth its biggest miss

Samsung and Xiaomi Slug It Out For Pole Position In The Indian Smartphone Market

Samsung and Xiaomi slug it out for pole position in the Indian smartphone market.