The constant gardener

This edition holds a special place in my heart. And it has everything to do with featuring Subroto Bagchi, chairman, Mindtree, on our cover. I had never met or spoken to him before this interview but his book, The High Performance Entrepreneur, played a key role in the formative years of the magazine.

Pin down the culprit

Saloni Malhotra, one of the founders of Safecity.in, talks about the website’s plans to track reports of harassment and abuse of women across the country

The data rush

Companies can gain the maximum benefit out of data by investing in information filtering solutions to store and keep what is useful from a business perspective and leave out the rest

At the heart of marketing

Companies can appeal to the emotions of their consumers not only through advertisements but also by following higher principles that make their brand stand out

The business of clinical research outsourcing

Karmic Lifesciences, a clinical trials and clinical data management services company, is now gearing up for its next level of growth by clinching contracts from global pharma companies

Decoding a seed fund’s investment philosophy

Karthik Reddy, managing partner, Blume Ventures, spoke to us about the fund’s investment thesis in the various sectors it invests in.

Taking forward the medimix legacy

Pradeep Cholayil, managing director, Cholayil Pvt. Ltd., the company that owns the marketing rights for brand Medimix for non-southern and outside-India markets, discusses the company’s growth strategies

Pioneering entrepreneurship

Sridhar Reddy Pinnapu, founder of the Pioneer Group, talks to us about his entrepreneurial journey and some key lessons that he has learnt along the way

First day,First show

Just like the movies, every business idea has to be impactful on its first day, says design entrepreneur, Sonia Manchanda

Lost in translation

It’s not always easy to take a good idea and turn it into an even better product; be it in films or business

Who is your guru?

In this edition’s lounge, four entrepreneurs talk to us about their role models and what they have learnt from them

Learn. Adapt. Change

Avinash Vashistha, the chairman and geography managing director of Accenture India, says leading and learning are inextricably linked. In this interview with The Smart CEO, he talks about the best advice he’s ever received, the evolution of the outsourcing industry and what it means to Accenture India

How to influence people outside your organisation

For today’s leaders, winning the commitment of people outside the ambit of their power is a significant stepping stone to achieve desired outcome

The “Anchor” Factor

In our January 2013 edition, we published a 101-point checklist titled ‘Entrepreneurship 101 – a definitive checklist for decision-makers at startups. In this edition’s Entrepreneurship 101 Series we dig deep into point #63 – Getting an anchor in the early phase

Get a 360 degree perspective!

Samer Ibrahim Kurdi, global Chairman, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), talks about why, he believes, EO entrepreneurs have an edge over the others and his observations about entrepreneurship around the globe

Mad about marketing

Philip Kotler talks about how the marketing landscape is evolving and why companies need to adopt marketing 3.0

The opportunity in affordable healthcare

Doctors, technology innovators, the government, entrepreneurs and venture capital investors are teaming up to solve India’s healthcare challenges. In this feature, we take a closer look at some of the entrepreneurial opportunities in the affordable healthcare space

ATMs for the thirsty

For Piramal Foundation, the inspiration was the money-dispensing ATM. If it can dispense money, why not water, especially in the rural areas where water is a premium commodity?

Powering through bangladesh

Bangladesh-based power generation company, Desh Energy, has clocked a revenue of US $25 million in 2012 and is looking to cash-in on coal-based and renewable energy-based projects in the future

“This is a wonderful place to be.”

For Amish Tripathi, writing happened by chance. With Shiva’s Trilogy, he’s one of the best selling authors in the country today. In this interview, he shares with us his journey as an author