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
The wharton wallah who sells ice cream
Ice cream maker Rohan Mirchandani believes that the fun of making your own flavour on a cold stone outdoes the premium proposition of helping established foreign brands entering the Indian market
The business of parking spots
Operating on a reverse model to eliminate the unorganised players in the Indian parking space, Central Parking Systems is all set to reach the Rs. 100 crore revenue mark in FY13
A new kind of payment gateway
GharPay is working on building a payment gateway with a business model around cash booking, a concept that could potentially disrupt the e-commerce world
Distributed risk and reward
Through its distributed delivery model, NextWealth Entrepreneurs, a business process outsourcing company, aims to empower more than 10,000 rural graduates with jobs over the next two to three years
The story of a serial entrepreneurThe drive to go through the hardship of starting up multiple times is one key reason why Krishnan Ganesh, founder and CEO of TutorVista, is a four-time entrepreneur. He shares with...
The Wise LeaderNarayanan Vaghul, former chairman, ICICI Bank, draws ideas from American Generals during World War II, the life of Mahatma Gandhi and even Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing career to...
Rahman. Rockstar.How A.R.Rahman has almost perfected the art, or should one say the business of continuously re-inventing himself...
How you can own a slice of India’s next billion-dollar startup?An inside peek into Mumbai Angels, one of India’s first angel investing clubs, and several reasons why angel investing can be exciting and rewarding...
Plan A to Plan B and beyondAn entrepreneur’s move from Plan A to Plan B must be ‘process-oriented’, says John Mullins, professor of management practice at London Business School and co-author of ‘Get...
Inventor. Entrepreneur. Investor.Vinod Dham, who is acknowledged as ‘Father of the Intel Pentium’ and currently founding-managing director at Indo U.S. Venture Partners, has constantly reinvented himself to st...
The People ManInfosys’ Mohandas Pai is a man on a mission. His biggest challenge today: meeting the aspirations of 1,30,000 Infoscions...
It’s not a myth; it’s a beliefDevdutt Pattanaik shares his experience as the chief belief officer of Future Group and how his understanding of India has helped shape his career and the ethos of Future Group...
The business of quick service restaurantsFor an Indian QSR, the best way to approach a business is to make smart choices - on menu, format, location and process. And for those who have managed to build a strong foundation...
Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s search for a NaukriInfo Edge’s executive vice-chairman, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, launched his first Internet portal, Naukri.com, in 1997 when India had only 14,000 Internet users. Today, he is churnin...