Arun Kumar has led Strides Shasun into the Fortune India 500, off it, and into the next 500. He claims to not have a strategy, and that puzzles investors. He’s been buying and selling bits of the company, but finally seems to be in consolidation mode.
Language-learning app company Duolingo was surprised to find a strong demand for learning English in India. Capitalising on that, it’s also pushing its English test app to students wanting to study abroad.
One of the authorities on business innovation today, Vijay Govindarajan discusses his "three-box strategy" and says companies that follow this can successfully reinvent themselves while keeping their core values intact.
Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist, is using the experience to hack an unlikely challenge: helping technophobes in Rajasthan cross the digital divide.