WeWork’s brutal markdown saga: The big question
The new economy playbook has started wearing out. The signs are ominous. Positioning oneself as a tech company—exaggeration, outright lie, or the truth—is all shades of grey now.
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A host of troubles for OYO
Ritesh Agarwal had enough to contend with: conflict with partners, fallout of rapid expansion, and restructuring. Then came a pandemic, giving the OYO founder his most difficult battle yet.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma readies for the next frontier
From selling ringtones to running what can be called an Internet conglomerate, Sharma has stayed relevant and is also creating an ecosystem. Now, he wants to take Paytm to the developed world.
WeWork is shaken, Embassy stirs into action
Less than a month after WeWork’s IPO was postponed and Adam Neumann stepped down as CEO, Embassy Group-run WeWork India is looking to raise $200 million to fund its growth.
Masayoshi Son to offer free solar power to India
But only after 25-year power purchase agreements “come to an end”.
A purple patch for investors
Editor’s letter from our February 2018 issue
SoftBank bets big on India
Alok Sama, chief strategy officer, SoftBank Group, says the notion of ‘leapfrogging’ is an essential part of their Indian investment thesis.
Softbank’s Son praises Flipkart, Paytm
Masayoshi Son who manages Softbank’s $100 billion Vision Fund says Flipkart and Paytm have held their ground again local and global competition. Son, incidentally, has big stakes in both of them.
SoftBank set to top investment target
SoftBank, the biggest backer of Indian consumer internet firms, is set to overachieve on its investment target of infusing $10 billion in less than 10 years.
The Son book of investing
With its $100-billion Vision Fund, investment giant SoftBank could well decide the future of India’s new economy companies.
