The rise of India's latest edtech unicorn holds lessons for other startups
Alakh Pandey has produced astonishing results with no marketing spend, while his competitors burned billions of dollars. How did he do it?
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As kids return to school, Indian edtech faces challenges ahead
Companies have spent billions of dollars to expand their services but there could be change ahead for some.
Remote work is fuelling global IT's unsustainably sky-high attrition rates
While remote tech workers hold the advantage in the short run, they will need to constantly upgrade their skill set in order to prevent their replacement by automation.
Musk's vague ideas of free speech and Tesla's ambition could spell doom for India's minorities
OPINION: His position may allow a lethal flow of hate speech targeting minorities to flourish on Twitter, while Tesla could be given a special deal in return for a free pass to stifle Twitter-based criticism of the Modi government.
India's EV industry faces heat as electric scooters go up in flames
Just as the industry was poised to soar, e-scooter makers will have to work fast to win back consumer confidence.
Paytm's greater fools: Lessons from a disastrous IPO
How did so many people dupe themselves into thinking that Paytm was a sure bet? Not paying attention to some basic rules of how to value a fintech company, or any company, did them in.
The fall of Paytm: Warren Buffett's only Indian investment
Analysts believe that Paytm's problems were masked by promoter and banker-driven hype.
Can Meta prevent its algorithm from facilitating a communal bloodbath in India?
Company whistleblowers, critics, and those familiar with the inside workings of Meta say that Facebook's sensation-seeking, hate-speech nurturing algorithms are ripping apart the fabric of many developing countries, especially India.
Indian rideshare Ola faces crowded field to go beyond Uber playbook
The answer may lie beyond pandemic impacts and a willingness to spend, especially if the rideshare company wants to reach its goal of manufacturing millions of electric vehicles overnight.
Amazon wins major arbitration against Reliance-Future, but will they comply?
Time will tell whether the decision determines Amazon's place in Indian retail and Reliance's ability to seal its position as the undisputed retail heavyweight champion.