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Old truths, fresh startups

Startups are not confined to yuppies, bursting with irrepressible technology ideas

Mahabharata of corporate governance

How a mythological story connects well with today's stories of governance failure

Power alters a CEO's brain

Power affects all, though in India, professionals can exercise power only with the promoter's support

Dual-class shareholding will take more time

Dual-class share structures hinder corporate performance, according to academic research

From conception to commercialisation

We fail to contemplate the innovation biography of the dry copier, an essential part of our lives

R Gopalakrishnan: The hazardous life of birth control

The contraceptive pill arguably qualifies as one of the biggest innovations in history

R Gopalakrishnan: Swachh Insaaf: A citizen's view of justice

It is better to be critical of our institutions of justice than to be cynical of the system

R Gopalakrishnan: The birth of an idea

Life cycle of an innovation begins as a concept in the brain. The concept becomes manifest only after it is articulated into an idea

R Gopalakrishnan: The life cycle of an idea

The metaphor is instructive and inspiring when applied to describe ideas, and subsequently, to chart the biography of innovation

R Gopalakrishnan: Not just a lack of toilets

Swachh Bharat Mission could focus on using technological innovation to eradicate the problem of open defecation

R Gopalakrishnan: Make in India by globalising wellness

In the Make in India drive, wellness products based on Indian knowledge will leverage the credibility of India as a source

R Gopalakrishnan: Five growth mantras for FMCG start-ups

Newcomers should focus on converting their big-bang entry into a sustainable, long-term business

R Gopalakrishnan: Thought leadership - the ancestor of innovation

Humans are the only species that think, reflect, act and discover in a cycle of incessant learning

R Gopalakrishnan: Start-ups must learn corporate ayurveda

Older companies can teach them five lessons that do not assure success but do not backfire either

R Gopalakrishnan: Shed apathy, embrace innovation

Huge gains can be made by giving agriculture disproportionate priority, even more than GST

R Gopalakrishnan: Intelligent farming

Farming and agriculture are crying out for a business model innovation

R Gopalakrishnan: Customer-centric innovations by hotels

Innovations such as room key cards and the right room temperature are more consumer friendly compared to fancy stuff like enhanced mobile interface

R Gopalakrishnan: Opposition to trials aborts innovation

If your child's life could be saved, or if your family could avert hunger, would you oppose experiments in genetic science?

R Gopalakrishnan: Getting trained to listen

The one quality that entrepreneurs should necessarily possess is the ability to listen

R Gopalakrishnan: Lessons investors and founders should learn from Housing.com fiasco

Many start-up ills can be traced to the founder's ego or the investor's greed, both of which are cases of desiring before deserving