Articles categorized as "Editors Note"
From the outside
Jun 01, 2013
S. PREM KUMAR At The Smart CEO, we’re gearing up to launch version 2.0 of the magazine with a revamped business model. Having run the magazine for 44 months and…
The constant gardener
Apr 01, 2013
This edition holds a special place in my heart. And it has everything to do with featuring Subroto Bagchi, chairman, Mindtree, on our cover. I had never met or spoken to him…
It’s yet to happen in india
Nov 01, 2012
I am going to begin this editor’s note with a confession. I am writing this on a high, one that’s come about thanks to an overdose of ideas from Wired…
Is entrepreneurship really about the art of managing risk?
Oct 01, 2012
In a span of nine years, Rana Kapoor, founder and CEO of YES Bank, has built up a network of 350 branches and 600 ATMs across India and in the process, his…
DEFINING ‘THE SMART CEO’
Sep 01, 2012
In my editor’s note, I usually focus on theorising the subject of the cover story. Last edition, I loosely analysed the ‘genesis of a new industry’ through the story of Sula…
The Pursuit of Followership
Jun 11, 2012
Over the last few years, I have become a huge fan of Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen’s ideas and writing. Christensen, of course, is today really popular around the world for his article titled, ‘How will you measure
IMPACT: THE REAL BOTTOM LINE
May 25, 2012
Emil Zatopek, a Czech long-distance runner, once quoted: “An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head
The art of being unreasonable
Apr 01, 2012
Almost six months ago, when I interviewed Mohit Dubey, founder of CarWale, he referred to his investor, Mahesh Murthy, as Mahesh bhai
The Micro Effect
Mar 01, 2012
Over the last one month, somehow, I got pulled into several discussions on the micro aspects of entrepreneurship in India. I discussed the topic of ‘delighting customers’ with two promising FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) entrepreneurs
The job of an entrepreneur
Feb 01, 2012
I follow the ‘other Steve’ on Facebook. The man I am referring to is of course, Steve Wozniak, the technical brain behind Apple Computers and Steve Jobs’ partner since the early Apple days
