January 2020
Gearing up for the 2nd edition of Leadership Unplugged
Jan 06, 2020
I begin at least one day a week listening to a podcast. Some of my favourites are Recode Decode, Pivot, Acquired and Exponent. Irrespective of the topic or speakers, these podcasts are brilliantly produced. They are fun, creative, to-the…
The Watertec Way
Jan 06, 2020
For our Growth Enterprise section, we chatted with Coimbatore-based Bantwal Ramesh Baliga, CEO of Watertec (India), one of India’s fastest growing plumbing solutions companies. Baliga has carefully shaped the growth path of the company over the last few…
4 Ideas on Decision Making from Leadership Unplugged
Sep 19, 2018
Earlier this month, we conducted the inaugural edition of Leadership Unplugged, a digital and events platform dedicated to the topics of leadership and decision-making. For us at Smart CEO, the event, which was held on September 6 and 7…
Management, Mindfulness & Motivation: 3 Invaluable Lessons For Everyday Life
Jan 06, 2020
Through a review of three wonderful books, The Art of Not Giving A F*ck, Think Fast & Slow, and Black Swan, the columnist gives interesting insights into how we can deal with adversity, thinking bias and management prejudice.
As…
Good Night!
Jan 06, 2020
DSG Consumer Partners and Sharrp Ventures have come on board as investors at SleepyCat based on strong traction. Led by Kabir Siddiq, the company is now gearing up for scale by expanding its product portfolio, strengthening its supply chain and…
Making Leaders Walk the Talk
Jan 06, 2020
Two-way communication between leaders and their teams is essential and possible only when the leaders have the right skills to inspire them.
Amogh Deshmukh, Managing Director, DDI India
In today’s fast-paced business world, a good leader needs…
In ASCENT we TRUST
Jan 06, 2020
Archanna Das, Associate Director, ASCENT Foundation, a not-for-profit expression of Harsh Mariwala (Chairman, Marico), chats with Smart CEO about her experiences of running a peer-learning group for entrepreneurs.
Archanna Das, Head, ASCENT …
Can you Dunzo that to me?
Jan 06, 2020
Google-backed Dunzo is being built on a simple yet grand vision: becoming the last-mile logistics layer for India’s Top 25 cities. Its proposition to consumers is straightforward – don’t waste your time running errands; just leave it…
Catch ‘em young and watch ‘em grow!
Jan 06, 2020
Read what the founders of two early
stage investors, Eagle10 Ventures and Orios
Venture Partners – have to say about their investment philosophy and reasons
why they invested in their investee companies…
TEN TIMES with EAGLE10 VENTURES!
Eagle10 Ventures…
The MyGate Journey So Far
Jan 06, 2020
Tiger Global & Tencent-backed MyGate aims to serve 20,000 gated communities with its security and visitor management app.
Vijay Arisetty, CEO and Co-founders, MyGate
Vijay
Arisetty, Abhishek Kumar and Shreyans Daga had three main…
A change that makes a difference
Jan 06, 2020
Nimaya Robotics, a company which enhances psychomotor and cognitive skills of children with autism and other multiple disabilities, using robotics-based therapy, won the title of most innovative and scalable social impact startup from Berkeley Executive Program in Management. With…
V Resorts wants to focus on unique experiences and destinations
Jan 06, 2020
With over 120 properties spread across 21 states in the country, V Resorts is looking to sign more hospitality management contracts across India and in the Middle East, South Asia and Australasia in the coming years. It’s focus areas…
The Smartworks’ Game Plan
Jan 06, 2020
Keppel Land-backed Smartworks has spotted a better business model in the office space segment. It is somewhere in-between a co-working space serving startups and a commercial office park serving large enterprises.
Neetish Sarda, Founder, Smartworks
In…
The Art of Balance
Jan 06, 2020
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is an endeavor to encourage artists of different genres, while also keeping in mind the expectation of art connoisseurs. Kiran Nadar, Founder and Chairperson of the Museum, speaks to Meera Srikant on how her collection…
