The combined share of global deal value for India and China startups has gone up by a whopping 1200% over the last decade, with the two countries making up for more than a quarter of the money spent by venture capital firms across the world. It is not surprise then, that India is currently the […]
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U04: Is Narendra Modi a Charismatic Leader?
The rise of a Narendra Damodardas Modi from a “tea seller” to the prime minister of India has certainly been meteoric. He was recently named the 9th most powerful person in the world, the highest ranked new comer in the list (The Times of India, 2017). He is often cited by the news media as […]
U02: Story of Humbert & Dolores – Ethical Workplace Dilemma
Humbert was the blue-eyed boy of the senior management. Everyone in the organization knew that he was a coding-ninja, and a company that was largely reliant on it’s technological know-how, he was a real asset to the organization. Everyone was offered the first glimpse of his brilliance, when within a couple of months of his joining, […]
U01: The Ethical Dilemma of Real-time Ride Sharing Platforms
In an interview with CNNMoney, renowned entrepreneur and Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel said that “Uber is the most ethically challenged company in Silicon Valley” (Segall, 2014). It is public knowledge that Uber has faced stiff resistance from every new market and geography it has ventured into. This isn’t limited to Uber alone, however, and other […]