Podcast
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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups
A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India
Column
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The Art of Cutting a Good Private Equity Deal
Despite the slowdown, India accounts for nearly a fourth of the Fab 50 with 12 entries
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How Russel Redenbaugh Defeated his Disabilities
Russell Redenbaugh chose to live an extraordinary life
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Understanding the Neglected Firm Effect
Generic stocks do not possess a reputation, but a lack of reputation should not be confused with low standards
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Closed Economies in a Post-Recession World
For the US, Europe and China, closed economies are a realistic option. Others, including India, will have to adapt
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Making Indian IT Work for Marketing
India’s IT muscle was developed to meet the needs of the CIO. But as a sign of changing consumer needs, today the average CMO is spending around 25 percent of her marketing budget on technology
Check-in
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Forbes Makeover: Mining Magnate Clive Palmer
He’s building a new Titanic. We built him a new wardrobe. Our experts weigh in
Tip-Off
Cross Border
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Social Network Path is Attracting Investors and Users
Left for dead, Dave Morin’s private social network is getting a second life
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US Opinion Poll Firm Gallup Battles Cut-Rate Rivals
Jim Clifton built Gallup into the classiest of surveyors. But there was one question he forgot to ask: How do you fight the innovator’s dilemma?
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The Dread Pirate Roberts: Internet's Multimillionaire Druglord
Increasingly sophisticated anonymity tools have created a bustling online narcotics market and everything that goes with it: Turf wars, illegal guns, attacks on competitors—and one philosophy-spewing, multimillionaire drug lord: The Dread Pirate Roberts
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The Dealmakers at Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus hasn’t morphed into a financial supermarket like the giants of private equity. Perhaps that’s why its dealmakers top our ranking of private equity’s biggest hitters
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Shodan: A Google for Hackers
Shodan is a new tool used by the good and bad guys to find all the devices now connected to the internet: Traffic lights, power plants and even your baby monitor
Real Issue
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'India's Services Sector-Based Economic Model is its Problem'
Gary Dugan of RBS says when a currency falls, it also offers a solution to the underlying issue of lack of competitiveness. But India has to get its manufacturing act together
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Ramco's Turnaround: Can a new CEO do it?
Virender Aggarwal is effecting a painful change at Ramco. Will he succeed?
Appraisals
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Car Review: Range Rover Sport
A leaner and more affordable version of the Range Rover
My Learnings
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Telecom is Now the Marketer's Best Friend: Shivakumar
Nokia’s former India chief D Shivakumar breaks down the challenges faced by MNCs and the role of technology in defining consumer behaviour
Special
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Revisting the Jatropha Debate
Bio-diesel extracted from the Jatropha fruit is cost-efficient and useful
Thoughts
Cheat Sheet
Recliner
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Checking Out Google Glass
Currently a high-tech toy for developers and the lucky few, do these connected specs have a consumer future?
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America's Secret Estate Managers
A new breed of highly educated, hyperdiscreet estate managers has emerged. Here’s what happens when they get together to compare notes
Boardroom
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Yogesh Mahansaria's Second Coming with Alliance Tires
In 2006, Yogesh Mahansaria was turfed out of the business he had built, Balkrishna Tyres. That’s when PE player Warburg Pincus took him on board to give him a second crack at success. Seven years on, with Alliance, he has come back with a bang. And Warburg is counting its shekels
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Ashish Guha is Rebuilding Heidelberg Cement India
As CEO of HeidelbergCement India, Ashish Guha often dips into his two-decade-long investment banking experience. But rebuilding a cement company has also meant a fair bit of unlearning, he says
FAB 50
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TCS: No Slowdown Here
India’s largest outsourcer of IT services hired 70,000 people last year
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Asian Paints: Riding the Indian Middle Class
Asian Paints has decorated India’s walls and ceilings for decades. Its secret? A loyal rural base, smart use of technology and a fixation on customer service
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Forbes Fab 50: Asia's Best Companies
Twelve Indian companies make the list, up from 11 last year
Nuggets
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Tech Tools
A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy
Work in Progress
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After Hard Rock Cafe, JSM is Hungry for More
JSM Corporation’s Sanjay Mahtani and Jay Singh have managed to create scale in the premium restobar space with international brands like CPK and Hard Rock Café and the homegrown Shiro
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How Prime Focus Broke into Hollywood
Prime Focus started out as a teenager’s garage operation in Mumbai and is now a global force in the post-production of films
