Leadership
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Ahana Gautam's Open Secret: Be unapologetic and fight for your dream
Gautam's mom inspired her to fight the odds, and with Open Secret, she is inspiring moms to switch to healthy snacking options for their children
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Beating the odds: Why Melorra's Saroja Yeramilli believes being a solo woman founder is the toughest job
The founder and CEO of the D2C jewellery brand had to face several odds, lows and rejections. But the tenacious founder refused to give up
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SuperBottoms: An army of young mothers, led by Pallavi Utagi, will defend this baby care brand
SuperBottoms has seen two near-death experiences, including an imposter wanting to clone it, but the force of young moms put together by Utagi will do anything to protect and scale the reusable cloth diaper and baby products
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Transition of women founders and cofounders to CEOs important: Aishwarya Arunkumar, Shweta Bhatia
Women have founded companies and held the cofounder and founder chair but today many are transitioning to CEOs, which is an important transition, Arunkumar is vice president at Eight Roads Ventures India, while Bhatia is partner and head of technology (consumer and financial services investments) at Eight Roads Ventures India
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How to create enduring social impact
India's NGOs would benefit enormously from reserves and endowments that could translate to financial resilience, and much more significant impact, Pritha Venkatachalam and Anant Bhagwati of The Bridgespan Group write
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The changing purpose and process of philanthropy: Aparna Piramal Raje
For those wanting to be agents of change, it is essential to have domain knowledge of the subject, find the right partners and make multiplier impact the benchmark of giving
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This is me: Indian women founders are taking up space by being unapologetic
An army of new-age founders is scripting a bold story, moving away from the clichéd gender narrative. What's helping them is their valuable higher education, a sizeable corporate stint, and the courage to be unapologetic
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People give for a selfish reason—to feel good: Luis Miranda, Nimisha Pathak
Billionaires and professionals turn to philanthropy to get that warm glow in their lives. And there are other motivations too—from currying favours with God and getting awards to converting profits to purpose, Miranda, chairman and cofounder of Indian School of Public Policy, and Pathak, a project associate, write
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Marathons: How long-distance running became an avenue for philanthropy for Indian corporates
With long-distance running, Indian corporates have found an avenue to raise funds for philanthropy and various social causes while also fostering camaraderie among employees
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We need more women-centric VCs and funds: Navya Naveli Nanda
On International Women's Day, the 25-year-old entrepreneur-activist speaks to Forbes India about EntrepreNaari, Project Naveli's initiative for women entrepreneurs
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Clarion call for climate donors: Need for philanthropic capital for climate action
A collective and multi-pronged philanthropic effort is required from individuals, corporates and countries to solve the climate crisis