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Implementation of GST: Looking Back and The Road Ahead
Editor’s Note: Implementation of GST The implementation of GST, Goods and Services Tax, in India was a significant milestone. Several years have passed since GST…
Collapse of SVB: All 7 things you need to know about Silicon Valley Bank
The Saga of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Are you associated with the tech startup ecosystem, or banking, finance and stock markets, or do you simply…
Earthquake Safety
Editor’s Note: Earthquake Safety Measures Natural calamities occur out of the blue and almost always leave us absolutely devastated. Accounts of destructive natural disasters, especially…
Entrepreneurship Index: Measure your entrepreneurial potential
Entrepreneurship Index: The Background There are a large number of entrepreneurs in society, and a much larger number of aspiring entrepreneurs, who are keen to…
Management of The Silver Screen: Film Production
We all love to watch movies as they provide entertainment and joy. But have you ever wondered what goes on behind that silver screen that…
Decoding Neobanks: Disrupting Traditional Banks
The word “Neo” means “new’. Neobanks work like every other bank, except that they lack a physical presence. They are completely on-line banking systems. With…
You must be minting money!
“You must be minting money!” Here’s a statement which I hear more often than I’d like to; mostly because of the tone it is said…
Theory of Deadlines
Executive Summary: The Theory of Deadlines Why are deadlines necessary? Have you thought about it? Yes, they sometimes take our sleep away but would we…
Deconstructing the Sri Lankan Crisis: A Macroeconomic Fiasco
The Sri Lanka Crisis: Why Does It Matter? The Sri Lankan crisis is a classic example to understand the events happening around us, that deserve…
Large scale projects: Lessons learnt
Editor’s Note: Learning from large scale projects We had the pleasure of hosting Brijesh Awasthi, CEO and Founder, Netclan Inc., in an earlier episode of…
Hemp – A natural resource for all your needs
Editor’s Note: Hemp – A wonderful natural resource Hemp is a wonderful natural resource, that has a plethora of applications, ranging all the way from…
3 Recent Crypto Hacks and the Case for Smart Contract Audits
The Rise of Crypto Hacks Crypto hacks continue to be a stumbling block to the growing crypto market, creating panic among existing and potential investors.…
Get-A-Whey: Inside Scoop of a Shark Tank journey with Pashmi Shah
You have seen them on Shark Tank India, and probably tasted their delicious and healthy ice-creams that help you ‘get away’ into a state of…
Replacing Digital Screens: A Natural Toy Story
A Natural Search For Replacing Digital Screens Once upon a time, children used to play with wooden toys and would remain close to nature. Over…
Building Careers for the Retail Workforce: Truman
We had the opportunity to have a conversation with Abdus Salaam, the CEO and Founder of Truman, which is building India’s #1 on-demand platform for…
CaughtCrafthanded- Grandmother turns Entrepreneur with Granddaughter
Grandmother who proved that age is just a number When we think of entrepreneurs and startups, the first thing that comes to our mind usually…
Learning Is Life – In Conversation with Nataraja Nanjundaiah
Life – An Eternal Journey of Learning In a world that is constantly changing, how does one keep pace and stay relevant? In the new…
22 Things to Look Forward to in 2022
The team and all stakeholders associated with From The Experts Mouth (FTEM) had a great time during 2021. We had earlier published a post and…
Nirog Street: A Disease Free Way Through Ayurveda
Nirog Street: Driving disease free with Ayurveda The unprecedented COVID-19 laid a strict emphasis on the need of a strong immune system and the importance…
The One Technology: Making An Impact
Soch ’21: The One Technology We had earlier introduced you to the article writing competition Soch’21 which is part of Prabandhan at IIT Kanpur –…
Prabandhan ’21: Management Conclave of IIT Kanpur
Prabandhan ’21 – The Management Conclave Prabandhan ’21 is the 10th anniversary edition of the management conclave of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur).…
Sports as a Career in India
India’s culture in sports is still undefined. Although it has improved a lot as compared to what it was a decade back, it’s still in…
Leadership Lessons From Tennis – A Racket over a racket?
Novak Djokovic triumphs and teaches leadership lessons The recently concluded French Open 2021 was a delight for everyone, whether you are a tennis enthusiast or…
Sticking Through Adversity – Custom Sticker Printing Business
Sticking Through Adversity What does one do when there aren’t enough jobs when you graduate? You can start a business that leverages your educational background,…
Career in Social Sector
How to successfully pivot to a Career in Social Sector? The void in my life It was April 2019, it had been almost 2 decades…
Effective Leadership in a Crisis
The Role of Effective Leadership in a Crisis As the world continues to battle with the health and economic crisis, organisations have to continue to…
How to Stay Motivated As An Entrepreneur
Motivation for Entrepreneurs Conceptualizing and seeing a startup through to completion can be overwhelming. While robust planning, strong resources, and efficient marketing are mandatory, staying…
Steve Jobs’ Famous Speech and the New Normal
Steve Jobs’ Famous Speech – The Commencement Address at Stanford Many of us have heard Steve Jobs’ famous speech delivered at Stanford in 2005. It…
How to Create Abundance: Busting Common Myths Around Money
Executive Summary – How to Create Abundance? In our modern world, access to money plays a big part in how we create and perceive abundance.…
Vegan Makeup and Cosmetics – The Business of Cruelty Free Beauty
Beauty – A Matter of Perspective Beauty, a term we are all associated with, is something every person wants. Now, the definition of beauty can…
Entrepreneurship Summit to Help Startups – Uttishtha ’21
Editor’s Note – Entrepreneurship Summit to Help Startups We had written an introductory note about Uttishtha ’21, an entrepreneurship summit to help startups, conducted at…
Lessons in Managing Business in the New Normal : Louie Voice Control
Lessons in Managing Business in the New Normal In a previous post, we shared the story of Louie Voice Control and its creator, Pramit Bhargava.…
How to Avoid Crisis in Business? Lessons from the Pandemic
Editor’s Note – How to avoid crisis in business? There have been a plethora of stories about lessons from the pandemic. Most of these, including…
Executive Presence
Editor’s Note – Executive Presence: Shital Kakkar Mehra is the author of ‘Executive Presence: The POISE formula for Leadership’ (Harper Collins), her second book. She…
Life Hacks for MBA
Life Hacks for MBA Master of Business Administration, or MBA programs are in essence giant sandboxes where an eclectic mix of students are thrown together…
Uttishtha ’21 – Startup Fest at IIM Kashipur
India – A Start-up Superpower The momentous growth and continued expansion of the startup ecosystem in India has ushered in a whole new era of…
Story of Sweaterletters
Editor’s Note – The journey of Sweaterletters FTEM brings to you the story of Isshika Chopra and Aadya Jaipuria who started their own business, Sweaterletters,…
Taking Control of Life: Lessons from creating Louie Voice Control
Editor’s Note: Louie Voice Control – The Story and the creator, Pramit Bhargava We are excited to share with you the story behind Louie Voice…
3 C’s of Delegation
3 C’s of Delegation Delegation is one of the most useful but quite under utilized management technique. Effective delegation saves time, creates capacity, empowers people…
21 Gun Salute to the Warriors of 2020 -Year in Review #20 [Countdown #1]
21 Gun Salute to the Warriors of 2020 I started off this 20 post Year in Review series 20 days ago and today we are…
Back to the Future – 2020 Year In Review #19 [Countdown #2]
Back to the Future Welcome to the penultimate post of this Year in Review series. In the last three posts, we have begun the final…
Top 10 things to know about AI for 2021 – Year In Review #18 [Countdown #3]
Top 10 Things to Know About AI for 2021 We are now nearing the end of the Year In Review series. In the previous two…
Digital Tsunami in 2020 – Year In Review #17 [Countdown #4]
Digital Tsunami in 2020 We have now begun the final countdown to 2021 in this Year in Review Series of 2020. In the previous post,…
Journey and Milestones in 2020 – Year in Review #16 [Countdown #5]
Journey and Milestones in 2020 – Year in Review We have now completed 15 posts of this 2020 Year in Review series. I have been…
Fun with families at work – 2020 Year in Review #14
In earlier posts during this Year In Review series, we had fun recalling memories of Zoom calls and also looking at creative ways of engaging…
Engaging Remote Workforce – 2020 Year in Review #13
Engaging Remote Workforce In the previous post of this Year in Review series, we examined the trend of Citizen Developers. One of the key side…
Citizen Developers in 2020 – Year in Review #12
Rising Trend of Citizen Developers in 2020 In an earlier post of this Year in Review series, I had explained the PITSTOP approach. We need…
Customer Experience during 2020 – Year In Review #11
Customer Experience during 2020 Next up in this series of posts on Year in Review, let us focus on the customer experience or CX. It…
Top 10 ZOOM Tips – A Punny and Zoomorous 2020 Year in Review #8
We have had a rather intense start to this Year In Review series, with 7 posts so far dealing with Risks, Digital Transformation and associated…
2020 – A Pit stop Year In Review #5
In the previous post of this series I spoke about my book, How to Stay Positive and Productive. This book helped my readers and me…
How to Stay Positive and Productive – 2020 Review #4
In two of the earlier posts of this series, we have seen how the course of 2020 changed abruptly in March 2020. We saw how…
5 ACEs Framework of Digital- #3 of Year In Review
In the second part of the Year in Review series, we spoke about the acceleration of digital transformation. However, not everyone has a similar understanding…
2020 Review – Accelerated Digital Transformation – #2
Accelerated Digital Transformation Hope you enjoyed reading the first part of the Year in Review about Black Swans and managing risks. I ended the first…
2020 Review in Black Swan and White – #1
This 2020 review could not have started without mentioning the pandemic upfront. It has completely transformed our lives and the world as we knew it…
Year in Review 2020 – 20 Lessons for 2021
Putting the Year in Review 2020 in Context Before we get into the details of the year in review, let us put the year 2020…
How to crank up the shaft with AI
CRANK up the Shaft There has been a lot of hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the recent years. Whenever there…
A Framework to Share Useful Content
What do we do when we find useful content? We often come across quality good reads and content that resonates with us. The content delivers…
Time Management In Practice
We have spent years developing time management frameworks. But, how do we implement these theories?
Wondering if you have any insights to Share?
Do I really have insights to share with the world? Should I share my experiences with the team at FTEM (From The Experts’ Mouth)? Yes,…