Sameer Guglani of Morpheus Gang on why Indian unicorns are facing the heat

“Somewhere the growth of consciousness stops — it’s like my car has run out of fuel.”
Remember redBus? A chat with Sanjay Anandaram, who watched it take shape

In this week’s Outliers, Pankaj Mishra speaks to Sanjay Anandaram, a mentor to redBus founder Phanindta Sama.
In his trek from an ‘accidental’ company to a ‘deliberate’ one, Rafat Ali learnt to have a voice

Meet Rafat Ali of Skift, the digital media warrior who is questioning established media platforms on one hand and taking on the rising dominance of newer ones on the other.
From child prodigy to AI champion, the second coming of Tanmay Bakshi

As part of The Cognitive Story project, Tanmay Bakshi is applying cognitive technologies to help people unable to communicate to express their emotions.
Labnol’s Amit Agarwal, India’s first blogger, on why he gave up blogging

Agarwal talks about blogging and his apps that have over million users.
Subroto Bagchi on how overachievers are their own best friends and worst enemies

Subroto Bagchi, cofounder of Mindtree and head of the Odisha Skill Development Authority, shares the important lessons he’s learnt from life.
Sarah Lacy talks about Silicon Valley’s sexism and “asshole culture”

Lacy, the founder of PandoDaily, is one of the most significant voices tracking issues that matter in the Valley.
Naval Ravikant, a monk in the Valley, tells us he’s ruthless about time

Naval Ravikant of AngelList shares philosophical life lessons based on his own entrepreneurial journey and his observation of many founders and investors.
Sampad Swain breaks the silence on how founders can’t stay really real

Entrepreneurship is usually made out to be a heroic, special, and sometimes crazy pursuit. “Go big or go home,” and “screw it let’s do it” are some of the punchlines used on wallpapers inside startup offices. But entrepreneurs are humans too. As I’ve discovered over years meeting hundreds of founders, they are mortal. They are […]
From Pune’s streets to Bengaluru’s IT corridor, a transwoman tells us how

We dare you to listen to Nayana’s story of struggling for acceptance in a society heavily loaded against people like her and not get goosebumps.