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As the need of information about market entry, demographics, consumer behavior patterns and investment strategy has picked up significant pace over the last decade, it is only imperative that there exists a platform which showcases the information needed by decision makers in companies.
At The Brief, our focus is just that, and some more
Simply put, it is to facilitate knowledge-sharing with companies looking to understand and evaluate the Indian market – or as we say, to help business owners and decision makers find answers for those times when someone asks them, “Why India?”.
Leveraging a country-wide network of industry leaders and domain experts from across sectors, our internal editorial team of researchers and information curators work continually to bring to you all that you need to know if you are either a company evaluating the Indian opportunity or an expatriate who will soon be calling India ‘home’ for the next few years.
Join us on our journey as we work to contribute in our own little way to improving the ease of doing business as well as ease of living in India.
The latest episode of our podcast series Out Of The Pod, features our conversation with Dr. Arvind Singhatiya – Founder/CEO at LegalKart, a startup which provides remote legal consultancy. In the podcast, Arvind shares his thoughts on the current scenario of the legal sector in India and the kind of problems which consumers face, most prominently of vernacular, communication, and ease of access while looking to avail legal consultancy in India. He emphasizes on the need of digital enablement within the sector to ensure such issues are mitigated.
Further, he discusses his initial thought process which led him to set up LegalKart, the value he aims to add to consumers’ lives via his venture, the challenges he faced as an entrepreneur within a niche startup space, and his thoughts on the market potential of the legal sector in India.
All this and much more on the latest episode of Out Of The Pod, featuring Arvind Singhatiya.
The complete podcast can also be accessed at the following platforms:
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The latest episode of our podcast series Out Of The Pod, features our conversation with Abhishek Bali, who’s the Founder/CEO of Zigram, a startup which operates in the data assets space. In this episode, Abhishek lets us in on his philosophy behind setting up Zigram, the kind of value he aims to add to businesses, and his thoughts on digital transformation for businesses in a post-COVID world.
But before this, Abhishek explains what data assets actually are, how important they are to businesses across various sectors, what sort of businesses can use them in the future and how the data assets market looks in India as well across the world. He further dives deep into explaining the application of data assets in the current market scenario, as well as how businesses of the future and their hunger for growth will inevitably see the incorporation of data assets.
All this and much more on the latest episode of Out Of The Pod, featuring Abhishek Bali.
The complete podcast can also be accessed at the following platforms:
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At a time when online content consumption seems to be witnessing a dramatic shift due to a multitude of avenues available, we aim to trace the evolution of content and its current shape with our guest, Deepak Raj, on this episode of our podcast series Everything Business.
Deepak, who currently leads Loco (a part of the Pocket Aces group) brings his unique experience to the discussion to help us gain an insight into the online content market scenario in India and how we’re currently placed in the streaming market as well as compared to our global competitors. He further discusses the rise of streaming in India as part of the shift towards immersive content, where OTT streaming via a variety of platforms as well as online game streaming is picking up traction in India.
Our conversation with Deepak further dives into how the Indian market fares in terms of providing opportunities to domestic as well as foreign entrants in the streaming space, how online content can change in the future, the rise of super apps over the years and how marketing strategies for various brands have shifted greatly in terms of interacting with their consumers across different platforms, where social media plays a big role.
All this and much more on this episode of Everything Business, featuring Deepak Raj.
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In the latest episode of our podcast series, Out Of The Pod, our guests are Arun Rao and Rakesh Balachandran – the co-founders of FocusU Engage, a venture which specializes in organizational development and L&D activities. In this episode, they share their entrepreneurial journey in which they detail how they went from a corporate lifestyle of a renowned multinational IT company to a completely different dimension, and what their growth journey has been so far – including the highs and lows. They further talk about how their challenges as a venture have changed, ranging form onboarding clients in the starting years to looking at new offerings amidst the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic.
With regards to adapting as per the pandemic, they discuss the transition of going online from offline and how they’ve witnessed a trend of companies looking to scale up via L&D as well focus more on employee engagement to keep morale high across the board. Keeping L&D as the focal point of the discussion, they also talk about the changing methodologies and the future of the industry post the COVID-19 era.
All this and much more as on this episode of our podcast, Out Of The Pod!
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The latest episode of our podcast series, Everything Business, features Rajiv Ramchandra, an eminent expert on the concept of circular economy. He talks about the challenges for implementing circular economy across various stakeholders – ranging from those on the manufacturing or product development side to the consumers who will integrate this as a lifestyle choice. Discussing circular economy as a practice which promotes sustainability and focuses on using renewable energy as its core driver, Rajiv also touches upon on what can be done from a public policy point of view to boost a circular economic ecosystem and how the services industry can look at circular economy.
Further, he talks about how doing business in the arena of circular economy might require revisiting business models and incorporating cultural changes – be it incorporating design thinking, setting up the required infrastructure for minimal waste management, and focusing on on-ground implementation.
All this and much more as Rajiv Ramchandra talks to us on our podcast, Everything Business!
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Ehtesham Haque, currently serving as the resident Director at DCI India, carefully analyses the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the global supply chains in the manufacturing arena as well as other aspects. He goes into detail as to how India can capitalize on the changing worldview and position itself as a supply chain leader, by adding certain more incentives and clearing a few other clouds.
He further talks about the relatively contrasting impact of the pandemic on labor-based workforce as well as white-collar jobs, and how there are certain segments/sectors compared to others which might remain relatively unaffected by the pandemic. Further, he shares his insights on how supply chains will be significantly relooked not just during the pandemic, but after the pandemic as well.
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While major players across industries are looking to go into recovery mode owed to the COVID-19 situation in India, there are silver linings which have come to the fore as well. Startups such as Harappa Education, which have disrupted the ed-tech space with its offerings seems to be tackling the pandemic head-on, and we get to know all about it from Shreyasi Singh, Co-founder and CEO at Harappa Education, who is our guest on today’s episode of our startup-focused podcast, Out Of The Pod!
Join us and listen to Shreyasi talking about what makes Harappa unique, the vision behind its establishment as an online learning institution and the value-addition it provides to professionals and students across various domains. She further talks about how the pandemic has brought about some unexpected yet highly productive changes to her venture, something which has allowed it to increase its range of offerings even further.
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Owed to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown in India, human capital and human resources in India might have to undergo a significant transition in terms of skillsets and flexibilities. Addressing this, we have Gaurav Chattur (Managing Director – APAC at Catenon) shedding light on the impact that COVID-19 can have on white collar jobs in India, going forward.
He further discusses the sustainability of working from home across industries, as well as how business models in the future will be essentially relooked at to be more flexible. While this can range from engaging more freelancers and contractual employees remotely located to exploring supply-chain models which stem away from China, there are various other possibilities which can change the scenario of how workforce is hired and utilized in white-collar professions owed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In this podcast, Manuj Khurana, Founder & CEO at NewMo, shares his journey on starting NewMo as a venture in the new mobility space, and how he intends to contribute to the sector. His thoughts on India being a market with disparity in the types of companies which disrupt sectors (hardware and software) have been captured in this podcast.
Further, he discusses the challenges which can arise in the short-term and long-term for the electric mobility space due to the impact of COVID-19, owed to India’s dependency on imports as well as the Government’s pre-existing policy measures leaving no further room for tax relief or future bailouts. All this and much more in this episode of Out Of The Pod!
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In this podcast, Aditi Balbir, Founder and CEO at vResorts, shares her inputs on how the hospitality sector is dealing with the impact of COVID-19 in India. Owed to the magnitude of human capital deployed across various properties, the hospitality sector will surely take a hit over the next few months. However, Aditi explains how there are certain ways to decrease the intensity of the impact and ensure a turnaround, going forward.
Further, she discusses how the Government policies, especially with regards to income tax, compliance matters, and loan moratoriums will serve as a welcome move to asset-heavy players, and further sheds light on how the pandemic can actually give rise to new opportunities in the hospitality arena.
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Abhijeet Sinha, project director for the NHforEV project discusses the various challenges which arise in the electric vehicle ecosystem of the country, via this podcast. He elaborates on the challenges on adoption, technology transfer and public policy, as well as how the Government’s mandate continues its attempt to push EV into the mainstream.
He also covers the major issue of developing a robust charging infrastructure for the Indian demographic, something which has persisted over the years and also touches base on the perspective of e-mobility as a service and its pertaining business opportunities.
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In this podcast, our host, Shoan Shinde, speaks with Subrahmanyam Pulipaka, a technocrat who is the CEO of the National Solar Energy Federation Of India (NSEFI). Through this podcast, Pulipaka provides detailed insights into the Indian Solar Sector by addressing the evolution of policy, the various challenges that the sector faces, business opportunities, and why the sector continues to have a potential for foreign investors looking for impact investing.
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In this podcast, we're in discussion with Nitin Garg, who's a business advisor and currently serves as the Founding Partner at Coinmen Consultants. The podcast is about his opinions on the current state and future projections of the Indian economy, the short-term and long-term public policy-related changes undertaken by the Government, and what can be done to increase the confidence of the investor community towards India as a business destination. Listen and share your thoughts!