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Parag Agrawal: IIT-Bombay alum takes over as Twitter’s CEO after Jack Dorsey’s exit

by Ranjani Rajendra | Nov 30, 2021

(November 30, 2021) For months now speculation has been rife that Twitter’s founder Jack Dorsey was to step down as CEO. The search was on for a suitable successor, and it finally ended on Monday when the company announced that its Indian-origin Chief Technical...

Baiju Bhatt: The Indian-American entrepreneur who revolutionized the US brokerage industry to become a billionaire

by Chandu | Oct 21, 2021

(October 21, 2021) Nine years ago two young men shook up the world of investing in America with the launch of their app Robinhood. The investment app, geared towards the millennials, wanted to equalize the world of investing through a unique no-brokerage stock trading...

Rohan Seth: The Indian American entrepreneur behind the success of Clubhouse and part of Silicon Valley’s Big Boys club

by Chandu | Sep 29, 2021

(September 29, 2021) When the Clubhouse app released in April 2020 it made waves across the globe. The social audio app encouraged users to communicate in audio chat rooms that could accommodate groups of thousands of people. The invitation-only social media app...

Jyotsna Pattabiraman: The ambidextrous entrepreneur making India healthy

by Amrita Priya | Nov 19, 2021

(November 19, 2021) From one’s own inner yearnings comes change. That would be an apt way to describe health startup GrowFit founder and CEO Jyotsna Pattabiraman who has taken the onus of making India’s health her priority. Be it lean machine keto programmes for lunch...

Dr Aparna Hegde: The maternal health champion among Fortune’s 50 greatest global leaders of 2020

by Chandu | Jul 26, 2021

(July 26, 2021; 6.30 pm) As a medical resident in a Mumbai hospital, Dr Aparna Hegde had been witness to many pervasive systemic problems that often led to disastrous consequences. One incident remains fresh in her mind. It was a long night in the Emergency ward when...