It was raining, and Mr Ratan Tata, head of the Tata conglomerate, was running late for a meeting. He asked his chauffer to drive faster so he could reach his destination in time. In their frenzy to speed up, and thereby overtake other vehicles, they came across a family traveling on a scooter. And before anyone knew what happened, the scooter maneuvered in front of the…
Respecting the risk-takers
In the West, entrepreneurs are highly revered, and rightly so. Time and again, entrepreneurs have shown the world what they are capable of. From incremental value additions across consumer markets to groundbreaking technological advancements in industrialisation, they have done it all, and ushered in a new era of civilisation. That trend continues to this day. Honestly, who would have thought that a college dropout could…