Jonathan Ananda

Oct 6, 2024 | the-ken.com | Jonathan Ananda

Books, listens, and assorted clicks Rohin Dharmakumar, The Ken’s co-founder, interviews India’s most accomplished founders, business leaders and change makers. Subscribe here Good morning [%first_name |Dear Reader%],The more observant of our regular First Principles readers have probably already noticed a difference in this edition’s byline, and that’s because Rohin is on a much-deserved vacation right now—as is his weekly section on mental models and leadership.

Oct 3, 2024 | the-ken.com | Rohin Dharmakumar |Seema Singh |Jonathan Ananda |Arundhati Ramanathan

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Aug 18, 2024 | the-ken.com | Jonathan Ananda

Good morning [%first_name |Dear Reader%],It’s Debanjali Biswas here for Ed Set Go this edition. Just a week ago, it looked like Byju’s may have narrowly avoided insolvency. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s approval for the deal between the cash-strapped edtech and India’s Cricket board, and the dismissal of the pleas of its US-based lenders, meant that the company could breathe a little. “Major relief” was plastered across headlines.

Aug 8, 2024 | the-ken.com | Praveen Gopal Krishnan |Jonathan Ananda |Aakriti Bhalla |Anand Kalyanaraman

The simplest way to describe the latest episode of Two by Two, The Ken’s brand-new premium podcast, is by using a… well… two by two. For a long time, most people agreed that if you wanted to start a tech company, the “default” place to do it was Bengaluru. It had everything that young startups wanted—a vibrant city, access to tech talent, VCs, and even great weather. For over a decade, some of the most notable startups emerged from Bengaluru.

Aug 8, 2024 | the-ken.com | Praveen Gopal Krishnan |Jonathan Ananda |Aakriti Bhalla |Anand Kalyanaraman

The simplest way to describe the latest episode of Two by Two, The Ken’s brand-new premium podcast, is by using a… well… two by two. For a long time, most people agreed that if you wanted to start a tech company, the “default” place to do it was Bengaluru. It had everything that young startups wanted—a vibrant city, access to tech talent, VCs, and even great weather. For over a decade, some of the most notable startups emerged from Bengaluru.