Page 21 - InterviewsS

All channels except wholesale higher than pre-Covid levels: ITC's B Sumant

In a Q&A, the firm's executive director dwells on the more long-lasting consumer trends, the recovery in distribution channels and emergence of a dual trend in demand

The financial world has to rethink the way it caters to women: salt.com CEO

Shinjini Kumar, the firm's co-founder and CEO spoke to Raghu Mohan

For CoinSwitch Kuber's Ashish Singhal, simplicity is the mantra for success

Singhal, whose company became a unicorn last month, is determined to reach out to sceptics who have FUD - crypto slag for fear, uncertainty and doubt, writes Ritwik Sharma

10Club co-founder Bhavna Suresh on scaling digitally native businesses

What is the business model of 10Club that acquires and grows e-commerce-first businesses? How do brands benefit from its expertise? Co-founder Bhavna Suresh answers these and more in this interview

My fiduciary obligation to ensure Escorts is fully institutionalised: CMD

In a Q&A, Nikhil Nanda dwells at length on the deal with Japanese agri-machinery major Kubota and the value it will create for the stakeholder of his company

Hard to decipher one-day market movements: Paytm Group CFO and President

In a Q&A, Madhur Deora says the company needs to communicate better and shares his key learnings

Meta's counter to hate speech: Ten fact checkers in 11 languages

Meta also has people reviewing potentially problematic content in 20 Indian languages

Trifecta looking to co-lend to tech startups with banks: Rahul Khanna

In a Q&A, the managing partner of the venture debt firm dwells on the returns generated by the company's earlier funds, among other things

Udaan co-founder Sujeet Kumar on ambitions in a post-pandemic world

Co-founder Sujeet Kumar shares the story of how Udaan managed not only to sustain itself but also grow in spite of the pandemic disruption, in an exclusive interview with Business Standard

Repayments not an issue, things are back to normal: Karur Vysya Bank CEO

In a Q&A, B Ramesh Babu dwells on the recovery from Covid, implementation of government schemes and the roadmap for the future

Things have improved rapidly, don't need QIP: IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta

'If we project our cash flow for the next two years, it's only rising', said Dutta

Policybazaar IPO minted 70 millionaires, 350 crorepatis: Yashish Dahiya

In a Q&A, the Policybazaar Founder and Chairman talks about how his staff will gain from the listing, and what his parents feel about the IPO

Will invest in India's metaverse, crypto startups: Antler's Rajiv Srivatsa

The real foundational businesses still take 10 years to build. You can't fast forward it beyond a point, says VC fund's India head

Entry of competitors will open up branded oil market: Adani Wilmar CEO-MD

In a Q&A, Angshu Mallick shares the company's road map towards becoming a nationwide branded food staples consumer major

CEO Tarun Mehta on how Ather achieved $100-mn revenue run rate in a year

How did Ather Energy achieve $100-million annual run rate in less than a year? Its CEO Tarun Mehta discusses answer this and other questions in this exclusive interview with Surajeet Das Gupta

The idea is to bring consumer tech to HR applications: Darwinbox co-founder

CHAITANYA PEDDI, co-founder, spoke to Shivani Shinde about the company's growth so far, and the road ahead

High Sept qtr EBITDA sustainable amid high energy prices: Tata Steel MD-CEO

In a telephonic Q&A, T V Narendran talks about the strengthening domestic demand in the remaining part of the fiscal and the firm's plan to offer captive ore for open market sale

IPO is just graduation, must work on long-term view: Nykaa founder

The feeling is the same as it was at the beginning of the journey and as we went on roadshows with investors, said founder Falguni Nayar

Razorpay's neobank to match payments biz in some years: CEO Harshil Mathur

In a Q&A, Mathur, who is also a co-founder of the firm, dwells on the valuation math for Razorpay, timelines for hitting profitability and the company's plan to join the IPO rush

We have processed over $20 billion in transactions: Open CEO Anish Achuthan

We have an advantage over fintechs that offer lending based on credit bureau scores or conventional bank statements, said Achuthan