Ritika Puri

Erica Swallow is an entrepreneur on a mission to change peoples’ lives for the better. Her life has taken her through many extremes — from growing up in poverty to working alongside some of the wealthiest venture capitalists in the United States. It was through a series of twists and turns in life — and shutting down her first technology company — that she learned the art of aligning value creation with business success. That balancing act, she explains, starts with the stories that w...

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Chris Folayan is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur with a vision to change the rules of global trade. His company, Mall for Africa, has connected previously closed financial, shipping, and logistics pathways between the African continent and the rest of the world. What started as a personal experiment in 2012 has evolved into a shopping ecosystem that reaches hundreds of millions of people in 57 countries. In this Q&A, you’ll learn about Chris’s vision, values, and the decisions he nav...

As the world navigates a time of human tragedy, institutions are under pressure to confront tough practical and philosophical questions regarding user privacy. Questions pertain to business risk, revenue optimization, hiring, pivots, and expansion efforts. The burden of responsibility falls on compliance officers, general counsels, and chief HR officers within businesses.
On the one hand, measures such as digital contact tracing have slowed down the spread of COVID-19 in East Asia. In additio...

Tech workers of the next generation will demand a different workplace - and improve it for everyone. Here’s how you can support them by taking tangible steps to offer mentorship, learning about their commitments to social responsibility, and giving them a clear path to help them define their roles.
A new generation is in the beginning stages of entering the workforce. Members of the Gen Z cohort, born between the mid-90s and early 2010 years, are now in their early 20s and seeking out entry-l...

These days, every marketer is thinking through ways to become more empathetic. The COVID-19 crisis hasn’t exactly ended, and the news can be tough on everyone. Peoples’ emotions are on edge, which means that a communication misstep could wreak havoc on your brand. Not to mention, brands are under extraordinary pressure to step up and offer help. Earlier this year, Edelman launched its Trust Barometer, which found 78% of consumers say that they expect brands to protect employees and the local ...

For consumer product companies to leverage sales and increase overall growth, professional development is a top priority for the VP of sales. But it can be challenging to determine where to allocate resources and training budgets. The VP of sales needs to pay careful attention to return on investment (ROI) and ensure that educational spending is improving sales team performance.
Here are three data-driven approaches that executives can use to tackle team education and enablement challenges fo...

Solar innovation is transforming economies at scale. This is self-evident as oil, coal, and gas are finite resources. Without energy, commerce ceases to exist. Without the large-scale adoption of solar and other renewable energy sources, once-powerful economies will reach a point of stagnation.

The challenge that the renewables sector faces is that entire industries are hard-wired around oil and gas. Fossil fuels have long-been considered stable investments for institutional investors. But ch...

TL;DR: David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), co-founder at Basecamp and creator of Ruby on Rails, is just badass. Instead of ‘living the dream’ and building a ‘unicorn’ company, he did something smarter: he self-funded a product that people want, grew his company organically to 100K+ customers, and committed to a vision that he could actually make happen. The best part? DHH isn’t a magician or crazy-lucky dude. He just made some really good decisions. We interviewed him to figure out what some of t...

Companies rely on a number of applications to meet market demands and take advantage of new technologies. Before taking on any transformation initiative, however, organizations should develop a strategy with a clear goal. This approach needs to touch on multiple implementation phases including governance, deployment and testing, and management. Here's how to get started.

Outline your goals

In DevOps, big changes are ofte...

Color makes the world beautiful. Nothing feels more energizing than a vibrant blue sky on a sunny day. And when we need peace? We take a walk through the snow, relax in the sand at the beach, or let ourselves become captivated with the orange, purple, and pink sunset that, without fail, puts our busy days to rest.

Our everyday experiences teach us that color has value beyond what we see. It complements our moods, helps us organize our spreadsheets, and reminds us of our favorite childhood toy...

Large, geo-dispersed, enterprise organizations know how hard it can be to bring an innovation program to life. From research to implementation, there are many moving parts—in addition to establishing budgets, vetting the right strategic partners, and choosing the right model for intrapreneurship, the distance between "idea" and "pilot" can often feel daunting. So what steps can employees take to make sure that their ideas are heard? How can corporate innovators run pilots, experiment wi...