Swadeshi Jagaran Manch New answers to old questions Let in foreign accounting firms? We can’t say Coke: Yes, Ernst &Young: No Roopen Roy Should we allow Martians to buy land in NOIDA? or Should we allow Hindustan Lever to sell Lux in Mylapore? Answer: There are no Martians and Hindustan Lever is an Indian company…
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Swachh Bharat with Clean Banks
By Roopen Roy Jan 19 2016 There is no postponing anymore. Our banks have no choice but to bite the bullet of cleaning the dirt in their balance sheet this year. How do we sweep them clean and not under the carpet? The heart of the problem lies in ‘sick’ companies that borrow from banks. They are…
Steve Jobs at Stanford
Steve Jobs at Stanford Stay hungry,stay foolish ‘You’ve got to find what you love,’ Jobs says This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of…
Spreading the mantra of entrepreneurship
Spreading the mantra of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Spreading the gospel Jul 31st 2008 | MEXICO CITY AND NEW YORK From The Economist print edition An effort to promote entrepreneurship in the developing world is bearing fruit Spoleto juggles with its strategy www.endeavor.org EARLIER this year Mario Chady faced a crucial decision. Having built up Spoleto, his chain…
Speech at the 87th AGM of the Indian Chamber of Commerce
It is with a great sense of humility that I stand before you to deliver the Address of the 87th Annual General Meeting. Our Chamber, despite its modest size, strives to a punch above its weight by being unique and distinctive. We aspire to be forward-looking and one-step ahead through innovation and creativity. With the opening…
Speech at AIMS Annual Convention 2007
Speech Delivered at AIMS Annual Convention 2007:Back to the future Association of Indian Management Schools Annual Convention hosted by IIM,Calcutta:August 24,2007 Back to the Future : the re-emergence of India There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their…
Some do, some don’t
Why start-ups bloom or they don’t Roopen Roy (The author is the Founder and CEO of Sumantrana a strategic advisory firm) In his book “Letters from Russia”, Rabindranath Tagore had famously said, that those who say I will write an epic if I receive a pen of gold are focused on acquiring the gold pen,…
Social Networking in Enterprises
Social networking in organisations By Roopen Roy Nov 15 2011 Jack Welch had once famously said, “When the rate of change outside exceeds the rate of change inside, the end is in sight.” One of the changes outside that has assumed frenetic pace is the way we communicate, team and collaborate. There is a proliferation of…
Should India launch a sovereign wealthfund?
Should India launch a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Mind India needs a sovereign wealth fund May 26 2009 2238 hrs IST AFP It is about time India begins playing the game. I believe India should start a modest SWF with an initial corpus of $10 billion, which should be owned by the government and…
Shoot, load, aim!
Why do we shoot, load and then aim? By Roopen Roy Dec 16 2014 There is a joke about what Indians would do in a crisis. A plane “crashes” on a desert island. There are two citizens of each country on board. Fortunately, all passengers survive and there are no serious injuries. The British are silent. They…