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From the Editor's Desk Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in revenue. While most fleets were grounded, the industry was forced to reimagine its future |
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From the Editor's Desk Before Byjus and the scores of other edtech companies out there, there was Khan Academy, with grants from Bill Gates, Google as well as $10 to $50 donations from millions of appreciative students and parents. Khan Academy remains a non-profit till date. This 1.5 hour podcast by Guy Raz goes through the life story of founder Sal Khan, and pivotal moments in the building of Khan Academy, which crossed 100 million registered users during the pandemic. Listen at leisure |
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From the Editor's Desk In an 'informal economy' country like India, formalization will lead to a lot of startup opportunities. Sometimes, you just have to hang in there and keep doing what you are doing and wait for the market to reach you. That's what has happened with Licious. At the beginning of the pandemic, rumours about chicken carrying the virus screwed with their happiness, but then the non-vegetarians who wanted their meat preferred to order from a clean organized player like Licious than the local butcher. Result, their sales have gone up 300%! |
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