Final Phase of EPGP International Immersion Unfolds at ESCP Business School Madrid 

The last leg of the International Immersion brought IIM Bangalore’s Executive Post Graduate Programme students to ESCP Business School Madrid, closing out their global adventure with fresh perspectives.  The program kicked off with Prof. Fernando Moroy’s comprehensive overview of the Spanish and European economies, unveiling the geopolitical forces that shape businesses in Spain and Latin America. The session laid a strong foundation for understanding regional business opportunities, marking a strong start to a week of insightful learning.   Day 2 saw Francisco Hernández dissect the business model of Real Madrid C.F.,…

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Vision Beyond Boundaries: Shekar Naik’s unseen journey to IIMB 

“My journey at IIMB started in 2012, during the first ever T-20 World Cup,” says Shekar Naik, Program Administrator at IIM Bangalore.  Shekar is many things- a Padma Shri awardee, an accomplished national cricketer, and captain of the Indian National blind cricket team. Achieving everything that he has, Shekar says, “There is only ability in disability.”  The first ever Blind World Cup T-20 witnessed a participation of more than 9 countries. Ramping up to big event, Shekar, then-captain of the India National Blind Cricket team couldn’t avail a single practice…

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Accessibility at IIMB: Never an afterthought says EPGP’s Tanya Gupta 

“I believe it is crucial for educational institutions to communicate the support available for students with disabilities,” says Tanya Gupta, MBA-EPGP ’25, in a conversation about her journey with low vision and albinism.    Tanya brings over five years of experience as a Product Manager, specializing in the FinTech and F&B sectors. Her passion lies in building tech-driven solutions from the ground up, approaching product management with intentionality and innovation.  Reflecting on her early career, Tanya admits, “Initially, I faced significant challenges in collaboration due to my low vision and hesitation…

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The Global Ranking of Startup Funding Ecosystems

by G.Sabarinathan, PhD1 So, for all the excitement about being India’s Silicon Valley and so on, Bangalore seems to be ranked 33rd among startup cities in the world.  That is what I noticed from PitchBook’s (PB) survey of October 2023.2 The scoring methodology PB’s list identifies the top fifty cities in terms of Venture Capital (VC) financing activity.  And its survey ranks cities on two different top level dimensions, namely development and growth.  Development itself is measured in terms of size and maturity.  Size comprises value and number of deals…

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Churn inside the Classroom

How does a business school deliver concepts and entire courses that speak to the rapidly emerging needs of various industries, especially the newer ones, without compromising on academic standards? How does it compete against alternate sources of learning that deliver content that have greater appeal as more immediately relevant to the needs of industry? G. Sabarinathan, PhD1, explores the issue A few weeks ago I wrote a post titled The YouTube Effect2.  I had articulated my hypothesis about the future of the delivery of learnings inside the classroom.  The light…

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A Kerala Conundrum

What are the conditions that will enable the entrepreneur inside many of us to find expression? C Balagopal’s book, ‘Below the Radar – The untold story of how modern manufacturing grew by stealth in Kerala’, explores this question and provokes thought in the reader, writes G. Sabarinathan, PhD1  Well before Vasco da Gama set out for Kerala in 1498, this littoral strip of land in Southwestern India had been in touch with the Greeks and then the Romans and the Arabs, writes Manu Pillai, the young sensation among historians, in…

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