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Cleantech in rural India: 3 entrepreneurial lessons from working with the Government
Back in 2017-18, I worked with the Government of Maharashtra as a Fellow. In one of our endeavours, a colleague and I were looking at electrification data for rural regions across Maharashtra. The data and heaps of numbers led to a few interesting analysis, and basis which we were able to narrow down villages in…
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How does technology evolve?
How does technology evolve? Economist and Harvard Professor Joseph Schumpeter coined the oxymoron, “Creative Destruction”. It refers to the process by which new products and services replace old ones. Some observations: 1. Big Gains: Hugely successful innovations– the Smartphone, electricity, the Internet, medicine led to superior standards of living, increased per capita income, and convenience.…