Worldwide Is Not World-Class

by mithun@equitor | Jun 4, 2015 | Business & Finance

Momofukus started as a single noodlebar in New York, arguably the toughest food and beverages (F&B) market on the planet. When they opened their doors for business in August 2004, Manhattan already had over 13,000 places to eat. But Momofukus obviously found their...

Does the Nation really Want to Know ?

by mithun@equitor | Jan 4, 2015 | Business & Finance

A warm welcome to 2015. I thought we might  begin the year by considering the evolution of a true blue media phenomenon. Super prime time is a phrase coined by Times Now. To indicate that no other news channel, and in fact very few programs, compare with the TRPs...

The Return of the King

by mithun@equitor | Dec 15, 2013 | Leadership & Strategy

Two weeks ago I woke up to a cryptic text from a senior journalist friend of mine: “HE’s BACK…AND HOW!” Not the most illuminating as communications goes, you would agree, but I knew him well enough to understand his excitement. Mr. Murthy (for whom he has very high...

Would you rather brand or innovate?

by mithun@equitor | Dec 4, 2013 | Leadership & Strategy

Last month my dear friend and former boss Tom Blackett sent me a revealing annual report from an organization call the WIPO   WIPO is the UN body for Intellectual Property and has been around since 1967. The body recognises the vital role that intellectual property...

Flying blind: businesses without dials

by mithun@equitor | Nov 4, 2013 | Leadership & Strategy

Sitting on the boards of entrepreneurial businesses can be very interesting. They are all characterized by high energy ownership and very sincere operating leadership. But many of them do not have or appreciate the notion of management by metrics. I was recently...