7 Sutras of Innovation

Book excerpt: Stories of Scale-ups that are Transforming India Foreword by Harsh Mariwala Behind-the-scenes stories from some of India’s thriving scale-ups In 7 Sutras of Innovation, Nikhil Inamdar tracks the journeys of eight organizations that have scaled up to become top players in their own fields. The book distills seven universal and powerful sutras that are common to their success stories as they made the critical transition from being start-ups to scale-ups. The organizations covered inside are Marico Innovation Foundation’s ‘Innovation for India’ award winners for heralding breakthrough innovations across business and social sectors. These organizations are highly diverse in terms of sectors, products, business models and operations. However, what’s common among them is that they have achieved outstanding results with speed, scale and sustainability. The organizations featured are: Tonbo Imaging • Goonj • Rivigo • ISRO • Forus Health • Agastya International Foundation • The Better India • St. Judes About the Author NIKHIL INAMDAR is a senior journalist and bestselling author living in Mumbai. He was previously a news anchor with NDTV. His writings have appeared in a range of illustrious global and local publications. Reviews “A valuable addition to the global innovation knowledge base.” DR. R.A. MASHELKAR, FRS, Padma Vibhushan “In the future, innovation will more and more be about scaling clever solutions to issues—about solving human problems with impact. And that is what this book is about.” R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Author & Corporate Advisor, Member of the Governing Council of Marico Innovation Foundation “I would recommend this read to anyone but especially the next generation of innovators the country is nurturing.” RAJIV BAJAJ, MD, Bajaj Auto Ltd.