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April 2024
From adversity to leadership: Tanla Platforms’ journey to becoming India’s SaaS titan
By Florin Vasvari
The outlook for Tanla Platforms was notably positive. It was January 2024 and the Hyderabad-based SaaS firm had reported a 20.3% year-on-year rise in net profit for the October-December quarter of 2023 over the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Additionally, Tanla had recently announced its ...
April 2024
HDFC ERGO: A product ecosystem built on mindshare
By Michael Jacobides, Anubhab Goel, Dalbert Ma, Aryan Mittal
Anuj Tyagi, Joint Managing Director of HDFC ERGO, is facing the challenge of transcending the traditional limitations of insurance interactions and establishing a significant presence in customers’ minds beyond annual transactions. The case explores the context of the insurance industry in India b...
April 2024
From PingAn’s inspiration to HDFC ERGO’s journey: Building an insurance-based ecosystem
By Michael Jacobides, Anubhab Goel, Dalbert Ma, Aryan Mittal
Beginning with an exploration of insurance player Ping An’s evolution to contrast with HDFC ERGO’s strategy adaptation to the Indian market, this case sheds light on HDFC ERGO’s strategic shift towards a mindshare-centric ecosystem from its roots as a digitised insurance provider in India. ...
April 2024
Ros Atkins and the 50:50 Project at the BBC (C)
By Siri Chilazi, Aneeta Rattan, Oriane Georgeac
In the summer of 2022, the 50:50 Project leadership was taking stock after three tumultuous years. It wasn’t just the Covid-19 pandemic; leadership transitions, organisational structure changes, and questions about mission and scope were adding up for 50:50 and the BBC as a whole. The 50:50 Projec...
February 2024
Flakk Group Case A. Hexagon Purus: Fuelling the future
By Ioannis Ioannou, Nick Mickshik
In May 2018 the Norwegian Government introduced new requirements for emissions-free entry into the Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord fjords, a UNESCO World Heritage site, making them the world’s first zero-emission zones at sea. For Knut Flakk, CEO and owner of Norway’s Flakk Group, it was a water...