Deepinder Goyal and Navil Noronha: a study in contrasting exits
And what that says about how far Eternal can push its norm-defying acts
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Both teams want to leverage the Tata ecosystem, but in drastically different ways
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We are kicking off this series with the two teams that chose Big Basket for The Ken’s inaugural case competition, organised in partnership with Zerodha. Both teams want to leverage the Tata ecosystem, but in drastically different ways.
On one hand, Team Metamorphosis from IIM Ahmedabad isn’t just thinking about groceries. They want to throw medicines and ‘urban services’ into the mix too. On the other hand, Team Voldemort from IIM Kozhikode wants to use the trust that comes with the Tata brand to partner with kirana stores across the country.
Which strategy will win?
Tune in to find out.
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