3 Essential Soft Skills Every Founder Needs
My daughter peppers me with questions every day, multiple times a day. On one occasion, she stumped me, and I replied, “Hmmm. I don’t know the…
Oct 9, 2023
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Business & Capital
Senior Correspondent, Business & Capital
Enterprise is a system before it becomes a headline.
Aarav Deshpande covers how Indian companies are built, financed and scaled, with particular attention to operating models, markets, manufacturing and founder-led growth.
Editorial Profile
Aarav Deshpande is the editorial identity for Metropolitan India’s Business & Capital coverage. The desk examines how Indian companies are built, financed and scaled—from founder strategy and capital allocation to manufacturing, markets and consumer demand. Stories under this byline focus on operating detail, measurable outcomes and the decisions behind growth rather than promotional claims. The role is designed to give readers a consistent lens on enterprise, while reporting and editing remain governed by Metropolitan India’s editorial standards.
Editorial identity disclosureThis is an editorial pen name used by Metropolitan India. Stories published under this identity are commissioned, sourced, fact-checked and edited under the publication’s editorial standards.
Latest Work
My daughter peppers me with questions every day, multiple times a day. On one occasion, she stumped me, and I replied, “Hmmm. I don’t know the…
Oct 9, 2023
The term “quiet quitting” came into the pseudo-professional zeitgeist this past year from the source of all cultural progress and discord–TikTok. Since then, quiet quitting has…
Oct 8, 2023
When I started my first business, Willow & Blake, I was 21. Maternity leave wasn’t a concept that had ever entered my consciousness. I was young…
Oct 8, 2023
I grew up obsessed with my grandma’s garden. She was a medical doctor by trade. Learning from her about the power of healthy food by exploring…
Oct 7, 2023
Just because you start a business doesn’t mean you automatically inherit the confidence and swagger paraded by entrepreneurs on social media. It can take time to…
Oct 7, 2023
American business magazine Forbes has launched its 37th annual billionaire rankings with the report counting 2,640 billionaires, which is 28 less than that of last year.…
Oct 6, 2023
There’s something about public speaking that’s both exciting…and terrifying. On the one hand, public speaking helps you connect with a lot of new people, your audience,…
Oct 6, 2023
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh introduced a special debit card on Wednesday, designed to help naval personnel conduct transactions even when they are at sea without an…
Oct 5, 2023
Whether you’re a CEO, entrepreneur, or business leader, it’s important to consistently research informative commentary around all things business, strategy, and technology. You want to listen…
Oct 5, 2023
All that glitters is not gold. The same with books. Not all leadership and management books entitled “how to become a leader” have the potential to…
Oct 4, 2023
