Editor's Note ~ by S Prasannarajan; Modi and the marketplace ~ by PR Ramesh; Flight to capital ~ by Siddharth Singh; The affluent society ~ by Ullekh NP; The romance of the first million ~ by V Shoba; ‘Better not to be a rebel in today’s startup ecosystem’ ~ by Lhendup G Bhutia; ‘Build big or go broke. Aim for nothing less than world domination’ ~ by V Shoba; ‘Start early. You will make mistakes and learn early’ ~ by Aanchal Bansal; ‘There is a 99 per cent chance that a startup will fail. Plan for the 1 per cent’ ~ by V Shoba; ‘Make profits first, then worry about funding from investors’ ~ by Sonali Acharjee; ‘The only way to take an investment decision—super quick’ ~ by Haima Deshpande; ‘The one resource not to be taken for granted is time’ ~ by Sonali Acharjee; ‘I dropped out of my MBA. Now I have my own company’ ~ by Haima Deshpande; ‘Listen to every conversation for the next problem to solve’ ~ by V Shoba; ‘My mother thought I am in business because I couldn’t get a job’ ~ by Kumar Anshuman; The invisible hand of the startup economy ~ by Amay Hattangadi and Swanand Kelkar; How we valued value ~ by Bibek Debroy and more…
Open, a well-lit-window on India, addresses the progressive, globally minded reader, and tries to stay faithful to its promise of not dishing up regurgitated news or majoritarian opinion. Its clutter-free, vibrant design and superior visual content position Open among the best looking magazines in the world. Open set out to be original and stimulating, and stays true to that secret covenant with its readers. Written and edited for the sophisticated minds of modern India, Open, every week, captures the political, economic and cultural spirit of our times and tries to stay faithful to its promise of not dishing up recycled news or opinions. A smart magazine that makes its readers feel smarter, Open presents the best of narrative journalism in India. Cutting edge writing on politics, economy, society, culture, books, art, cinema, and sport makes it a magazine that is in a permanent conversation with India. Open is aimed primarily at the global-minded resident Indian reader, though its online offering (this website) gives its readership a more commanding geographical sweep, adding a loyal following outside India to its growing subscriber base and readership in the country. In some ways, Open is three magazines rolled into one neat, organic bundle. The first section of the magazine, called Openings, is a zippy selection and short analysis of the most relevant and interesting news of the week from around the world. The middle section has sharp features on politics, economy, society, international affairs, sports and much more. The final section, Salon, carries essays on culture, arts, books, cinema, music, theatre and food—plus a popular gossip column on Hindi cinema.