Prestige: Elevating Indian Kitchens Through Innovation and Trust
Case Studies Kunal Walia October 7, 2026 Prestige: Elevating Indian Kitchens Through Innovation and Trust For millions of Indians the sharp whistle of a pressure cooker isn’t just a sound. It’s a dinner bell. A sign that someone who loves you is in the kitchen. The soundtrack of a Sunday afternoon when dal is on […]
How Crisis-Driven Pivots Lead to Breakthrough Business Models
Business Strategy Kunal Walia October 5, 2026 How Crisis-Driven Pivots Lead to Breakthrough Business Models Nobody plans for the crisis. But the ones who survive it almost always say the same thing afterward: it was the best thing that ever happened to us. Not because suffering is romantic. Not because struggle deserves to be glorified. […]
The Mother Dairy Blueprint: How One Brand Quietly Built India’s Most Trusted Dairy Empire
Case Studies Kunal Walia October 2, 2026 The Mother Dairy Blueprint: How One Brand Quietly Built India’s Most Trusted Dairy Empire Every morning somewhere outside Lucknow, Priya walks to her local Mother Dairy booth. She’s not thinking about brand loyalty or market share. She just knows that when she tears open that familiar blue and […]
Panasonic India: What Happens When a Global Brand Actually Listens to Local People
Case Studies Kunal Walia September 28, 2026 Panasonic India: What Happens When a Global Brand Actually Listens to Local People Somewhere between Tokyo’s boardrooms and a middle-class Indian family’s kitchen, Panasonic figured out something most global brands never do. India isn’t a market you enter with a playbook. It’s a market that rewrites your playbook […]
Doubtnut: How Brilliant Technology Without a Strong Brand Ends in a 93% Valuation Crash
Case Studies Kunal Walia September 23, 2026 Doubtnut: How Brilliant Technology Without a Strong Brand Ends in a 93% Valuation Crash Picture this. You’re a student stuck on a tricky math problem at 11 PM. No tutor available. Parents asleep. Friends aren’t picking up. Then someone tells you about this app where you just snap […]
Relaxo: Turning Budget Footwear into a Household Name
Case Studies Kunal Walia September 11, 2026 Relaxo: Turning Budget Footwear into a Household Name Picture any regular day in India. Some kid running for the school bus in his black Relaxo shoes. A college student late for class, rushing in Sparx sneakers. A mom walking to the vegetable market in her trusty Flite sandals. […]
How Premium Positioning Funds Future Mass-Market Expansion
Business Strategy Kunal Walia September 2, 2026 How Premium Positioning Funds Future Mass-Market Expansion Every founder who has ever stared at their pricing page with a nervous stomach knows this feeling. What if I’m charging too much? So they lower the price. Compete on affordability. Tell themselves they’ll make it up in volume. And slowly, […]
Himalaya Wellness: Bringing Ayurveda to the Modern Consumer
Case Studies Kunal Walia August 31, 2026 Himalaya Wellness: Bringing Ayurveda to the Modern Consumer Picture this. It’s 1930 in Bengaluru. A young man opens a tiny herbal pharmacy because he genuinely believes in Ayurveda. No grand business plan. No investor meetings. No marketing strategy. Just someone who thought ancient Indian medicine deserved better than […]
Nestlé India: Localising Global Products for Indian Palates
Case Studies Kunal Walia August 26, 2026 Nestlé India: Localising Global Products for Indian Palates Think about this for a second. A company built on Swiss chocolate and instant coffee lands in India. A country where every street corner has a chai wala and every festival has a different kind of sweet. A culinary world […]
H&M: Making Fast Fashion Sustainable Without Losing Speed
Case Studies Kunal Walia August 19, 2026 H&M: Making Fast Fashion Sustainable Without Losing Speed Picture a 20-year-old walking into an H&M store in 2004. She’s looking for the latest trend. Then she spots a tag on a simple cotton tee that says “Conscious Collection.” At that moment it was just a shirt. She had […]