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<title>Ashok Godara: Insights</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights</link>
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<item><title>Building a Customer-First Culture in a Growing Company</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/building-a-customer-first-culture-in-a-growing-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/building-a-customer-first-culture-in-a-growing-company</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Leadership</category><description>How growing Indian companies can keep customers at the centre as they scale: listening systems, empowered teams, honest promises and measuring trust.</description></item>
<item><title>Cash Flow Discipline for First-Generation Entrepreneurs</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/cash-flow-discipline-for-first-generation-entrepreneurs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/cash-flow-discipline-for-first-generation-entrepreneurs</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Entrepreneurship</category><description>Cash flow lessons for first-generation founders in India: profit vs cash, working capital, collections, buffers, borrowing wisely and weekly reviews.</description></item>
<item><title>Hiring for Attitude, Training for Skill: Founder Lessons</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/hiring-for-attitude-training-for-skill-founders-lessons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/hiring-for-attitude-training-for-skill-founders-lessons</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>People and Culture</category><description>Why growing companies should hire for attitude and values and then train for skills: what to look for, interview methods, onboarding and building careers.</description></item>
<item><title>Governance Before Growth: Why Founders Should Build a Real Board Early</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/governance-before-growth-why-founders-should-build-a-real-board-early</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/governance-before-growth-why-founders-should-build-a-real-board-early</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Enterprise &amp; Growth</category><description>Why growing Indian companies should build a real board early: independent views, better decisions, investor and lender trust, and how to start small.</description></item>
<item><title>Women in Leadership: Why Growing Indian Companies Need Them at the Top</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/women-in-leadership-why-growing-indian-companies-need-them-at-the-top</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/women-in-leadership-why-growing-indian-companies-need-them-at-the-top</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Enterprise &amp; Growth</category><description>Why growing Indian companies benefit from women in leadership, the barriers that hold women back, and practical steps founders can take to change it.</description></item>
<item><title>Digital Public Infrastructure and Rural India: Where Founders Should Build</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/digital-public-infrastructure-and-rural-india-where-founders-should-build</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/digital-public-infrastructure-and-rural-india-where-founders-should-build</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technology &amp; AI</category><description>How India's digital public infrastructure — Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, ONDC and more — opens opportunities for founders to build services for rural India.</description></item>
<item><title>Building Institutions, Not Just Companies</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/building-institutions-not-just-companies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/building-institutions-not-just-companies</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Enterprise &amp; Growth</category><description>What it means to build an institution rather than just a company: purpose, systems, governance, people and a culture that outlasts the founder.</description></item>
<item><title>Second-Line Leadership: How Growing Indian Firms Scale</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/second-line-leadership-how-growing-indian-firms-scale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/second-line-leadership-how-growing-indian-firms-scale</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Enterprise &amp; Growth</category><description>Why growing Indian firms need a second line of leadership, how to identify and develop future leaders, delegate decisions and build accountability.</description></item>
<item><title>Rural Entrepreneurship in Rajasthan: A Founder's Playbook</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/rural-entrepreneurship-in-rajasthan-a-founders-playbook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/rural-entrepreneurship-in-rajasthan-a-founders-playbook</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rajasthan &amp; India</category><description>A practical playbook for starting a business in rural Rajasthan: choosing opportunities, local strengths, finance, schemes, digital tools and teams.</description></item>
<item><title>After the RBI Rate Hike: A Chairman's Treasury Checklist for Growing Groups</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/after-the-rbi-rate-hike-a-chairmans-treasury-checklist-for-growing-groups</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/after-the-rbi-rate-hike-a-chairmans-treasury-checklist-for-growing-groups</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Finance &amp; Economy</category><description>The RBI raised the repo rate to 5.50% on 7 October 2026. Ashok Godara explains how a growing group should review loans, cash flow and capex.</description></item>
<item><title>Rajasthan's Panchayat Elections 2026 and the Case for Governance Technology</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/rajasthan-panchayat-elections-2026-and-the-case-for-governance-technology</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/rajasthan-panchayat-elections-2026-and-the-case-for-governance-technology</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Digital Governance</category><description>Four phases, about 4.03 crore voters and 1.69 lakh representatives: why the 2026 Rajasthan panchayat election shows the need for well-run, transparent election systems.</description></item>
<item><title>Technology for Agriculture Vision 2047: A Farmer-First View</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/technology-for-agriculture-vision-2047-a-farmer-first-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/technology-for-agriculture-vision-2047-a-farmer-first-view</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Agriculture</category><description>Policy voices at AgroSpectrum Technovate 2026 linked AI and mechanisation to India's farm future. What it should mean for the farmer, by Ashok Godara.</description></item>
<item><title>Five Growth Sectors Shaping Rajasthan's Next Decade</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/five-growth-sectors-shaping-rajasthans-next-decade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/five-growth-sectors-shaping-rajasthans-next-decade</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Rajasthan &amp; India</category><description>Mining, rooftop solar, infrastructure, agriculture and health: reported numbers show where Rajasthan's opportunities lie, seen from Jaipur by Ashok Godara.</description></item>
<item><title>DPDP Act: Why Data Protection Is Now a Boardroom Topic</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/dpdp-act-why-data-protection-is-now-a-boardroom-topic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/dpdp-act-why-data-protection-is-now-a-boardroom-topic</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technology &amp; AI</category><description>India's data protection rules phase in through May 2027. A chairman's view and a technical checklist for IT teams: data map, consent, access control and breach response.</description></item>
<item><title>Going Global from Jaipur: Six Steps for Indian Businesses</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/going-global-from-jaipur-six-steps-for-indian-businesses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/going-global-from-jaipur-six-steps-for-indian-businesses</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Enterprise &amp; Growth</category><description>Jaipur businesses can sell to the world. Ashok Godara's six-step guide covers registration, compliance, pricing, logistics, payments and partners.</description></item>
<item><title>50 Lakh Solar Homes: What India's Rooftop Milestone Means for Business</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/50-lakh-solar-homes-what-indias-rooftop-milestone-means-for-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/50-lakh-solar-homes-what-indias-rooftop-milestone-means-for-business</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Energy &amp; Infrastructure</category><description>MNRE reported over 50 lakh households under PM Surya Ghar in August 2026. Ashok Godara on what the milestone means for homes, factories and Rajasthan.</description></item>
<item><title>One Group or Many Vendors? How Founders Should Decide</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/one-group-or-many-vendors-how-founders-should-decide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/one-group-or-many-vendors-how-founders-should-decide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Enterprise &amp; Growth</category><description>Specialist vendors or an integrated group for legal, finance, IT and compliance? Ashok Godara shares a simple decision framework for SMEs.</description></item>
<item><title>Jaipur Metro Phase-2: Building the City Around the Corridor</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/jaipur-metro-phase-2-building-the-city-around-the-corridor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/jaipur-metro-phase-2-building-the-city-around-the-corridor</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Energy &amp; Infrastructure</category><description>A 41 km, INR 13,037 crore corridor was approved in April 2026. What Jaipur's businesses, builders and investors should prepare for, by Ashok Godara.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Adoption for Indian Enterprises: A Practical Checklist for 2026</title><link>https://ashokgodara.com/insights/ai-adoption-for-indian-enterprises-a-practical-checklist-for-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ashokgodara.com/insights/ai-adoption-for-indian-enterprises-a-practical-checklist-for-2026</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technology &amp; AI</category><description>After India's AI Impact Summit in February 2026, how should a mid-size enterprise start with AI? Use cases, data, skills and governance, by Ashok Godara.</description></item>
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