This work borrows heavily from the sources mentioned in the References. My thinking is also influenced by the limited exposure to Modern History, Sociology and Business History at large.
I am fundamentally, a maker, an engineer. I bring the biases of that thought process into this writing and editing. I break information into lego pieces. I do not aim for being
Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive
For widely read folk: https://www.caseinterview.com/mece
/rant
In practice, I've seen people conflate mutually exclusive with independent levers in a business or system.
That is fine I guess, as long as you don't go around thinking that savings on employee perks are your revenue. Don't be an idiot.
/endRant
From Concepts popular in Management Consulting and structured business thinking
I also attempt to separate fact from opinion.
Yet, I'm but human. My selection of facts might be warped by the innate human need to build a Narrative
References:
index
First time here? Begin at Narrative
This web book originated from this single tweet by @MohapatraHemant
We'll explore a quick History of the Jio Platforms, Reliance Industries and Mukesh Ambani. I'll contrast this with the Men Who Built America and try to make informed guesses about the same.
- READ THIS FIRST: How to make the most of this guide
This work borrows heavily from the sources mentioned in the References. My thinking is also influenced by the limited exposure to Modern History, Sociology and Business History at large.
I am fundamentally, a maker, an engineer. I bring the biases of that thought process into this writing and editing. I break information into lego pieces. I do not aim for being
MECE.Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive
For widely read folk: https://www.caseinterview.com/mece
/rantIn practice, I've seen people conflate mutually exclusive with independent levers in a business or system.
That is fine I guess, as long as you don't go around thinking that savings on employee perks are your revenue. Don't be an idiot.
/endRantFrom Concepts popular in Management Consulting and structured business thinking
I also attempt to separate fact from opinion.
Yet, I'm but human. My selection of facts might be warped by the innate human need to build a Narrative
- Narrative
At the heart of very synthesis, lies a narrative. This is neither complete, nor true.
Although I'm violating the tradition of Epistemic humility, I encourage you to check the Commonplace first for caveats first.
Here are the questions we want to ask:
Standard Oil:Rockefeller :: Jio:Ambani
- What was Standard Oil and who was Rockefeller?
- What helped Standard Oil become a virtual monopoly?
- What makes Rockefeller a useful metaphor for Mukesh Ambani's goals? The similarities, differences and place in time.
- What are the possible ambitions behind Jio Platforms?
- What makes Jio Platforms a force to reckon with?
We also touch
2020 Jio Fundraise, but that is less interesting to me in the larger scheme of things.Who has Jio raised the money from?
All info here is best effort. Have a more to add? Tweet to me @NirantK:
Base Stake Amount Other Notes Facebook US KKR US Mubadala Abu Dhabi 1.85% $1.2 B Silver Lake US 2.08% $1.35 B Gartner, Alibaba’s Ant Financial, Dell, and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing General Atlantic US TPG US 0.93% $600 M Vista Equity US ADIA Abu Dhabi 1.16% $750M India's Gilded Age
This is a topic which I may or may not explore - depending on my own time and curiosity trade offs.
If you have questions though, tweet to me @NirantK
- Frameworks: Vertically Integrated Supply Chain
- People
We explore our themes with the lens of two characters: Mukesh Ambani Dhirubhai Ambani and Rockefeller.
The other characters include:
Maharajas
- Dhirubhai Ambani, The Polyester Prince - Founder of Reliance Industries Limited
- Aditya Birla
- Rahul Bajaj
- Ratan Tata
Men Who Built America
- Rockefeller - Standard Oil
- Carnegie - US Steel
- Vanderbilt - Rail Magnate, died 1877, just months before the Great Railroad Strike
- Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse - General Electric
- JP Morgan - US Steel, General Electric - 1901
Industrialists
Sorted by Top
Books
- The Billionaire Raj by James Crabtree
- Saving Capitalism from Capitalists by Raghuram Rajan
- Zero to One by Peter Thiel
At the heart of very synthesis, lies a narrative. This is neither complete, nor true.
Although I'm violating the tradition of Epistemic humility, I encourage you to check the Commonplace first for caveats first.
Here are the questions we want to ask:
Standard Oil:Rockefeller :: Jio:Ambani
- What was Standard Oil and who was Rockefeller?
- What helped Standard Oil become a virtual monopoly?
- What makes Rockefeller a useful metaphor for Mukesh Ambani's goals? The similarities, differences and place in time.
- What are the possible ambitions behind Jio Platforms?
- What makes Jio Platforms a force to reckon with?
We also touch
Who has Jio raised the money from?
All info here is best effort. Have a more to add? Tweet to me @NirantK:
| Base | Stake | Amount | Other Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | ||||
| KKR | US | |||
| Mubadala | Abu Dhabi | 1.85% | $1.2 B | |
| Silver Lake | US | 2.08% | $1.35 B | Gartner, Alibaba’s Ant Financial, Dell, and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing |
| General Atlantic | US | |||
| TPG | US | 0.93% | $600 M | |
| Vista Equity | US | |||
| ADIA | Abu Dhabi | 1.16% | $750M |
India's Gilded Age
This is a topic which I may or may not explore - depending on my own time and curiosity trade offs.
If you have questions though, tweet to me @NirantK