India’s next phase of economic growth is being shaped less by headline-grabbing startups and more by disciplined, founder-led MSMEs building steadily across sectors and geographies, says Harish Arnezath, Regional Director at Stanford Seed South Asia.
Stanford Seed is a global initiative by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, which aims to end poverty by collaborating with entrepreneurs in emerging markets. Through its Stanford Seed Transformation Program, it offers founders and CEOs of established companies in Africa, South Asia, and Indonesia a 10-month leadership programme to scale their businesses. In an interview with The Economic Times Digital, Arnezath explains why leadership transitions, governance clarity, and peer networks are emerging as critical levers of scale. Edited excerpts:
