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Karan was born in Delhi, India, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He then moved to the US, where he earned a doctorate from the Wharton School for his examination of innovation processes and the early stage startups. He also took some time off from his doctoral work to help start up TerraPass, a profitable firm that has helped individuals and businesses reduce over a billion pounds of Carbon Dioxide. After Wharton, Karan moved to INSEAD, France, where he is an assistant professor of technology and operations management.
At INSEAD, Karan researches and teaches issues related to business model innovation. His research has appeared in top academic journals and has been featured by the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, the Sloan Management Review and the Harvard Business Review. Karan’s MBA and executive courses on identifying and realizing business model innovations are amongst the highest rated courses at INSEAD and are routinely oversubscribed. Karan continues to engage actively with startups largely as an instigator, advisor and mentor. Each year, he runs an incubator-style tournament for INSEAD students that identifies and refines the best business model innovations-- some recent winners that he is mentoring, are planning to revolutionize the residential services, tourist guide, and the automated retail Industries!
Karan blogs about business model innovation at www.renaissanceinnovator.com
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