OBQ 1559: Small revolution.

 The whole Reddit GME saga has brought forward the cause of small  but smart investors, here is a business that enables this lot.

Identify the brand/product from its logo.

Answer: Smallcase

OBQ 1558: Community leader.

 Here is one of those co-founders who is not as famous as the other co-founder of the same venture, identify the guy who helped create one of the most successful community globally.

Identify.

Answer: Larry Sanger co-founder of Wikipedia.

OBQ 1557: Turkic onslaught.

 This is fairly straightforward, connect to a company that has entered an industry already crowded by too many foreign brands...though mostly from the East whereas this brand is from the West a direction from which we are used to be attacked!

Answer: Beko

OBQ 1556: The constellation.

 The number of iconic brands that are now part of this Dutch headquartered company is staggering. Identify the company that was recently formed from a part of its logo.

Answer: Stellantis

OBQ 1555: Ticking all the boxes.

Identify this Indian brand with a distinct connect to the land and its people and ticks all boxes from an Environment, Social and Governance perspective.

Connect to a brand that is making waves internationally.

Answer: Araku valley coffee.

 

OBQ 1554: Secret of youth.

 Identify the lady who has built a mass boutique brand (if there ever was one), that promises to give magic in bottles and makes money by the truck load!

Answer: Vinita Jain of Biotique.

 

OBQ 1553: Mesmerizing moves!

Humans have perfected the art of movement and we have even art forms like dance, parades and gymnastics dedicated to rhythmic movements.

Here is a  cutting edge company that is doing that in a quirky way with its product, and they have lately gone viral.

Identify the company from its logo.

Answer: Boston Dynamics

OBQ 1552: Eyes on the score.

Fanatic sports lover cant keep enough of keeping up with the scores, this is a company that is creating same kind of set-up for keeping scores on a very important domain that rules our lives.

Connect to a term, rating system or the company that does it.

Answer: Transunion.

OBQ 1551: The guy from Ranchi.

Small town boys and girls are taking the centre stage in India, here is someone who is trying to do the same. Identify the guy who is well known in Ranchi but not so much outside it (atleast for now).

Answer: Murli Jalan the new owners of Jet Airways.

OBQ 1550: The other empire.

 The US food industry from 20th century is defined more by the McDonalds and Pizza Hut, here is another empire in that domain that started around the same time but might outlive its faster cousins.

Connect to a brand/company

Answer: Olive Garden restaurants.

OBQ 1549: Betting on future.

Here is to a hopeful 2021!

 Year 2020 was the one where hoping for and betting on a good future became essential, identify this firm that is investing in future by backing some of the most innovative firms.

Answer: ARK Investments.

OBQ 1548: You must be kidding...

 In times of Corona I feel amazed when people decide to open new ventures especially in hospitality domain, so I am really amazed by people who are opening new hotels or restaurants, but this guy is taking this to a whole new level by the kind of venture he just started.

Identify the guy who had made a BIG bet recently.

Answer: Sanjay Mandavia of Fly Big airlines, the latest airlines to take skies in India!

OBQ 1547: The bestseller.

 All tech companies are in race to grab your attention share especially during the lockdown phase, here is a company which comes from a rather scenic country closer to Santa's home that is doing this since 2013 and is on top of chart of the bestselling apps ever since.

Connect to the company.

Answer: Supercell

OBQ 1546: First mover disadvantage

First mover advantage is highly overrated specially if you cant sustain it, and this company knows it too well, now after struggling for years to dominate this category now this tech giant has launched another product to try it luck...we hope it doesn't turn into late mover's curse!

Identify the new kid in the town.

Answer: Microsoft Edge Browser

OBQ 1545: Reconstruction man.

 World War-2 was the most destructive event for mankind, this man's name is attached to a reconstruction effort that was responsible to put back world back on the track (or so it is believed!).

Who is he?

Answer: General George Marshall/ Marshall Plan.