Episode 1 · Soumitra Mookherjee
Global Markets, Trade & Financial Strategy
An exploration of international marketing, investing, global trade, financial decision-making, and how technology is reshaping the world economy.
Course designed by Akshat Bhaskar.
This classroom page expands on ideas from the Episode 1 conversation with Soumitra Mookherjee, whose career spans international marketing, global trade, and financial strategy.
The episode ranges across how brands cross borders, how trade and globalisation create both winners and losers, how to think about investing and risk without hype, what ESG really asks of companies, and where technologies like AI and blockchain could change global business. The resources below turn those threads into things you can learn from, think with, explore, or teach. Nothing here romanticises globalisation, investing, or technology, or offers financial advice: the aim is to help you question and apply, not just absorb.
START HERE · ACTIVITY
Build a Global Strategy
You built a successful product in India and want to enter another country. Make six calls and see the trade-off behind each.
Start the activityLEARN
Student-friendly explainers.
- LEARNExplainer
Globalisation 101
How do products, money, ideas, and businesses move across borders, and who gains and loses when they do?
Beginner11 min read
- LEARNExplainer
Investing 101: How to Think About Risk
A student-friendly introduction to financial decision-making, without stock-picking or hype.
Beginner12 min read
- LEARNExplainer
Trade Without the Jargon
A visual guide to imports, exports, tariffs, free trade agreements, and the trade-offs involved.
Beginner10 min read
- LEARNExplainer
ESG: What Should Companies Actually Measure?
Environmental, social, and governance factors are now part of business and investment decisions. What do they mean, and where do they clash?
Intermediate10 min read
THINK
Questions, thought experiments, and challenges.
- THINKExplainer
Why Does the Same Brand Behave Differently in Different Countries?
Global brands balance consistency with local culture, regulation, and consumer behaviour. When should they standardise, and when adapt?
Intermediate10 min read
- THINKActivity
Can You Predict the Market?
Markets are influenced by thousands of variables. How much confidence should we place in any forecast?
Intermediate9 min activity
- THINKExplainer
AI, Blockchain & the Future of Global Trade
How could technology change the movement of goods, money, and information across borders, and where is the hype ahead of reality?
Intermediate10 min read
- THINKEssay
Career Decisions Under Uncertainty
What can global business teach us about making career decisions when the future is unclear?
Beginner8 min read
EXPLORE
Reading lists and further resources.
TEACH
Worksheets and classroom-friendly materials.
- TEACHWorksheet
Build a Global Business
A step-by-step worksheet that takes your product from India into a first international market. Printable.
BeginnerPrintable worksheet
- TEACHWorksheet
Episode 1 Discussion Worksheet
A clean, printable worksheet to guide a class or a solo listen through the Episode 1 conversation.
All levelsPrintable worksheet