Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLenskart is a case study in how an Indian retailer can go global
Episode 561
Lenskart is gearing up for a nearly $1 billion IPO after closing FY25 on a strong note with ₹6,652 crore in revenue and ₹297 crore in profit. What’s …
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Dream11's dream run with Indian cricket came to a grinding halt
Episode 560
The Online Gaming Bill, 2025 has sent shockwaves through India’s booming fantasy sports industry. Within hours of its passage in the Parliament on We…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
If AI is expensive everywhere then why is ChatGPT cheapest in India?
Episode 559
OpenAI has just launched a special, India-only plan for ChatGPT. It makes access cheaper here than almost anywhere else in the world. At first, it lo…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
360 One wrote the wealth-management playbook. Now it is learning a hard lesson
Episode 558
On paper, 360 One Wealth and Asset Management looks flawless: a ₹42,000 crore market cap, among India’s largest pools of assets under management, and…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The secret behind IIMs' 100% placements? Opting out
Episode 557
IIMs are increasingly counting on students opting out of the placement process to maintain their 100 per cent placement facade.
The playbook is simple…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why VCs love founders with baggage more than founders with new ideas
Episode 556
India’s startup boom has lost its spark. Venture capital funding in the first half of 2025 dropped to just $3.6 billion—the lowest since 2016. Fresh …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
UPI can be forever or free—not both
Episode 555
On 19 March, the Indian government slashed incentives for UPI transactions by more than half to Rs 1,500 crore for FY25.
After it launched in 2016, UP…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
What happens when a failed founder goes job hunting?
Episode 554
On average, over 35 startups shut down every day in India. Employees move on to their next stint, but most founders find themselves unemployed, thank…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside Samir Kumar’s plan to bring order to Amazon India’s chaos
Episode 553
It's been a tough couple years for E-commerce in India. And no one has quite borne the brunt of it like Amazon.
Between tough competition from the li…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
A quick guide to the new Income Tax Bill
Episode 552
The new Income Tax Bill 2025 was passed by the Lok Sabha without debate yesterday. It is a huge step towards simplifying and modernising India's tax …
6 months, 3 weeks ago